Bumpers Painted - Opinions Needed

[WCM3]

Hey guys,



When I bought my 335i, the front bumper had little bits of rash on it from the previous owner. The back bumper was also dinged up from license plate brackets. Well, I decided I wanted to sell the car the last couple weeks and thought I would get the bumpers sprayed fresh for the next owner. I ended up getting this done at Dent Werx (DENT WERX PAINTLESS DENT REMOVAL) a shop local to my house. I took it to the guy and asked for an estimate, and asked if he was good with matching the bmw oem orange peel. He said yeah, yeah, yeah and I left the car with him. I picked it up this past Saturday and I'm not quite sure what to think of the job he did. I'm not sure if I should keep it, take it back, or have a professional bodyshop guy/detailer try to wetsand it and fix it. The front bumper isn't as bad as the rear bumper is. And mainly it's only the sides of the rear bumper that look pretty bad. And FYI my final price was $600. What are your guys thoughts?



Thanks,

Mike



Rear Bumper

Front Bumper

 

[vtec92civic]

I use to work for BMW and i know from the factory they have orange peal but for $600 i would take it back and tell the guy that that is unacceptable. I can be a bit of a picky person but that is just way to noticeable. The reflection is really dull/hazy looking and i just don't think that it is fair for you to pay that much money and be left with a sub par job.



I'm sure you can find a local detailer from this forum who can come and wet sand and buff both bumpers leaving them to look pretty much perfect . . . . . but i would start with the shop first as $600 isn't something you just want to throw away . . . . or do you?

 

[vtec92civic]

check with: bufferbarry as he resides in PA as well. He has stepped away from the forums for now though so you would need to contact him through his website:



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[Lou K]

Hey guys,



When I bought my 335i, the front bumper had little bits of rash on it from the previous owner. The back bumper was also dinged up from license plate brackets. Well, I decided I wanted to sell the car the last couple weeks and thought I would get the bumpers sprayed fresh for the next owner. I ended up getting this done at Dent Werx (DENT WERX PAINTLESS DENT REMOVAL) a shop local to my house. I took it to the guy and asked for an estimate, and asked if he was good with matching the bmw oem orange peel. He said yeah, yeah, yeah and I left the car with him. I picked it up this past Saturday and I'm not quite sure what to think of the job he did. I'm not sure if I should keep it, take it back, or have a professional bodyshop guy/detailer try to wetsand it and fix it. The front bumper isn't as bad as the rear bumper is. And mainly it's only the sides of the rear bumper that look pretty bad. And FYI my final price was $600. What are your guys thoughts?



Thanks,

Mike



Rear Bumper

Front Bumper

That is a pretty poor job but it could turn out OK if you have it wet sanded and polished. I had mobile bumper repair guy do my front bumper and he came back after 2 days and wet sanded the bumper and it turned out very nice. My bumper had some peel like yours does and it can be removed.

If I were ever to do it again I would not use the mobile guys and would take it to a good body shop. One thing that I learned is you will not get a top quality job when thy paint it on the car. The bumpers should be removed and painted.

 

[imported_Detailing Technology]

Too dry.

May be salvageable with a little 2000 wet sanding.

 

[David Fermani]

Bottom Line: Looks like a very crappy job and you got ripped off for $600. Looks like they painted it on the car from the looks of the edges. It costs more than that to have your bumpers professionally repaired/refinished. Anything less means less quality.



I keep preaching to people to stay away from mobile Lot Lizzards. They aren't body shops. They are mobile crap shooters. Run for zee hills.:har:



Per their web-site:

We partner with body shops to assure other areas of your car stay dent free.



While your car is in a body shop for major repair work, DENT WERX can work with your body shop to repair dents and dings using our PDR method.