Painted front bumpers: durability ?

[Joe98]

Gents, I wanted to ask a question regarding the painted front bumpers on models like the:. Sierra All Terrain, Denali, or Elevation models. I 

guess the Silverado LTZ models would fall into this category as well.  I really like the look of the " one color monochromatic paint".  Have any of you used the 3M wrap on the front bumper for stone chips, just for extra protection in general ?  How have they been holding up ?

 

thanks in advance

[martha3065]

There are a few threads here discussing clear bras. I would suggest getting one. Had lots of chips on my bumper in just a few months. Installed Xpel paint protection film over a year and a half ago. No chips since. I've got pics posted in the other threads, as do others if you want to see how it looks.

 

http://www.gm-trucks.com/forums/topic/203203-thoughts-on-clear-bra-install/

 

http://www.gm-trucks.com/forums/topic/205623-Guys-with-clear-bra...step-in

 

http://www.gm-trucks.com/forums/topic/202715-Protecting-color-matched-grill

 

 

 

[gone_fishing]

I have a black all terrain and my front bumper has 100's of chips. Some are quite small and others are close to dime size. I have touched up the larger ones over the years but wish I would have done the clear bra. From the bumper up the paint looks pretty good. Almost like the paint on the bumper is not as durable.

[badge171]

Had the clear plastic wrap done complete front end , including tops of mirrors. rocker panels. and painted rear bumper. had the truck 1 month here in upstate NY ended up with a few chips in Dec. had it done. wasn't cheep . But I think well worth it... 

[Loco-diablo]

You will absolutely want to wrap the painted front end on these trucks. I had XPEL ultimate applied to my 2017 midnight edition 2 days after I bought it. Compared to a friend of mine who didn't wrap his the difference is night and day. 7 months later, mine still looks new and his is loaded with chips on the front bumper. Both trucks are black.

Price was about $800 including tax. They covered the bumper, parts of the grille, 18" up the hood, leading 6 or 8" of the front quarter panels and back side of mirrors.

Well worth it.