Okay, this is going sound silly, but I have always wondered

Is there such a thing calld "Honda paint"? In other words, when you go get a car painted at a body shop, does the body shop get paint from Honda? Or do body shops simply have their own brands of paint (and mix them to try to match the colour ...)?

Honda's paint from the factory is known to chip easily relative to other cars (especially German brands'). And I'm wondering whether repainting my bumper would still have the same chipping problem. My white car with stone chips on the bumper are not looking good

Thanks

 

In the USA, paint is mfg. by independent paint companies. PPG, and Dupont are two of the larger names. I believe paint durability depends on paint type, how well the car is prepared (Ford's of the '80-90's were terrible for ex.) and how much paint is used.

I just had both bumpers repainted, and I know the company used a 'flex' agent in the paint to keep it from chipping off the bumpers.

 

sometimes from the factory..the paint is baked on the car at a very high temp for durability, however some companies use better quality products during this process. although in a boby shop most dont use this process and jdr159 is right you want to make sure they use a high quality paint and they will match the paint code in your door jam. my cousin works in a body shop and has taught me over the years..prep is very key and i personally use dupont for base and clear. it goes on really smooth and its very good quality paint and a lot of practice is needed too. (i like to airbrush too so this helps) depending on how many coats of clear are used this will help prevent knicks..but for a dd chips are kind of inevitable. sorry.

if youre really worried about it. try this...

http://www.xpel.com/

 

you can't bake paint onto a plastic bumper

 

Actually, you can bake paint onto a bumper. My body shop just did that. Their booth goes to 170 deg F. I don't know if they baked my entire car at that temp, but paint job turned out great. When I looked at my car, it and my bumper caps were all in the paint booth, and everything was still warm...