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Offline Edi35

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Re: Golf R rear bumper *REPAIRED*
« Reply #30 on: 28 June 2012, 23:08 »
Fantastic job you can see by the reflection that the bumper has no wrinkles, you must be delighted  :smiley:
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Offline ScottA

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Re: Golf R rear bumper *REPAIRED*
« Reply #31 on: 28 June 2012, 23:26 »
Actually I've measured it now and it's about 1.5mm. Basically nothing!!

I'm a happy boy now!  :smiley:

you should be, you lucky bugger, I paid more than that to have my door sprayed on my last car and the colour match was awful, even after 4 attempts!

Offline Raffe

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Re: Golf R rear bumper *REPAIRED*
« Reply #32 on: 29 June 2012, 07:05 »
Great job, from the pics it looks good :cool:

I am guessing I am like quite a few of you on here from reading your posts that anything not absolutely 100% perfect screams out immediately, very annoying affliction  :undecided:
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Offline The Danno

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Re: Golf R rear bumper *REPAIRED*
« Reply #33 on: 29 June 2012, 08:29 »
you should be, you lucky bugger, I paid more than that to have my door sprayed on my last car and the colour match was awful, even after 4 attempts!

I think the match is pretty good. Having had a very close look though I think it's a miniscule touch lighter than the original. I'm not complaining though as its SOOO hard to tell, especially as its a colour that looks lighter from certain angles anyway, and the bumper is sculpted with angles all over the place...

I didn't think colour matching was hard to do. I just thought once they'd weighed the paint out as per the book, that'd be it, job done, no??

Offline mkviken

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Re: Golf R rear bumper *REPAIRED*
« Reply #34 on: 29 June 2012, 11:57 »
on an old car colour matching is very difficult. on a new car its easier but still not totally. lots of different factors like temperature and drying time etc can effect the paint finish. plus that colour will be clear coat too is it?

in the picture it looks very good and like said before the rear panel gaps are a fricking joke on these things anyway.

all in all i think you've had a lucky escape there! give it a week or so and you will have forgotten all about it!
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Offline mkviken

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Re: Golf R rear bumper *REPAIRED*
« Reply #35 on: 29 June 2012, 12:00 »
on the photo is that a speck in the pain or something where the reflection of your right foot is or is it a reflection?
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Offline MBCGTI

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Re: Golf R rear bumper *REPAIRED*
« Reply #36 on: 29 June 2012, 12:34 »
Good result, glad you got it sorted.

Offline The Danno

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Re: Golf R rear bumper *REPAIRED*
« Reply #37 on: 29 June 2012, 13:29 »
on the photo is that a speck in the pain or something where the reflection of your right foot is or is it a reflection?

Its my shiny black shoes glinting in the sun  :cool:

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Re: Golf R rear bumper *REPAIRED*
« Reply #38 on: 29 June 2012, 17:15 »
shiny shoes eh?! hope your not looking up skirts with them reflections  :evil:


glad you got the car sorted in the end. must have been gutted before.
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