i was gonna get my front bumper and trunk repainted but i don't have lotta money so i thought maybe i can prep it my self and just get it painted by someone else.

my trunk is water locked and has few bumps and last owner tried to use touch up paint but that didnt work out too well..

my front bumper just have some cracks and paint chips no deep dings

as you can see im a noob

could some of u techs help me out how to get ready to paint step by step?

thanks

sorry for the big pictures

trunk:













front bumper:
the blacks stuff is from the sticker so dont have to pay attention to that..














Modified by KangBanger at 8:30 PM 4/14/2008


Modified by KangBanger at 8:31 PM 4/14/2008

 

anyone??

 

Most shops taht do paint will redo any prep you do, simply because they want to be able to warranty it. But if you want to try then you will want to wetsand the trunk down with 600 wet and dry (3M sells the best paper) and use a soft block, as for the front bumper you will need to do bodywork on it, not just wetsand it out...And you will need to use a flexible body filler flexibilise the primer and the clear on that.

 

thanks for the info

well yea i heard about that but this one guy i know might do the painting so i thought i would give it shot