Do most body shops accurately paint match imola red?

[stephenkirsh]

The shit place I bought my zhp from 6-7 years ago had somebody do a cheap paint job on my front bumper. The color is perfect, but it it’s been chipping away ever since. It started chipping nearly right away.

I’ve looked at DIY and I’m not sure I have the finesse for that, so I’m thinking about having it done professionally.

I’m nervous about the paint not matching. Should I be? Am I over thinking it?

[alexandre]

I've had it done twice now (rear bumper and drivers door). Came out excellent both times!

[John in VA]

I'm sure there are quality shops in the Bay area. Check with a trusted indy repair shop or higher-end used car sales place (or friendly dealer) for suggestions on who they use/trust.

The Golden Gate Chapter of BMW CCA had a detailing tech session with Leo Chan, owner of DetailAddict shop in Santa Clara (detailaddict.com) - maybe he has some suggestions.

From the GG chapter newsletter, here's the list of sponsors/shops:
https://s19711.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ebombe-q42018-1.pdf

CLUB DISCOUNTS
SHOP/SUPPLY CITY DISCOUNT PHONE WEBSITE
Alekshop Fremont 10% Labor/Free Insp. 925-609-4559 alekshop.com
Auto Analysts Castro Valley 10% Labor 510-582-0201 autoanalysts2.com
Bavarian Enterprises Santa Clara Various Parts 408-855-8000 bavarian-enterprise.com
Bavarian Motorsport Milpitas 10% Parts 408-956-1662 bavarianmotorsport.com
Bavarian Professionals Berkeley 10% Labor 510-524-6000 bavpros.com
Bavarian Tuning Santa Rosa 10% Parts & Labor 707-575-3757 bavarian-tuning.com
Berkeley Motor Works Albany 10% Labor 510-528-1214 berkeleymotor.com
Bimmers Independent San Carlos Various 650-591-2474 bimmersindependent.com
BTM Motorwerks Campbell 5% Parts & Labor 408-369-1911 btmmotorwerks.com
Catalpa Street Garage Santa Cruz 10% Parts 831-464-2269 catalpastreetgarage.com
Contra Costa Auto Srvc Concord 10% Parts & Labor 925-798-1205 concordautorepair.net
Corporate Auto Works Mountain View 10% Parts & Labor 650-691-9477 corporateautoworks.com
Diablo Motors San Ramon 10% Parts & Labor 925-830-4269 diablomotors.com
Dinan Engineering Morgan Hill 10% Labor 408-779-8584 dinancars.com
Double 02 Salvage Hayward 10% Used Parts 510-782-2002 002salvage.com
EDGE Motorworks Dublin 10% Labor, Free Track Insp. 925-803-8080 edgemotorworks.com
EDGE Motorworks Mountain View 10% Labor, Free Track Insp. 650-965-8337 edgemotorworksmv.com
Flintworks Campbell 15% Repairs & Services 408-371-3380 flintworksauto.com
German Auto Santa Maria 10% Parts 805-922-1262 germanautosm.com
German Auto Body Santa Clara $100 off repairs > $1,000 408-727-3368 germanautobody.com
German Auto Kraft Belmont 20% Labor on Maint, & Brakes 650-595-2777 germanautokraft.com
German Motors Cllsn Ctr San Francisco $100 off repairs > $1,000 415-551-2639 sfgermanmotors.com
GS Tuning Santa Rosa 10% Sales & Service 707-284-2680 gstuningbmw.com
Jam Engineering Sacramento Various Parts 800-526-2677 jameng.com
John Gardiner Auto San Francisco 10% Labor 415-777-2697 jgauto.com
Life is Good Racing Livermore Various 925-243-9270 lifeisgoodracing.com
M Service Walnut Creek 10% Parts & Labor up to $100 925-932-8744 mserviceinc.com
Milt’s Service Garage Vallejo 10% Parts & Labor 707-643-7548 miltsservicegarage.com
Nate Smith’s Optimal Auto Santa Cruz 10% Parts 831-476-1332 optimalauto.com
Phaedrus San Francisco 10% Parts 415-567-8000 phaedrusmd.com
Pete’s Inc. San Francisco 10% Parts & Labor 415-441-5896 petesinc.com
Performance Technic, Inc. Fremont 10-15% Parts 925-426-1361 performancetechnic.com
Portola Valley Garage Portola Valley 10% Labor 650-851-7442 pvgarage.com
RennWerks Performance Campbell 10% Labor & 5% Parts 408-370-7480 rennwerks.com
Rossi’s Tire & Auto Srvc Salinas Various 831-424-0011 rossitire.com
SAS German Auto Pleasanton 10% Parts 925-846-4886 sasgermanautotech.com
SD Auto Tech Campbell 10% Labor 408-866-0606 sdautotech.com
Sound Innovations Union City 10% Parts 510-471-9062 soundinnovations.com
Track Star Racing Gilroy 10% Parts & Labor 650-961-2350 trackstarracing.com
Valley Motorwerks Rancho Cordova 10% Parts & Labor 916-636-9526 vmwerks.com
Vanguard Motors San Francisco 10% Labor 415-255-8450 vanguardmotors.com
West Bay Bavarian San Rafael 10% Parts & Labor 415-457-0820 westbaybavarian.com