Front bumper question

[Geoff Peace]

Originally Posted by sherryberry

Hi All,

Last year, I had a little run in with a snow bank: My yaris spun out of control and hit a snow bank and caused my bumper to crack. I've been ignoring the issue since I had no money for a new bumper. I was looking at getting a new bumper but it's at least $300 to get one painted same color as my car.

Question here is: If I buy a primed bumper, how hard is it to do the paint job myself? What is needed and any advice would be great. Thank you all!

I apologise for being pessimistic but I will save you a lot of time money and heartache. You will never match the colour yourself, it will look terrible and will annoy you every time you look at the car. A lot of experience is needed when mixing paint to match. Even then, in the case of a bumper it may match one wing but not the other. ( Sorry, fender is the name I think!) You may think they are the same colour, they are not. This is where the skill of a professional sprayer comes in, blending to two or three panels to give the illusion that they are all the same. Hope this explains things a little more.

Geoff Peace.