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Old Jan 15, 2015 | 02:24 PM
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Paint chip help

I hit my Ivory white g37 the other day, and the body shop i took it to said that if i wanted to get this repaired i need to paint the whole part, i most definitely don't want to do that, so what should i do? Also the bottom rear bumper is what i got painted.. (Told him the color doesnt really match and he said he still needs to let the paint dry and buff it) what do you guys think?

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Old Jan 15, 2015 | 02:36 PM
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Wait to see what it looks like after he nibs the paint and he buffs it. Sometimes its just a matter of re-texturing that can make the color look different. And if it isnt dry yet then the paint will certainly turn as it cures... never the less.. that's a big difference according to that photo.
With regard to fixing ships like that. There are some who do a good job at spot fixes, but for the most part, based on how much that paint appears to have aged, I would think that painting the whole panel is a easiest for the best paint match.

Os that where your bumper and side rear quarter panel meet up? If so that's always a difficult match. Metal surface vs plastic

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Old Jan 15, 2015 | 02:47 PM
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Do you think after it has cured and buffed it, that it would match the top part, and also do you think i should touch up that chipped part with the QX1 ivory white paint?
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Old Jan 15, 2015 | 02:52 PM
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In my experience it matches better after curing and buffing than before. How long has it been since it was painted? I will say that its difficult to match perfect. Even from the factory you can see a slight difference in the paint on the plastic and the metal- albeit very slight. Yes I think touch up is a good option on the ship. If you can find a touch up marker for application it would probably look smoothest since its such a precised area
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Old Jan 15, 2015 | 03:20 PM
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barely painted yesterday night.
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Old Jan 15, 2015 | 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by G37FTW
barely painted yesterday night.
oh yeah.. its definitely going to look like it doesn't match well that soon.. see what it looks like in a day or two.. Usually it takes a few weeks for the paint to fully cure so you may even notice it blending better over a longer period of time. It should not be as noticeable as in the picture though when you pick it up. And a really good bodyshop will have it matched to the point where you cannot tell at a casual glance at all.
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