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Old Nov 30, 2004 | 12:57 PM
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Do not use that shop. If they do not get their paint from Honda, it will not match, blending is geat, but to be used to make sure two same colors are not noticably different due to age. Using blending to match two different whites is crap. Ask the SF group for a good shop that will get factory paint. Make sure they blend well, and also make sure they take the time to pull the bumper completely off including the reinforcement and absorbtion foam to make sure there is not any unseen damage.
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Old Nov 30, 2004 | 03:46 PM
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Originally Posted by hpark,Nov 30 2004, 11:26 AM
yes it'll be under $2000 for sure for a new bumper and nice paint job..
luckily you have GPW as i've seen very nice GPW matches as it is relatively easy to match
thats very nice to hear
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Old Nov 30, 2004 | 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by mbilderback,Nov 30 2004, 01:57 PM
Do not use that shop. If they do not get their paint from Honda, it will not match, blending is geat, but to be used to make sure two same colors are not noticably different due to age. Using blending to match two different whites is crap. Ask the SF group for a good shop that will get factory paint. Make sure they blend well, and also make sure they take the time to pull the bumper completely off including the reinforcement and absorbtion foam to make sure there is not any unseen damage.
Honda doesn't sell paint. The body shop can buy the paint from any major paint manufacturer. The important part is that they use the proper paint code.
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Old Dec 1, 2004 | 05:20 AM
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Originally Posted by xmartin,Nov 30 2004, 08:26 PM
Honda doesn't sell paint. The body shop can buy the paint from any major paint manufacturer. The important part is that they use the proper paint code.
That's what I meant to say, it just had me worried when he said "make the color of the grand prix white and their white flush in color so that no one would notice." which is a bad start. They shouldn't have to "make them flush in color", they should be mixing a GPW and blend to avoid any abrupt changes due to aging, which should be extremely minimal on an '04.
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