I'm thinking about having my OEM front bumper repainted due to the previous owner(s) apparently only driving behind dump trucks loaded with gravel (i.e. lots of rock chips).

How well/bad can a good body shop match the paint? I know a lot of it depends on the person applying the paint. I guess what I'm asking is if the factory paint has anything "special" done to it that a regular body shop would have a hard time duplicating.

Oh yeah, it's brilliant silver.

 

I had my bumper repainted... Can you see the difference?

 

Looks perfect slider. How much did it cost you? Did they do any blending onto the hood/fenders?