Front Bumper Painted by Previous Owner....
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Front Bumper Painted by Previous Owner....
he had the WHOLE bumper painted the same color...even the grill areas. Is there a way to take the paint off and make it the stock black again or will it always be stained red or something.
I need to know cuz I might just buy another front bumper!
Thank you kindly.
I need to know cuz I might just buy another front bumper!
Thank you kindly.
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Re: Front Bumper Painted by Previous Owner.... (flybert)
just tape it up and paint it with flat black bumper paint like they did mine when they forgot not to paint the grills here look
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Re: Front Bumper Painted by Previous Owner.... (boosted96midorihatch)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by boosted96midorihatch »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">just tape it up and paint it with flat black bumper paint like they did mine when they forgot not to paint the grills here look
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didi the same thing.
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didi the same thing.
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Re: Front Bumper Painted by Previous Owner.... (boosted96midorihatch)
Me likes....
Just wondering if I can strip it down to the plastic and not have to worry about painting it at all......is this a possibility or will I absolutely have to do what you did?
Just wondering if I can strip it down to the plastic and not have to worry about painting it at all......is this a possibility or will I absolutely have to do what you did?
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I am wanting a solution for this too. Bastards painted the grill sections and parts of the white paint are flaking off as it wasnt primered properly and never should have been painted. I'm wondering if I can flake the rest of the paint off or if it will flake too far and take off paint i want to keep.
You can see the flaking starting near the indicator here.
Modified by AdReNaLiN at 6:32 AM 11/12/2004
You can see the flaking starting near the indicator here.
Modified by AdReNaLiN at 6:32 AM 11/12/2004
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by rodrez. »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I would probably strip the paint first, then flat black it. </TD></TR></TABLE>
thats a stupid idea because assuming your not a pro you will probably strip some of the paint you wnt to keep so jst do it the right way and tape it up and respray it plus if you strip it you give you car paint a starting point to start chipping so leave it sealed and spray over it. and this is only if you want to save money if not get the whole thing sanded and repainted
thats a stupid idea because assuming your not a pro you will probably strip some of the paint you wnt to keep so jst do it the right way and tape it up and respray it plus if you strip it you give you car paint a starting point to start chipping so leave it sealed and spray over it. and this is only if you want to save money if not get the whole thing sanded and repainted
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Re: (boosted96midorihatch)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by boosted96midorihatch »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
thats a stupid idea because assuming your not a pro you will probably strip some of the paint you wnt to keep so jst do it the right way and tape it up and respray it plus if you strip it you give you car paint a starting point to start chipping so leave it sealed and spray over it. and this is only if you want to save money if not get the whole thing sanded and repainted</TD></TR></TABLE>
If you're not smart enough to tape off the rest of the bumper properly, then maybe you should leave it to a professional.
If you don't strip it, and the flat black chips, there's going to be color underneath. If you do strip, as we did my friends 95 Civic EX bumper, when the body shop was too lazy to do it correctly, it will be black underneath, and the chipping won't show up nearly as much over the years.
thats a stupid idea because assuming your not a pro you will probably strip some of the paint you wnt to keep so jst do it the right way and tape it up and respray it plus if you strip it you give you car paint a starting point to start chipping so leave it sealed and spray over it. and this is only if you want to save money if not get the whole thing sanded and repainted</TD></TR></TABLE>
If you're not smart enough to tape off the rest of the bumper properly, then maybe you should leave it to a professional.
If you don't strip it, and the flat black chips, there's going to be color underneath. If you do strip, as we did my friends 95 Civic EX bumper, when the body shop was too lazy to do it correctly, it will be black underneath, and the chipping won't show up nearly as much over the years.
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Re: (rodrez.)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by rodrez. »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
If you don't strip it, and the flat black chips, there's going to be color underneath. If you do strip, as we did my friends 95 Civic EX bumper, when the body shop was too lazy to do it correctly, it will be black underneath, and the chipping won't show up nearly as much over the years. </TD></TR></TABLE>
Exactly the way to do it right . With a stripped and prepped surface, the flat black paint would stick even better. I'd probably use that bumper refinish stuff that they sell at auto parts stores to make the bumpers and trim look new again.
If you don't strip it, and the flat black chips, there's going to be color underneath. If you do strip, as we did my friends 95 Civic EX bumper, when the body shop was too lazy to do it correctly, it will be black underneath, and the chipping won't show up nearly as much over the years. </TD></TR></TABLE>
Exactly the way to do it right
. With a stripped and prepped surface, the flat black paint would stick even better. I'd probably use that bumper refinish stuff that they sell at auto parts stores to make the bumpers and trim look new again.
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Re: (boosted96midorihatch)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by boosted96midorihatch »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">O GODDDDDDDDDDD just buy a new bumper and paint it over </TD></TR></TABLE>
And you're talking about stupid ideas?
. Don't waste your money, your bumper can easily be fixed with a little time and patience.
And you're talking about stupid ideas?
. Don't waste your money, your bumper can easily be fixed with a little time and patience.
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Re: Front Bumper Painted by Previous Owner.... (@ries)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by @ries »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">eh.. just do what terrell owens did.. use a sharpie. </TD></TR></TABLE>
ROFL.
</TD></TR></TABLE>ROFL.
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Covering over it just seems like the wrong way to go about doing it to me. The bumper respray from the previous owner was not prepped properly on the black sections in the grille which means that the paint is not sealed at the moment, it has started flaking off as you can see from my picture above.
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Re: (rodrez.)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by rodrez. »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
If you're not smart enough to tape off the rest of the bumper properly, then maybe you should leave it to a professional.
If you don't strip it, and the flat black chips, there's going to be color underneath. If you do strip, as we did my friends 95 Civic EX bumper, when the body shop was too lazy to do it correctly, it will be black underneath, and the chipping won't show up nearly as much over the years. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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If you're not smart enough to tape off the rest of the bumper properly, then maybe you should leave it to a professional.
If you don't strip it, and the flat black chips, there's going to be color underneath. If you do strip, as we did my friends 95 Civic EX bumper, when the body shop was too lazy to do it correctly, it will be black underneath, and the chipping won't show up nearly as much over the years. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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Re: (rodrez.)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by rodrez. »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
If you're not smart enough to tape off the rest of the bumper properly, then maybe you should leave it to a professional.
If you don't strip it, and the flat black chips, there's going to be color underneath. If you do strip, as we did my friends 95 Civic EX bumper, when the body shop was too lazy to do it correctly, it will be black underneath, and the chipping won't show up nearly as much over the years. </TD></TR></TABLE>
yes, that is what we did to my grill
If you're not smart enough to tape off the rest of the bumper properly, then maybe you should leave it to a professional.
If you don't strip it, and the flat black chips, there's going to be color underneath. If you do strip, as we did my friends 95 Civic EX bumper, when the body shop was too lazy to do it correctly, it will be black underneath, and the chipping won't show up nearly as much over the years. </TD></TR></TABLE>
yes, that is what we did to my grill
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So you're saying strip the WHOLE bumper? or just strip the bits where its painted wrongly?
If I just strip the bits where its painted wrongly, why would I bother painting it flat black when its already flat black?
If I just strip the bits where its painted wrongly, why would I bother painting it flat black when its already flat black?