As you can see my bumpers are solid blue, but I really want them to have the black bottom like the rest of the car


I want to do a good job (sand, prime, paint) Would taping it off, sanding the blue off, laying some generic primer on, and then using a bumper black paint from autozome be fine?

Thanks for any advice

 

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yea that will work for ya

 

sand it down to the plastic, rough grit, medium, then fine. Spray with flexible bumper paint. good luck hommeesss

 

is Duplicolor trim paint fine or should I get something that states it is for bumpers?

 

the trim paint will be fine.

After sanding down to the bare bumper clean off with Paint Prep...its basically just a cleaning solvent to make sure all the oil and stuff is off and is available at autozone, ect. I would also get a can of plastic adheision promoter it will help make sure that the paint dont chip and flake off.

 

you dont need to sand all of the paint off if its a poly based paint (which im willing to bet 99% that it is).
just sand everything smooth with 220 grit sandpaper, and prime that with a light coat, and then 10 - 15 minutes later do a bit more of a heavier coat. like he said^^ use the plastic adheision primer, lots of places sell it.
then after a few coats of primer, spray your colour coat the same way you sprayed the primer, and sand lightly with a 300-400 grit sandpaper between coats if its not looking smooth (like dust and hairs and what not) then after you've gotten a few coats of colour down and its smooth, its time for the clear coat.
spray a few coats of clear doing the 1 thiner, one thicker method. after like 5-10 coats of clear its time for wetsanding
soak some sandpaper 1000 - 2000 grit in warm water for like an hour or so prior to sanding. then just sand until everything has like one uniform look to it all. then go get some cheap buffing compound, light stuff will work. put that on your cloth and buff hard, the trick is to apply lots of pressure. after that, give it a good coat of wax. if you want it to have a really deep gloss look, use something finer after the buffing compound like some kind of polish. this is a little bit more invovled than you want maybe, but it'll be a finish that should last much better than just spraying whatever crap on there.

 

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Duplicolor all the way.

 

There is a product called BULLDOG ADHESION PROMOTER that I have used on my sons car. As long as you have a good surface and no grease or dirt just spray it on, let it dry and apply your topcoat. I used this about a year ago in the engine bay and even without sanding no paint has peeled off! No sanding was required, and you would never know the car was red- now it is gunmetal grey. Found this product at a local parts store and have used it many times with grat results. Anybody else ever use it? Give it a try!

 

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say dont do it. Your paint looks to be in good conditon, your car appears to be all stock... If my car looked like yours I would not change it.
If you were going to change it, I wouldnt sand it past the paint, i would get some 220 or 320 sandpaper and just scuff the surface, then paint. That trim paint is known to stick pretty good to just about anything. I wouldnt do it though, my .02.

 

Yeah that paint is in good condition...but the bottom half of the bumpers are flat black from the factory and it looks so much better than just having it on the doors.

Couple of quick questions before I do this sat. or sun.

Is the plastic adhesion promoter a primer? Or am I doing a layer of primer (after sanding of coarse) and then a layer of adhesion promoter?

To unusual71, I dont think the flat black parts of the car get a clear coat. I may be wrong. When I painted the door trim, I didn't apply a clearcoat after and it came out great.


Thanks for all the help everyone. I only ask questions because I dont want to f-up my car. I love it and want to make it cleaner looking.

 

With the adhesion promoter I'm talking about you don't have to sand, just make sure the surface is CLEAN. It is not a primer it goes on clear-- using this means no sanding or priming, just mask off the area and spray away!

Use the adhesion promoter first, let it dry, spray your finish coat.


Modified by wood 1 at 8:11 AM 5/6/2006

 

I wouldnt go without sanding. just scuff it with 220, it'll take like 5 minutes and turn out better
also, you dont need to clear if you dont want to, but it makes things more durable.