i am getting a new front bumper for my G, but there are couple questions i have here..
1. since the car is an 04 in IP, is it really impossible to paint match an old IP color?
2. i am thinking about taking off the clear bra on the hood and fenders, and since it's been on there for almost 5 years, will the color be off compare to the place that didn't have clear bra?

anyone have this kind of experience before?

thanks.

 

Clear bra can change the color on a car especially over 5 years.

 

1) it is hard to match paint cause stock paint has different qualities in sun and shade, and over time your car and bumper will fade at different rates.
2) yes it will be different shades.

 

its hard to match IP believe me i know!
if you paint your car the mix that came off the mixer without messing with it. The paint will be too white. If your painter mixed it to be darker a bit. The paint will be a bit yellowish/darker than original

also the end result of the paint will always be different from steel, poly, fiberglass

 

and how do you know this?

IP is probably the hardest to match.

 

thanks for the info guys~!
but.... what should i do then??
paint the whole car woudl cost too much for me.........
any other opition i have?

 

No need to paint the whole car...either live with a little of a mismatch(if it comes out like that) or pay for a blending of the paint with the fenders and hood which makes it blend in better.

Alot of people are expecting me to reccomend R&J in Carson..so I will do so.

Contact me to set up an appointment..they are good friends of mine and are open nights and weekends.

 

As others have stated, yes it is more difficult to paint match. I've seen the work R&J has done on other vehicles and it came out great. Haven't seen an IP done, but I took mine to MOB Works before I knew about R&J and they did a good job. I just think my bumper may have been mounted on too tight, but color matching seems to be dead on. I can provide pics if you like.