I need to get a front bumper painted. I really want it to match my original paint. Where do you guys prefer or have had experiences with? Thanks

 

Showcase auto, kirkland. Its in the totem lake area. They painted my 99 spec front and did some work on my dads zo6 and they both look great. Reasonable prices too.

 

Thank you for the recoommendation. I will consider, any more recommendations?

 

I recomend picking up an auto body how to book and doing it your self. have you ever herd the saying "if you want something done right do it your self" :-) autobody work can get expencive real fast lol. Just an ida i was thinking id toss out there.

 

I had the whole car painted by Huddelsons in White Center. They do absolutlely awesome work.

 

how much did that cost?

 

We need to keep this alive! Everyone needs to paint their 7 nowadays with our old paint not being so nice.

 

Stage Auto Center in Kirkland off of 116th by the Subaru dealer. Great guys, great service, and they're well worth their prices. Not to mention they have a brand new paint booth that costs more than most people's house... =) It bakes an entire car in 4 hours or something insane like that

 

Price can depend on color and quality of paint. Also you can match different parts closely but due to the fact you are mixing old paint job w/ new paint job it makes tough to match you will almost always have an offset. I guess it all boils down to how picky are you? Another option would be to blend the front bumper in with the fenders, which would involve painting part of your bumper into part of the fenders and clearing both.

If you got the time and equipment I would say paint it yourself. Depending on how good you are should be no problem, especially on something as small as a bumper. But it can also turn out to be a big headache and mess especially when you get runs, or orange peal.

 

Haury's on lake city way does exceptional work.

 

If you don't mind a drive 20-20 Customs in Bellingham does nice work.

 

Sorry for the delayed answer. I haven't been on the forum for a few days. The paint job cost just a little over $5,400 (gulp), but it was worth it. It actually looks better than when it was new (don't know if they clear coated the paint back in 82). With the Konig wheels, I'm totally in love with the car all over again!