Hey guys,

I have an '04 DG coupe and my dealership is going to have to repaint my bumper because they backed my car into something when I was getting some work done.

My question is this: On a 4-year-old car like ours, is it possible to repaint just one panel and have it match?

I've heard if one panel is repainted the neighboring panels have to be repainted and blended in order for it to truly match.

I ask because I have a feeling the dealer will remove my bumper's paint, heat up and pop out the dent, respray really cheaply and quickly, then slap it back on. Then the paint will be darker than the rest of the paint, and they'll say something like "Oh, that's normal from a respray, just wait and it'll match."

Considering they didn't tell me about the damage and I had to find it myself before leaving the dealership, I don't exactly trust them, to say the least.

Any hints/suggestions/tips you have to make sure they do the job right is much appreciated.

 

If they do it right and use a computer to match a sample of your bumper, it should be just fine.

 

to get it matched correctly they're gonna have to blend it...

well, that depends on how bad the damage is, and also where the damage is located..

but if it's not perfect in ur eyes, make sure you tell them and have them redo it... i wouldn't take a half *** paint job... especially when the dealer fked it up..

 

Would an Infiniti dealer have capabilities like that at their body shop?

 

the infiniti dealership around my area does... they repainted my bumper to match perfectly when i bought it since it had a ton of chips.

 

This is weird, I was just watching "Classic Car Restoration" on the DYI Network this morning and they had a guy on there showing how they match paint on ANY car. He took a portable color scanner and took scans on three different areas of this red mustang and the computer matched it perfectly.

 

That's good to know... I would assume then that the dealership has a similar technology - I guess we'll find out tonight or tomorrow, whenever I get it back.

 

Update: Went to pick up the car and the paint matched perfectly!

The bad news: They left the dent in the bumper, so they still have it. The detailing guy seemed to think the dent couldn't be removed. I'm really hoping this gets resolved quickly.

 

wow they didn't remove/fix the dent they made?!?!

 

Nope... really hoping it was an honest miscommunication mistake and that it will be taken care of. I'll update again tomorrow.