Discolored Bumpers

[widow's son]

I have a Silver 2001 Solara that has discolored bumpers. The front and rear bumper are different shades of Silver than the body. I have noticed this on other Solaras I have seen. How can I minimize the color diiferential w/o a respray? Anyone have any suggestions?

[Jaimster]

I have a Silver 2001 Solara that has discolored bumpers. The front and rear bumper are different shades of Silver than the body. I have noticed this on other Solaras I have seen. How can I minimize the color diiferential w/o a respray? Anyone have any suggestions?

You can't! The same paint is used all throughout your car, it's just that it shows a different shade on Polyurathane on your bumpers, than on the metal of the car's sheet metal.

[Flipside909]

Also because flex additive in the paint for those specific pieces causes that discoloration.

[Jaimster]

Yeah, i hate that my bumper is lighter than the rest of the car!

http://www.pbase.com/image/14164579

[Flipside909]

Yeah, i hate that my bumper is lighter than the rest of the car!

Yeah on mine its a little darker.

[Peter]

my front bumper is just f*% up. the paint is dull and its got a bunch of chips, its obvious its been repainted. it even has paint drips on the bottom... i really wanna get my bumper repainted, anyone know how much it would be around?

[Flipside909]

my front bumper is just f*% up. the paint is dull and its got a bunch of chips, its obvious its been repainted. it even has paint drips on the bottom... i really wanna get my bumper repainted, anyone know how much it would be around?

A little over $200 bucks on average.

[xyntax]

...And I thought I was the only one bothered by that discoloration. Mine isn't very obvious, the bumpers look a little darker when inside a parking lot.