Can a bumper crack with paint?

Question

Hi,

I recently brought a new bumper which was new but had been painted on already but not used and took it to the shop to be painted the colour of my car. The next day i went there it had little cracks all over the bumper, do you know why that could occur? When i gave it in it was all smooth and then when they painted it it got cracks in it, they said they painted then coated and it filled into the cracks, is this possible?

Please can you tell me what i need to sort this out as its all over the bumper.

Could it be a reaction of their paint or they not primed it properly?

I would appreciate if you get back to me.

Thanks


Sorry its not the paint which cracked, its the bumper. If you put ur fingers over it you can feel the bumper with not exactly cracks but lines which a groved in. They said its filled in after the paint,. Is this possible?

Answer 1

I would find an auto body shop and ask them. I would suspect the shop you are at used the wrong paint that was not for fibreglas. Don't let em rip you.

Answer 2

sounds like the bumper may have been stressed at some point which made it crack. It could have been stressed at the body shop while they were painting it.

Answer 3

what kind of vehicle.. do u know what kind of material the bumper is.. if its not metal .. more than likely its a type of plastic.. it could be a mold defect in the plastic.. paint will not fill those grooves u will still feel it.. my advice.. take it back where it came from..