Anyone have any luck asking a body shop to spray a small part?
 

I’m not. Need to have a front valence panel sprayed - can’t get a shop to even entertain the thought. For me to buy an HVLP setup for one job is nuts, and I don’t have a space that could easily double as a spray booth either.
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I got lucky when I went looking for a body color match for my ugly silver rear bumper on my Titan. I spoke with the owner, who also owned a Titan, & said he'd do it for $200 if I took it off & brought it in. The shop manager was pissed, said $200 wouldn't cover the cost, but had it done anyway. They did a nice job. Cash is king.

I had to paint the vents on a poppy red Mustang. I had Paint Scratch com do a color match. The color was exact. Used spray cans and it came out perfect. You might check them out.

Yes, many times.

Recently I had the hood and bumpers on my E30 resprayed. Came out perfect.

The hood on my FJ was starting to peel, about a month ago I had that resprayed too.

Years ago I purchased a carbon fiber hood for my RX7, I really tried to like it. I really did. I just could not, I had it sprayed to match the car.

It is pretty common it should not be hard to find a shop that will do it

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No, at least not around me on Long Island..

I have my own HVLP gun etc... I put color on a new carbon RSR bumper for one of my cars, but had run out of clear... so I went to a few body shops near me one couldn't be bothered, one quoted me $500 apparently just another way of couldn't be bothered.., and one quoted $200 but would not commit to when they would do it..

I think if they are churning out insurance work, the last thing they want to deal with is one offs..

My guy will paint anything I ask him to. He does excellent work and I pay his asking price with a smile.

It is a great relationship based on trust and respect.

It cost $500 to have he front and rear bumpers on my truck repainted the correct color, black to silver. No prep involved.

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I've had a duck tail painted and several years later i brought in my right front fender and a front hood (smuck a deer). They didn't jump right on them but were more than happy to do them.

If you have a decent size air compressor, for less than $20 the harbor freight HVLP conversion gun actually works pretty well:https://www.harborfreight.com/air-tools/paint/20-fl-oz-hvlp-gravity-feed-air-spray-gun-62300.html

Spray outside on a nice day.

Assuming this is a daily driver......and not concourse.

For what it's worth, third front bumper on my wife's MDX remained as out of the box, dark grey. It's also lasted the longest.....

Are you expecting to pay them less than $50 for labor?
For that price you can buy two sprayers:
https://www.eastwood.com/rockwood-8-piece-hvlp-paint-gun-set.html?SRCCODE=PLA00020&msclkid=112dcaf7aaa41a29 b10b96dd031c5fab
(then you will own them, ready for the next job)

Use single-stage factory code paint from internet (2 pints?) over well cured primer or it will crackle as the primer continues to shrink.
(need a plastic paint or flex additive I'd guess)

Rattle can also look decent if you're patient careful and apply enough but probably wont last on big flat parts that flex.
Did a couple mirrors with rattle that looked better than the OEM side and lasted when clearcoat used.

Go to your local auto-body - paint supply place and ask if they know anyone who might be interested in doing it. There's a TON of private parties who do restoration work on their own classic cars. Worth a shot.

Couple a years ago my daughter was driving her nissan Murano up at Mammoth mountain and went into a snow drift and messed up the front valence/bumper.

I ordered a new one, painted to match, on e-bay for less than $300 delivered. the paint was not a perfect match but was close enough so that most people could not tell. I had to look really close to see any difference.
Would definitely do it again.

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Too bad you're not around here, I know plenty of places that would do it. Around $300, from previous experience. Good luck.

I had the same e39 bumper that you pictured done a couple of years ago. My problem was finding a shop that would do it for a reasonable price. Some of the quotes I was getting seemed insane, especially since I was giving them a new bumper in primer that shouldn’t have needed a ton of prep work.

I ended up paying $450 for it done in Stahlblau Metallic.

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They did a pretty good job of matching the color but the quality of the paint job itself wasn’t all that great.

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Also, if you're doing the install yourself, buy about ONE MILLION of these plastic rivets instead of trying to reuse the old ones. ;)

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That’s one pretty 530, SoCal. Wow.
Thanks for the ideas. It’s not even about price right now- it’s they can’t be bothered. “My guy” retired, as so many of my guys have. And I’m only 52.
I thought hvlp rigs were $500+ but I see they don’t require their own turbulators anymore. I haven’t painted a car in 25 years and lost the handle on the state of the industry. I will look into buying one but I can’t buy **** tools. Asking at the auto body supply store is a good idea - except wait, they closed too!

Haha, slippery slope. It's a great hobby.

And the good thing about painting a bumper is it's a sacrificial (to some degree or another) bit of car.

If it is a common color like black or white and you have a high volume paint shop nearby you could go there and ask them to call you when they have a car getting painted.

Then run it over there and it should be a lot cheaper.

I've ordered online a specific color in a rattle can.
My VW wagon got rear ended, bought a used $100 tailgate and did that.
Came out decent.

BTW, what year color model car is it ?
Depends on the value of the car too.

I just rattle canned F&R bumpers for a 65 356 C slate gray.
I'll let the next guy restore the car.

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Holy siht! I do stuff like that for less than 2 bills plus material. Yes, Paint Scratch is a good source. I'll even empty the can and put it in a gun. My local paint supply can put the material up in a rattle can right there in the shop. I think I could get him to just put the material in a pint can so I could use a small gun.