I have a black 96 SS that someone backed into this weekend. I'm having it fixed soon and I have a question about the paint pattern. The entire bumper was painted glossy black by the previous owner. I know that the other colors have a flat black on the sides of the lights. Was the original paint pattern of a black bumper flat next to lights and gloss everywhere else or all glossy including the sides?

 

Glossy everywhere I believe. At least that's how mine is.

 

black cars had it glossy

 

All gloss would be the "correct" way to paint it