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Depends how bad the current defects are. You might be surprised how well the chips could be touched up. I'd consider that possibility if the paint isnt scuffed.
Pictures would help in this case, but I'd generally say you'd be fine if there's a ton of them, and they're large. If it's just a few tiny chips, then yeah, touch them up. Your miles aren't that low though to where it will affect the value.
A couple of chips can be fixed and made virtually invisible with good touch up paint, let it dry a while, careful sanding, wet sanding, cutting polish, finishing polish, and sealant..
You could have a high end detail shop take a shot at it if you don’t want to mess with it.
If you have your car painted by someone who restores classic cars and can “restore” what you need done, it will not affect your value. It might not be worth it just to do a bumper cover and spoiler because the meticulous guys aren’t cheap.
I got my IROC painted because I wanted it to be flawless even in direct sunlight, under a microscope. My original paint was very good, but it was blemished, chipped, had stress cracks and I couldn’t live with it and enjoy it. I got the right guy to do it for an awesome cash price. I got appraised $11k more than I paid for it and if I sold now I would make a nice profit. It’s not the original paint, but it’s better than it ever was. This guy restores $500k cars and is meticulous, so if you’re worried about the future value, find someone like that. He also knew every detail about these cars and had owned a few. People actually have to ask if it’s a repaint because it looks legit but also too good to be true.. If you’re gonna paint a car, that’s what you want..
Here’s some pictures of my bumper scrape that I touched up and fixed on my Tahoe.. you can do well if you’re patient..
