if i just got my front bumper painted would that be ok cause im afraid that the color will be off from the rest of the car.

 

by the way does anyone know of a good place with lost cost to get the car repainted in Philly

 

It all depends on what color car you have,

balck = don't worry
white = worry
sunset = don't worry
blue = don't worry
red = worry a little bit

 

I have SSM and I've had the rear bumper replaced. I thought they were going to blend the paint into the bottom of the trunk and the 1/4 pannels, but they didn't. They only painted the bumper. To my amazement, there is no difference, it's perfect. I had mine done at the Acura body shop. Depending on the price, I think I would pay a 'small' premium to have it done at an acura dealer because they know exactly what they're doing.

 

i have smr

 

Black is one of the hardest colors to match. ESP Honda black, which is actually blue.

If you take it to a place that does great work, they will probably blend it in with the quarters costing you more, but making the overall job look better.

 

they can paint test cards to help match the paint up. i just had mine done and they matched the bumpers and skirts perfectly.
<------SMR also

 

black is easy.... all you have to do is shine up the surounding areas to mach any good shop will do that for you... but who wouldn't detail thair car after that get it back. White is a color you will never mach. When you buy a car new look at the bumpers and most will be a shade off.... Most people don't notice this but i see it all day at my shop.

A draler around my way will sent us bumper work and the car hasen't even been bought yet. Thats the kind of shit dealers won't tell you... so if your suspicious your probibly right

 

I went to a body shop twice to get my ssm's body fixed

when I got my fender repaired, they blended and it looked flawless

2nd time, i got my back bumper alone sprayed - no one can tell the difference

So from a silver point of view, blending isnt necessary at all on this one

 

My friend had his ssm bumper painted and it was noticeable off from the factory paint on the fenders and trunk lid.

 

that is because the shop did not take the time to match the paint up. no aged paint will match fresh factory paint. i've even been told factory paint colors can vary from the different manafacturing plants.

i just had my SMR bumpers and skirts done and i saw what the factory paint swatch looked like, WAY OFF in my case. my painter had to make 2 custom samples to get it perfect. this takes time and if you get a $300 paint job they are not going to spend the time.

 

A paint job is only as good as the painter and his willingness to take the time to do it right. That means spraying cards and getting the right blend and amount of coats to make the paint match, and for harder colors it may involve blending into the nearest panel to make sure its not going to ever be noticeable.

 

it amazes me because i have SMR and everytime i see pictures of your car, from teh pictures at lest, it looks a shade darker than the SMR on my car. i happen to like yours better haha. your car and CLtype Slow defintly my favorite CL's on the site..

 

thanks!
the reason mine looks darker is probably because red is the fastest fading color there is. i only have 25k miles and the car has been garaged its entire life. hence why my color is a little darker. i saw what the OEM paint swatch looked like and it was even darker than my current color.

 

so OP p.diddy did you find a paint shop yet?

 

not yet ive been focusing on getting my rims on lately. i just got a set of 19'' RH C2's off of craigslist for $300 and they came with two tires. the guy was selling his k-sport coilvers for the $300 also but i didnt have the money for them. he had a cls also.

 

i think i bought the right lugs for them i got 12/1.5 open ended lugs. it was a tight fit the gut at the shop had to use the lugnut gun to tighten the nuts cause the holes was really small and couldnt fit his tools between the hole and the lug nut. i got them from pepboys.

 

thats crazy i was always told that red holds up longer..thats why farmers paint their barns red, so they dont have to repaint...hahaha thats what my chemistry teacher told me

 

my body shop told me there's no point in trying to blend bumpers and the panels due to the fact that the bumper is a different material and will react/adhere differently to the metal. in conclusion, the bumper and panels will never look identical but may look very very similar. of course, having similar shades of paint will vary from shop to shop.

 

some colors are more apparent then others. the 3rd gen tl's have that problem esp. in white

red is fine, they should be able to match it well

 

It wont be the color as much as it will likely be the texture that is off. I actually had my rr bumper repainted on my SMR car and the color is perfect, but there is a littlle orange peeling effect which only I notice at certain angles. Mine was done by a paintless dent place who actually do a little painting. Sometimes to me the blending looks worse. Just tell them from the beginning that you are particular about your car. Bring it in really clean which shows that you care. I think that actually makes a difference.

 

Im pretty sure that Red Oxidizes quicker than any other colour when sitting in direct sunlight... but i dont know if that's true these days with the type of tech that goes into it. Something about red absorbing UV rays more, BUT if your one to wax/polish your car frequently i dont think you need to worry.

PS - (About Farms)
Ferric oxide (rust), a primary component of red paint, is inexpensive and this appealed to the thrifty farmers of New England and New York State. Red is the predominant barn color in that region. Natives of these areas were the early settlers of the Great Lakes states migrating there via the Erie Canal and the Lakes. I grew up in central Michigan and there were only a few non-red barns in our area. Two nearby farmers had gray buildings and soon one of them opted for white, which was also a rare color. I conclude that the early settlers brought their red barn tradition (and thriftiness) with them, and this was followed by the later immigrants (Germans in our area) who came directly from Europe. I believe this red barn tradition is also true in central and northern Wisconsin and Minnesota.

:lol:

Sorry, back on topic.

 

damn.....white