sleekbrian

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I bought my is250 from a crappy chinese dealership. Although i got a great price, ive had multiple problems. Before i bought the car there was damage on the front bumper, i told them to fix it before i bought it and they did. Looked good at the time, but after a couple months the clear coat plastic layer started peeling off the layer of paint. The paint is fine but the clear coat is peeling up and it looks rly bad. I went to 2 body shops and they say the only way is to sand+repaint which will cost 700ish. I cant afford that. Any options i have? Can i some how remove the clearcoat layer so it doesnt look rly messed up? My dad suggested we get a detailing center to buff off the clear coat, is that ok? Please help /:

HeartmyIS

iTrader: (18)

Go get your whole hood and bumper clear bra.

sleekbrian

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how much would that cost?

HeartmyIS

iTrader: (18)

Depends on the shop, the material...3m or venture shield (highly recommend venture shield) , if the material is custom or pre-cut, and the amount of experience and quality of the work. Whole bumper, hood, and fenders normally in CA is estimated around $1000 and that's for quality work.

sleekbrian

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ughhh i cant afford that lol im only 17 /: how much do u think for just the whole bumper? Ballpark estimate

HeartmyIS

iTrader: (18)

Around 300-500, like said before it really also depends on the installers. If they do an excellent job as in tucking all corners, making it appear seamless, then they will probably charge around 500. You have to keep in mind that the bumper is actually going to be precut, unlike the hood which can be a custom job. good luck.

GiantsFan

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If you clear coat is peeling... I dont think you can just clear bra over it... it will clearly show a depression where one layer of paint is missing.... (I think...)

Id get it it repainted... it will save you more money in the future.

HeartmyIS

iTrader: (18)

Not if he gets the frost bite film =P

GiantsFan

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haha I guess... but my vote still goes to sand + repaint...

tC_demon

lol....frost bite!....good one....Yeah I will just go with the repaint of the bumper....but 700 is waaaaayyyyy to much even for a high rep body shop. More like 300 to 450.

aliu603

iTrader: (18)

sometimes i wonder if the clear coat is worth it...if you think about it the cost of clear-coating is more expensive than repainting your front bumper

Proper 350

iTrader: (6)

huh?put a clear bra over peeling clear coat?thats like putting makeup on a ugly chick..shes still gonna be ugly...the correct,proper and only way to fix this is to sand down repaint and clear the entire panel.

ToniS250

DIY? take off the bumper and sand it then paint

funglenn

iTrader: (10)

Also keep in MIND--Many reputable 3M clearbra shops will NOT work on your car if they see bad paint-the process of putting on a clear bra can pull up the bad paint and then they are stuck--they are liable and you have some painting to figure out.

ExTrEmE99

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Go back to the dealer and complain about the job they got done or just live with it. If you cant afford a new paint job, its probably better to just leave it as is and save up money to repaint it at a quality paint shop.