how can i prep my bumper ready for a body shop to paint?
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how can i prep my bumper ready for a body shop to paint?
i have a friend who knows this guy who has his own private bodyshop. well, his price is 250 w/ labor and paintjob and im not sure if he does this kind of stuff maaco style where they paint over your existing paint. the 250 covers the whole front bumper, front lip and rear lip.
is there a way i can start prepping the bumper? do i start just by sanding it? will i have to also primer it or do i let the shop do it. lmk. step by step would be great.
is there a way i can start prepping the bumper? do i start just by sanding it? will i have to also primer it or do i let the shop do it. lmk. step by step would be great.
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i asked my friend, and he told me he doesnt really go by the color code. he said something about matching it by my existing tone. i have to leave the car up at the shop and hes going to match it up with how i have my other body paint.
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Sadly enough, I've had better results with someone painting parts by buying the proper color of paint and painting it off the car, no blending, than I have with "color-match" services. Because when color-matching, you need to blend at least one panel out.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Eran »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Sadly enough, I've had better results with someone painting parts by buying the proper color of paint and painting it off the car, no blending, than I have with "color-match" services. Because when color-matching, you need to blend at least one panel out.</TD></TR></TABLE>
im a newb at this paint job thing. so it can be done by either colormatching and proper paint color code?
im a newb at this paint job thing. so it can be done by either colormatching and proper paint color code?
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my cousin does better paint jobs than macco. he also fixes the rust and bondo it up then take his time to sand and prime it then paint it any color you want, even with peals and a final clear coat for only $800.00
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by pli »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">sounds good. how does he do it? color match? or the proper paint code?</TD></TR></TABLE>
either way you want it, oem or custom paint color.
either way you want it, oem or custom paint color.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Eran »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Sadly enough, I've had better results with someone painting parts by buying the proper color of paint and painting it off the car, no blending, than I have with "color-match" services. Because when color-matching, you need to blend at least one panel out.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Well you can not just buy a black paint and tint it to your color, well you could but it would be a pain in the ***. You will ALWAYS have to tint a color no matter if it was your exact paint code. The only color that is really shoot out of the can is a basic black that is on the older chevy cameros and dodge darangos.
As far as the prep goes I would let him handle it. Spraying the paint is the easy part. The prep of the parts and buffing wet sanding at the end is what makes or breaks the paint job. For 250 I would think that is not going to include prep work unless your bumper has little to no chips or stress cracks.
Well you can not just buy a black paint and tint it to your color, well you could but it would be a pain in the ***. You will ALWAYS have to tint a color no matter if it was your exact paint code. The only color that is really shoot out of the can is a basic black that is on the older chevy cameros and dodge darangos.
As far as the prep goes I would let him handle it. Spraying the paint is the easy part. The prep of the parts and buffing wet sanding at the end is what makes or breaks the paint job. For 250 I would think that is not going to include prep work unless your bumper has little to no chips or stress cracks.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Ep_Kevin »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
As far as the prep goes I would let him handle it. Spraying the paint is the easy part. The prep of the parts and buffing wet sanding at the end is what makes or breaks the paint job. For 250 I would think that is not going to include prep work unless your bumper has little to no chips or stress cracks.
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my front bumper is just chipped mildly. its not a lot, but its not too little. the si lip i need painted is ebp and i need it fbp. the rear lip is a fake lip. its unpainted, so no need for paint to be stripped.
As far as the prep goes I would let him handle it. Spraying the paint is the easy part. The prep of the parts and buffing wet sanding at the end is what makes or breaks the paint job. For 250 I would think that is not going to include prep work unless your bumper has little to no chips or stress cracks.
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my front bumper is just chipped mildly. its not a lot, but its not too little. the si lip i need painted is ebp and i need it fbp. the rear lip is a fake lip. its unpainted, so no need for paint to be stripped.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by pli »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
my front bumper is just chipped mildly. its not a lot, but its not too little. the si lip i need painted is ebp and i need it fbp. the rear lip is a fake lip. its unpainted, so no need for paint to be stripped.</TD></TR></TABLE>
You don't strip the paint regardless. You sand out the chips in the bumper and in the front lip. If they are unchipped or cracked they you scuff them up. I would suggest you do not try to do this and let him do it.
my front bumper is just chipped mildly. its not a lot, but its not too little. the si lip i need painted is ebp and i need it fbp. the rear lip is a fake lip. its unpainted, so no need for paint to be stripped.</TD></TR></TABLE>
You don't strip the paint regardless. You sand out the chips in the bumper and in the front lip. If they are unchipped or cracked they you scuff them up. I would suggest you do not try to do this and let him do it.
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