Anyone out there have a quick and dirty .doc or .pdf on how to remove the rear bumper cover for a 2004 GTP? The GF borrowed it today and closed the garage door on the bumper!

I'm either going to paint it myself or take it somewhere...but all I have for equip right now would be rattle can OEM black.

you want it on the car when painted, unless you like it not matching

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Steve
'97 GTP VS cam, ZZP PCM, and not much else yet

I agree, get it painted on the car but here's how in case you need to remove it for repairs or something other than paint.

1. Raise the rear compartment lid.
2. Apply tape to the fascia and adjacent surfaces.
3. Remove the rear compartment sill plate.
4. Pull the left and right compartment side trim panels down to access the fascia bolts (1) and nuts (2).
5. Remove the tail lamps.
6. Remove the fascia bolts (1) and nuts (2) from the rear bumper fascia.
7. Remove the push-in retainers (3) from the top edge of the fascia.
8. Raise and support the vehicle.
9. Remove the push-in retainers (5) from the rear bumper fascia using the J 38778 .
10. Remove the fascia bolts (6) from the rear bumper fascia.
11. Remove the rear bumper fascia (4) from the vehicle.

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looks like to the shop I go then...

Hmmm....

been to 3 shops today for a quote...all want to remove the rear bumper.

So, I go ahead and do the unthinkable and visit Maaco. They too want to remove it.

Darn, I wish I never sold my paint gear. $800 for a garage door scratch..$500 if I trust Macro....

Correct me if I'm wrong but Black is the easiest color to paint.....there should be NO blending need what so ever.....(But I personally wouldn't use a rattle can unless it's a temp fix.....JMO

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My Car '04 Grand Prix GTP CompG SPO Tips,Grilles,Spoiler SE front Fascia GMPP F&R STB's W/Don Rome's Brackets & Polished Aluminum Doorlock Knobs, Wizair CAI With 9" K&N Filter, DHP1.0 PCM

depends on the black, there are different shades, and what not (yes it is the easiest to match though)

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Steve
'97 GTP VS cam, ZZP PCM, and not much else yet

But it has to be mixed, and then the humidity changes color (I ran a body shop and went to school for body work) if you get a line from the paint on a bumper it was applied too heavy. Peeling clear is from bad prep, or incompatible products used (I did the recalls for GM and Chrysler on peeling clear coats) yes it should match, but I have seen it not match, and the bumper being so flexible it will crack while putting it back on (I loosen the bolts if the gaps are real tight)

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Steve
'97 GTP VS cam, ZZP PCM, and not much else yet

a rubber bumper cracks when reinstalled, I have never had an issue with clear peeling from tape, but I had a woman do the taping that all she did was tape, and was great at it. (I also worked in a dealer body shop, and we always reinstalled rubber parts before spraying as they would quite often bend enough to crack the paint) but this is just one of many methods to doing a proper production job (a show job is a totally different animal all together, and I always paint those blown apart, and all parts at once) I used the computer mixing, and have had to go back and fix the mix on them also (GM specifies a 10 step grade on their colors at the factory or at least used to)

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Steve
'97 GTP VS cam, ZZP PCM, and not much else yet

Easy as in color match - hard as in gloss, smooth, no orange peel, no "scratches" etc.