Repaint vs New

[GenesisGuy70]

Hi all

Never had to have any part of a car repainted but the fender on my 2010 Taurus is badly badly stone chipped. Local shops want $375-400 to repaint it and blend into the doors. For the same price I can get a new fender pre-painted and install it myself. Now what I'm wondering is if the new pre-painted one would match? I can get it for around the same price as a shop doing. So, DIY it or let a shop do it?

Thoughts?

Thanks

Throt

 

[bdcardinal]

I would let a shop do it. You may not realize it, but the paint on your car has most likely faded slightly.

 

[Ewag2983]

No chance the pre painted panel will match.

 

[Trav]

If color match is important blending is the only real way to do this, the shop painting an aftermarket fender for a DIY install will use the most common color variation.
What color is this?

 

[GenesisGuy70]

Originally Posted By: Trav
If color match is important blending is the only real way to do this, the shop painting an aftermarket fender for a DIY install will use the most common color variation.
What color is this?
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Silver Ingot

 

[earlyre]

contact your local Vocational HS. the auto body programs usually need cars for the kids to work on, and they normally only charge for parts. however they aren't usually the quickest(if this is your DD, with no "back up" car....)

 

[turtlevette]

Rattle can it for fun. If it doesn't turn out you are really no worse off. It can be a real bear to get fenders to line up.

 

[Nick1994]

Go to the body shop. It'll be worth it.

 

[RhondaHonda]

If it were a black car you could avoid the blend and just paint the fender. On silver, the Pre-painted will stand out like a sore thumb.

 

[Texican]

It won't match, you are better off having the body shop blend the door and the hood.

 

[JTK]

$400 isn't a bad price for the repaint and blend. Like said, if you don't mind some color mis-match, get the pre-painted aftermarket fender and swap it out yourself.

 

[Trav]

Originally Posted By: Throt
Originally Posted By: Trav
If color match is important blending is the only real way to do this, the shop painting an aftermarket fender for a DIY install will use the most common color variation.
What color is this?
\

Silver Ingot


The chance of a good match is slim and none, get it painted. Silver,bronze and reds are the worst of the worst to match.

 

[jeepman3071]

+1 on the body shop, especially for that price.

I've seen "pre-painted" fenders where the paint flakes off after a month.

 

[daves87rs]

Knowing that Ohio's roads are almost as bad as ours, that might be like [censored] money into the wind.

I thought about doing that myself,only to realize it will be like that in a few months....

 

[Vikas]

Have you looked at other options to minimize the appearance of road rash? There couple of products but my advanced age is drawing a complete blank on the name. Somebody else will chime in. With all things considered, that would be the most sensible approach for following reasons

1) Most cost effective
2) No body work
3) factory paint intact
4) No blending

In 35 years of using body shop services paid by insurance companies, I am now convinced that they just can not get the repaint ever as good and as reliable as factory job. Sooner or later, the repaint is going to "expire" earlier than the factory paint. It is inevitable.

One does repaint when there is absolutely no other choice. But otherwise, do try to avoid it.

 

[Tdbo]

Originally Posted By: Throt
Hi all

Never had to have any part of a car repainted but the fender on my 2010 Taurus is badly badly stone chipped. Local shops want $375-400 to repaint it and blend into the doors. For the same price I can get a new fender pre-painted and install it myself. Now what I'm wondering is if the new pre-painted one would match? I can get it for around the same price as a shop doing. So, DIY it or let a shop do it?

Thoughts?

Thanks

Throt


Take it to a body shop and have it done right, or just leave it alone.

 

[GenesisGuy70]

I wonder if I would make my money back when it comes to resale? I assume not.