Hey guys,

I'm looking to repaint my bumpers and sidemarkers as well as touch up a few spots on the paint that have chipped a little bit. Most likely what i'll do is buy a front/rear bumper from the guys here on honda-marketplace and then paint it.

I wanted to know if theres a good write-up out there that would help me in this process. I want the job done right the first time. I just bought the car and the guy did a real bang-up job on the front/rear bumpers.

Please keep in mind I don't know a thing about painting car parts. To me, it doesn't look like he sanded it down at all. I can see imperfections in the bumper and it looks like his coats weren't even. Anyways, if anyone could help me i'd greatly appreciate it.

Also, i'm going to try to attach a few pictures of a spot on my front left panel (above the wheel well) where the paint is cracking. Is there a way I can fix this before it gets any worse?

Finally, I know that if I paint my own bumpers that the colors won't be an exact match (unless theres a place that sells original paint. my color code is NH-583M -- Vogue Silver Metallic) and that's okay with me.

That's it! Thanks guys!







please let me know if you can't see the pictures. as far as i've checked, they are working.


Modified by x95DC2 at 2:43 PM 11/16/2006


Modified by x95DC2 at 2:58 PM 11/16/2006

 

pics no worky

 

thanks. they should be working now? i posted them on photobucket.

 

U could try this place out from some different touch ups.

http://paintscratch.com/

 

Check this guy out: http://myworld.ebay.com/paintpens/

I recently bought a new Acura Milano Red paint pen off this guy and it worked wonders. I touched up all the little chips on my front bumper with the pen. I also covered up a key mark down the side of my car. Paint matches perfectly, and it's a pretty cheap solution (~$17 shipped). Email the guy if you don't see VSM as a color..

 

thanks man i may try that. now i just need a solution for painting the entire front/rear bumper. lol, try taking a pen to those

 

heres a pretty good write up http://www.g2ic.com/tegtips/exterior/2.html

 

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I recently bought a new Acura Milano Red paint pen off this guy and it worked wonders. I touched up all the little chips on my front bumper with the pen. I also covered up a key mark down the side of my car. Paint matches perfectly, and it's a pretty cheap solution (~$17 shipped). Email the guy if you don't see VSM as a color..

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wow, very cool.

too bad he only has Taffetta white, no frost white.

 

Yeah, unfortunately the touch up pens don't come in my color either =\ That's okay, I may try paintscratch.net. However, according to the g2ic site that jvice provided, it says that you shouldn't use clearcoat. Instead, you should use some 3M product that contains polyolefin?[sp?] Can anyone confirm this?

 

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wow, very cool.

too bad he only has Taffetta white, no frost white. </TD></TR></TABLE>

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Email him and see if he has your colors!

And, for the record, one side of the pen is for color, the other side is a clearcoat.

 

the website i suggested has every color. From pens to cans to paint buckets.

 

yeah i just found all of them on the site you suggested. thanks a bunch 00integra

 

take it to a body shop if you want it done right the first time dont do it your self!!!

 

the touchup paint at the dealer comes with a nail polish brush on one end and a pen on the other for $5.99. why spend $17?