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This is an area of massive dispute... 1 out of 5 autobody shops will tell you the truth, the rest will tell you "no problem at all, we just add a flex additive to the paint and you're good to go" so yes it can be painted. Will it last? Nope. After 6 months or so you'll start to notice spider cracks appear where the damage was. The only real fix is to replace the bumper with a new one and have it painted. I tried having two different bumped bumpers repainted by two different reputable repair shops and they both failed after some months. Then I ran across two shops that do very high end cars and charge very high end prices and they were the only ones to tell me that they will only replace and paint otherwise it wont last. So its a gamble. If you can do it yourself, go for it, you're not out anything except paint cost and your own time, but I would add more flex additive than recommended. Then if it fails later you're not out big bucks, just your time.
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