Metallic paint match & front spoiler?

arya328xi · 07-11-2013, 03:11 PM

So I was thinking about getting the M-tech Aero front spoiler. Coincidentally, I was also in a body shop asking them how much it would cost to paint an unfinished hood. The guy said $1000 basically because he has to blend the hood into the fenders (it's titanium silver.)

That got me thinking, does that mean if I get the spoiler pre-painted, is it going to look weird because it won't blend into the bumper? Is there a picture of not-blended metallic paint somewhere I can look at to see what that would look like?

Gizm0 · 07-11-2013, 03:27 PM

I went to my local paint store, gave them the color code of my car (BMW 353 for titanium silver), they blended it for me and a co-worker painted the lip for me. It only cost me 2 packs of cigarettes...

It came out pretty good and the paint matches the body color.

$1000 to paint a hood... seems very high to me!

arya328xi · 07-11-2013, 04:44 PM

Wait I can go to Home Depot and get BMW color mixes?! The more you know!

Is your buddy a pro or can any schlub do the paint job on a part like that?

AddictedToBavarian · 07-11-2013, 05:49 PM

2 packs of cigarettes? What is this? Prison?

Gizm0 · 07-11-2013, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by arya328xi

Wait I can go to Home Depot and get BMW color mixes?! The more you know!

Is your buddy a pro or can any schlub do the paint job on a part like that?

He's a pro, he paints airport ground support equipment for a living.

Not sure if Home Depot would do it... I'd try some place like sherwin Williams.

DrewG13 · 07-11-2013, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Gizm0

I went to my local paint store, gave them the color code of my car (BMW 353 for titanium silver), they blended it for me and a co-worker painted the lip for me. It only cost me 2 packs of cigarettes...

It came out pretty good and the paint matches the body color.

$1000 to paint a hood... seems very high to me!

Is that an OEM lip? I've been looking to get one and was wondering if I should stick to OEM or are there reps worth getting. Could you let me know where you got yours and how much? Looks great BTW.

Gizm0 · 07-11-2013, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by DrewG13

Is that an OEM lip? I've been looking to get one and was wondering if I should stick to OEM or are there reps worth getting. Could you let me know where you got yours and how much? Looks great BTW.

It's an eBay lip. Fitment is not perfect, it looks great from 20ft but if you get closer, you can see it's not perfect. I paid $75 for it.

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