Opps :( Update Page 2

[D-money]

if there are no creases you can compound it to remove the black and shine it back up if your interested ill let you know about some products ive used with good results

[gnegroni]

That sucks dude. Also wanted to ask, did you remove the Toyota emblem, painted it or lost it in accident like me?

[Toy1mzfe]

I concur with those above...

Get some rubbing compound and buff it out. Looks like its just rubber burns on ur bumper. After you buff it with rubbing compound run some wax over it and it will look FResh. Use that five hundred somethign on mods...

something like this.

[Ruski]

yea theres alot of tire residue left over but there is about 4inchs of paint missing. ill keep you guys posted.
Insurance settled yesterday, neither i or the other driver are claiming damages. i dont need my insurance company raping me with rate increases after the accident

[akora12]

Sorry to hear about another mishap.

I think those quotes are fairly accurate. The paint is what makes the repair so expensive. I'm pretty sure the artic frost is more expensive to do than many paints, even my silverstream opalescent was more involved.

[Ruski]

thanks everyone for the advise. yea arctic frost 3 stages Double a normal paint job. just waiting on my tax returns

[stereopaul511]

Hope all works out well for you.

[Biggi_e]

damn bmore russians..LOL

[Ruski]

So the car spent a week at the Shop, and boy am i pissed off. For $800 My front end should not look like this.
The pass clip is broken, there's dust particles all through out the paint, a line on my lower piece of the bumper, run off on the drivers side lip, the bumper isn't fully cleared coated, you can feel rough spots in and around the fog lights, the driver side corner wasn't sanded down and you can see extra plastic left overs from the bumper. Keep in mind this was supposed to be a brand new Oem bumper , oh and my lower 4 fangs where painted white instead of Black
Car without bumper
[img=http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/2515/img1522u.th.jpg]

Broken Tab

Cut in the Lower part of bumper

Lip Paint Run Off

Drivers Side Extra Plastic


Just Pissed off with this bullshit, their a reputable shop and i have seen many cars come out of their looking perfect but to F up a Bumper you have to be kidding me

[redgen1]

holy crap, for 800 thats ridiculous. go back there and raise hell!

[Ruski]

i took it in fist thing this morning , holiday weekend so i have to bring it back tue. he said their going to pull it off and fix it

[D-money]

I hate shops that cut corners

[rollaevo99]

sorry for what happened, when I had my accident I usually don't let the insurance pick the shop for me.....I pick the shop that I like clean enviroment and & will do a good job....and I look for body shops who especialize European cars....and believe me u can't go wrong....

[Black Bob]

I also have an Arctic White SE Sport, just had my front bumper repaired and redone after an Escalade hit me so I know your situation well. I just wish I saw this thread earlier to provide some input. When you get it redone (hopefully?) be mindful of the adhesion promoter the shop uses, bad adhesion will have the paint flaking off as soon as the first speck of rock hits it. The other thing to be mindful of is that the fender and hood need to be blended with the bumper still on the car. The bumper shouldn't just be removed, painted separately and reattached--there's a very, VERY good chance the shade will not match up. But nevertheless, , it sounds like the shop has bad prepping techniques in either the sanding or the washing or both for you to be seeing these surface imperfections. Basically I'm saying this car needs to be redone hopefully at another shop with better talented employees.

[iinokturnolii]

i would be F-ing somebody up...