Rear Bumper respray and colour code

[Perfection]

I know I haven't been to this site for a while, but here are the questions on my Verso car:

I wonder if anyone is familiar with the colour code 1G3. I wonder if this the Decuma Grey or Magnetic Grey. And are they the same thing or completely different colour. I will attempt use spray cans to respray the replacement bumper. The replacement bumper is a used one, so will need to sand down and prime. If anyone got experience of this would be great to hear from. Any particular brand paint? I seen some Hycote spray cans and they have the Toyota Decuma Grey, but is this the 1G3 paint code? 

[Parts-King]

1G3 Is Decuma Grey, but notoriously difficult to match if using spray cans. Can you not get a Chips Away type company to spray it for you? 

[Perfection]

Thanks Parts-King. I will look into that suggestion by Chips Away. My car is a 14 years old now so a slight mismatch is not too critical. The car will be driven to the ground. I am surprised that the car still worth £2000 in the market. I had it for 8 years and it is trouble free car for the last 90k miles. 

I reversed into a bollard! and damaged the corner of the bumper and the light cluster. So the DIY repair bill so far is £90 for a used light cluster, £175 for a used bumper and now the unknown respray cost. 

Thinking in the hind side, I should had made an insurance claim but was concerned with the writing off the car. 

[Parts-King]

By the time you buy enough spray paint to do the job I bet one of those chips away companies could do it for you, quite reasonably 

[Cyker]

I must say the guy from Shine!, who do repairs under the Smart Repair thing I had on my Mk4, did a fantastic job repairing the scratch on one of my doors - Literally undetectable, and it was a pretty deep one!

By the way Kingo, I've always wondered, is there more than one Decuma Grey? My Mk2 was supposed to be Decuma Grey, but it was a much lighter shade than my Mk4's Decuma Grey, which is closer to the Thunder Grey of my brother's old Corolla!

 

[Perfection]

I got a respray workshop who charges £350 to respray and refit the bumper. And may ask him to do the corner of the front bumper as well. Visible peeling due to extreme hot weather a few years ago and that patch of paint must be a scuff repaired by previous owner.