Let me ask you a question.....So I’ve had my front bumper repainted when I first purchased my car. The paint was peeling on the front and back bumper and Ford did a warranty repaint. Any rock chips I had on my bumper were little knicks that showed gray basecoat and looked nothing like this. Why does this seem to be happening all over the place and showing a layer of white paint now?
You’re right, I should have inspected it better. I didn’t think much about it because my bumper repairs with Ford were fine and it was pouring. Finally taking it out of the garage months later and driving it a few weeks to have it look like this just made me think something else was going on.
The insurance won’t repair all of the bumper and there are paint flakes on the other side as well. Is this what paint chips look like when your bumper has been repaired?
Well, if your love your car, it's stressful for it to get damaged.It matters not because of money but because I want to learn from this experience. I also want to let USAA know if I had a crap paint job from a shop they certify becasue I thought I was going to a “good shop”.
When I contacted USAA I was told that the places they list to do repairs are required to correct any mistakes within a given period of time. I’m still witin that time frame.
I’m just trying to talk this out with someone who knows more about auto repair than I do because that’s the only way I can learn more.
Idk how to sand a bumper, but I don’t mind trying to figure it out especially if it will save money. I don’t really want toss a lot of cash at this car when I’m trading it in soon.
I’m pretty petite but I would assume it’s not a hefty amount of work? Thanks for the suggestion. I will look into it.