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That's not out of line for quality workmaship. I mean what if I said " WOW! $30K for a 17 year old Acura/Honda? eek!" Price isn't everything. :smile:

So for a quality paint job, it depends on how they do it. Bumper on the car? Bumper off of the car? Primer done cleanly? Color sand? Did they smooth is out nicely. Did they match the existing orange peel? No ridges? No drips? No uneven color? Tint time to match the paint to the adjacent body panels so they don't have to "blend". And finally, if you aren't happy, for whatever reason, will they do it again and be happy to do it for you?

Or do you want to take your NSX to a shop that just tapes/masks the part off, scuffs the existing finish, shoots the primer and lays the color on right out of the can? You can get that for $400 for a rear bumper pretty much anywhere. Will it be quality? Maybe, but remember that maybe almost always means no.

A lot goes into painting a car (and parts) the right way, and in the words of our good friend MikeC: "pay once, cry once". :biggrin:

<blockquote data-quote="mickeylex" data-source="post: 1059353" data-attributes="member: 9023">That&#039;s not out of line for quality workmaship. I mean what if I said &quot; WOW! $30K for a 17 year old Acura/Honda? eek!&quot; Price isn&#039;t everything. :smile:So for a quality paint job, it depends on how they do it. Bumper on the car? Bumper off of the car? Primer done cleanly? Color sand? Did they smooth is out nicely. Did they match the existing orange peel? No ridges? No drips? No uneven color? Tint time to match the paint to the adjacent body panels so they don&#039;t have to &quot;blend&quot;. And finally, if you aren&#039;t happy, for whatever reason, will they do it again and be happy to do it for you?Or do you want to take your NSX to a shop that just tapes/masks the part off, scuffs the existing finish, shoots the primer and lays the color on right out of the can?&nbsp; You can get that for $400 for a rear bumper pretty much anywhere. Will it be quality? Maybe, but remember that maybe almost always means no.A lot goes into painting a car (and parts) the right way, and in the words of our good friend MikeC: &quot;pay once, cry once&quot;. :biggrin:</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mickeylex, post: 1059353, member: 9023"] That's not out of line for [B]quality workmaship[/B]. I mean what if I said " [I]WOW! $30K for a 17 year old Acura/Honda? eek![/I]" Price isn't everything. :smile: So for a quality paint job, it depends on how they do it. Bumper on the car? Bumper off of the car? Primer done cleanly? Color sand? Did they smooth is out nicely. Did they match the existing orange peel? No ridges? No drips? No uneven color? Tint time to match the paint to the adjacent body panels so they don't have to "blend". And finally, if you aren't happy, for whatever reason, will they do it again and be happy to do it for you? Or do you want to take your NSX to a shop that just tapes/masks the part off, scuffs the existing finish, shoots the primer and lays the color on right out of the can? You can get that for $400 for a rear bumper pretty much anywhere. Will it be quality? Maybe, but remember that maybe almost always means no. A lot goes into painting a car (and parts) the right way, and in the words of our good friend MikeC: "pay once, cry once". :biggrin: [/QUOTE]

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