Just got my front bumper cover painted, but it turned out darker than the rest of the car. Since it's a 2001 the main coat has faded I guess. I have a somehow rare color L23F Slate Grey.

Any suggestions?

Will the new paint faint in (lets say) 6-12 month as well.

Or can the body shop mix the paint taking the faded main coat into account.
Just mixing it a little ligher, me speaking as a novice.

Thanks.

 

Thats why everyone should avoid paint work at all costs unless absolutly neccesary.
Why did you have it painted? Sometimes minor rock chips touched up properly are better than a repaint.

From what I have read, a good shop using the right paint can get it really close and take any fade into account with the new mixture, the bad part alot of them will likely try to blend it into the hood and fenders to get the best looking result, but then you have a car with the whole front painted.

Hopefully you took before pics to document the condition priior to the paint work, will make it much easier down the road.

Best of luck getting the issue resolved. Someone here will likely recomend a good shop in your area to have it corrected, if they didnt do a good match in the first place, they probably dont have alot of experience with Porsche paint and colors.

 

Had to paint the bumper unfortunately. I touched the chips up for 3 years, but highway riding Las Vegas-LA and back takes its toll. I will go Monday to the body shop again and see what can be done.

 

go to a reputable paint shop and have them shoot the hood and fenders with a color gun and see it that paint code mix matches the new bumpers color. I just had my silver 00 bumper repainted an its dead on. (i hit a tire on the highway from a blowout infront of me).

 

I had the same problem... found a good body shop that had the paint matched by mixing paint too the rest of the car rather than by stock color code.

Good luck!

cheers,

Sid.

 

some colors are extremely hard to match. if your shop can't match it perfectly, they will need to blend into the adjacent panels. you may want to get a clear bra since you do a lot of highways.

 

tough to find a good shop...good luck on them making it better...

DO NOT let them blend it to other panels...then you'll never be happy...they need to respray it after they color match the rest of the car

 

He's in Hollywood, CA It shouldnt be hard for him to find a quality shop.. or just call you porsche dealer and see who does there bodywork.

 

It's especially hard to match bumpers to metal. We had paintwork on our Cayenne recently due to hail damage. They replaced the hood, and painted and blended it into the fenders. I was surprised when they told me that the blend didn't go into the bumper. The explanation from the Porsche shop was that it is so difficult to match the bumper that they don't repaint them or blend them unless absolutely necessary. In my case it worked out fine - you can't even tell.

 

I am a painter best color match from factory pAint for Porsche would be spies heckers. But first find out if the fenders and hood has ever been painted! Go on Their web site u should be able to contact a pro shop that uses spies they are one of the oem supplier.Also Standox!

 

I use a guy in pasadena that is really good with matching the colors. PM me if you would like his info

 

Basically, they need to color match. They cannot just go by the color code. Even brand new cars have variations in color from batch to batch.

Also, the new paint will not fade to look like your old paint.

Sorry to have to tell you that.

 

For small to moderate paint chips, I prefer a color sand before repainting. Faster and cheaper.

The downside is it makes the paint a little thinner but repainting makes it thicker. Pick your poison.

 

Just picked up the car, they used a laser reader or something to match the paint. Stated it's very tricky with metallic paint to match a faded coat. The job is not a perfect match, still darker. I guess I'll have to live with it. Thanks for all the advise. My next P-Car will have a clear bra.

 

The truth is, most bumpers do not match from the time the vehicle is built. There are a couple of reasons why. 1. The material that bumpers are made of are different than the rest of the vehicle. Plastic part take often show up darker. A good shop will be able to match it better then the factory. 2. Color is a factor. Silver and Tri-Coat paints are more difficult to match due to the amount of materials required. A good shop will tint on the color to ensure a better paint match.

Next time you are near a car lot, check out some of the bumpers on those cars. You'll see a difference in color.