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Old 05-15-2020, 07:32 PM   #94
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Originally Posted by mikeman View Post
I don't know how you were able to get away with that. Every single bodyshop I've ever been to would at least require a blend into the 1/4 panels. They would not guarantee a "perfect" color match without a multi panel blend. However, maybe you just got extremely lucky and it all matched when they just did the bumper.
Painted plastic bumpers in alot of cases do not match the body exactly, most particularly paint with metal flake (even from the manufacturer). I was told the reason for this is the inclusion of a flexible additive. Plastic bumpers are often painted separately from the body because of this additive.... at least that’s my understanding from talking to body shops...not certain if that’s right or not. Heard that back many years ago.
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