Bodywork to Bumper Colour Difference

[nick-A6]

Hi
Dunno if some of you have noticed but on some cars the bumper seems to be a slightly darker shade compared to the bodywork.
Is there anyway of correcting this? and whats the cause?

Cheers
Nick

 

[chris_20]

maybe the bumper has been badly resprayed at some point? cant ever say that ive just noticed it myself on any cars i was randomly looking at. i assume its your car your talking about? get some pics up to show us

 

[jdp1962]

I've noticed it on a lots of Audis, including my own, when the light is at a certain angle. I think it's to do with the differing reflective properties of the surfaces.

 

[WX51TXR]

Quite a common defect, sometimes due to repair/respray work, sometimes due to the difference in base material (metal vs plastic) and primers/clear layers used. The paint on bumpers is usually much thinner than on the rest of Audi's, which may also create reflective differences. I hate bumpers, very hard to correct compared to the rest of Audi paint.

 

[nick-A6]

see i know it wasnt just my eyes. yes it is in only certain lights.
No really fix for it then really?

 

[SamDude]

Turn off the lights?

 

[WX51TXR]

see i know it wasnt just my eyes. yes it is in only certain lights.
No really fix for it then really?

Nope.