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Originally Posted by lewdog998
So I dropped off my 4r at the Geico approved body shop for repairs. Basically the front bumper cover and driver fender. The bumper cover will be replaced.
So here is my question......
The estimator tried to throw out a preemptive excuse and mentioned while looking at the truck (and other cars)...." paint cures differently on the plastic covers than on the metal, so it may look a little more grey" something to that effect. I did not say anything nor did I sign anything to that effect.
Basically he was saying it may not match perfectly between the bumper cover and fender.
Sounds like BS to me.
Had it not been the special gieco shop (gieco, not the shop, gives a lifetime guarantee on the work)....I probably would have walked.
I figure its BS, because the paint is on primer, not the plastic.
I am going to insist it matches. Does anyone have any experience with this?
Its a super white 2020.
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20 year body shop veteran. Matching just a bumper to a fender is very difficult. This article by PPG helps you understand why. If you go look at a NEW one on the lot, you can probably notice a variaton if you look hard enough. It's most noticeable on the Reds due to the paint being so transparent.
040 White has no clear, but Toyota recommends clear coat on all repaired panels, so that can also account for a difference in final perceived color. I could paint a bumper and fender with the exact same gun, exact same paint, and 9/10 times, it will be a close match, but plastic to metal will never match 100 percent.
Facts on Bumper Color