My G35 has a zillion rock chips in the hood and front bumper. I have tried touch up paint to no avail, the hood is aluminum and the OE touch up paint doesn't stick very long. The bumper is plastic and is severly pitted from 135,000 miles of abuse and following too close at high speeds. The rest of the car paint is perfect.
I don't want to make this into a major project and have the fenders painted, any blending, etc. I would just like to get the hood and bumper fixed and painted. I could take them off the car. On my last truck I tried to have a scrape painted by the dealer and they painted the whole fender and half the passenger door as well as the frame, the inner fender, etc. Needless to say I want to avoid all of that.
I am very picky about paint work and rarely see any that is perfect, but I know it exists.
The car is Obsidian Black and has the Infiniti 'hard clearcoat' which some people say is hard to work with, and I assume would no be replicated.
What would a reasonable price be to get this done by a reputable shop. The goal being that I could look at the front of my car and not be embarassed.
Hmmm. That picture doesn't show the damage very well after being shrunk and compressed. I'll have to find another.
I don't want to make this into a major project and have the fenders painted, any blending, etc. I would just like to get the hood and bumper fixed and painted. I could take them off the car. On my last truck I tried to have a scrape painted by the dealer and they painted the whole fender and half the passenger door as well as the frame, the inner fender, etc. Needless to say I want to avoid all of that.
I am very picky about paint work and rarely see any that is perfect, but I know it exists.
The car is Obsidian Black and has the Infiniti 'hard clearcoat' which some people say is hard to work with, and I assume would no be replicated.
What would a reasonable price be to get this done by a reputable shop. The goal being that I could look at the front of my car and not be embarassed.
Hmmm. That picture doesn't show the damage very well after being shrunk and compressed. I'll have to find another.
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