Would u recommend repaint or replace?

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Asked by Commander_1657 Feb 08, 2017 at 09:05 PM about the 2007 Toyota Camry

Question type: General

I recently scratched my rear bumper. Which of the
following options would u recommend? 1a- repaint
by professional body shop, cost $800 (I'm on a tight
budget) 1b- repaint by maaco, cost $350. They got
decent reviews on yelp. 2. Replace it- cost $900 (I
won't do this unless I have absolutely no other
choices) My car was repainted by the dealer and
the paint is peeling off. Apparently they did a bad
job. Would a good autobody shop (option 1a) do a
better job than the dealer did, and prevent the paint
from peeling if I scratch it again? Do you know if I
have any other options?Thanks a lot.

4 Answers

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Hard to say if the dealer did a bad job or not. Something like this I think I would go with the cheaper price. If you went with the $800 paint job, you might as well get a new bumper for $900. The cheaper price makes more sense.

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It might actually just be the clear coat that's peeling, and it would be cheapest to sand it and just reshoot the clear. Don't waste money on a new bumper cover, that won't solve anything and it would still need to be repainted, even if you found one in your car's color, chances are it would be a shade off. The Maaco job is cheapest but that is probably because it would be single-stage paint, with no clear coat, it will not match your car's finish perfectly, unless you bump up to their premium service - and 350 to 800 sounds ridiculously high, unless there is body work involved you didn't mention.

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