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Adam-D
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10th Sep 03 at 17:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
right i have a rear bumper i wanna experiment with
it is half couler coded but i wanna paint it all.
so
i know i need to sand it down
plastic primer
primer
top coat-couler
laquer

what i need to know is
what do i sand it down with ? grit type?
and what do i sand it down with inbetween coats? again type of grain-grit??

cheers
coz if this works
i am gunna do me arches and mirrors

thanks
Tom J
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10th Sep 03 at 17:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
before primer, a low grit, like 300-400, between coats 1200
Juha GSi
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10th Sep 03 at 17:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
my suggestion is that try mirrors first... theyre lot smaller and when you learn, bumber will look even better than mirrors! cos its quite big area if you havent done it before...

just telling cos when i did it first time i just started from bigger to smaller...


...and mirrors did look lot better!!
Adam-D
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and between coats
its a light sand over"qucik once over"
Adam-D
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also i heard i need meths or summit to clean the bumper to get it ready?
Tom J
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just to remove the roughness a bit yeah. i started off big, with a bonnet, lol.
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........and i also suggest starting off smaller!!!!!
Juha GSi
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but when its last primer, make it properly*more than o quick one*, will be better surface.

ive used for cleaning pure alcohol or xylen,depending on the material.

[Edited on 10-09-2003 by Juha GSi]
RichSxi
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i've got a black corsa 'c', and im wanting to colour code the bumpers (its an SXi - so it just has small parts on the bumpers/skirts/arches) which arn't colour coded........ anyone know how much i'd be looking at to get this professionally sprayed?

cheers
Adam-D
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quote:
Originally posted by Juha GSi
but when its last primer, make it properly*more than o quick one*, will be better surface.

ive used for cleaning pure alcohol or xylen,depending on the material.

[Edited on 10-09-2003 by Juha GSi]


is methelated spirits ok? that purlple stuff from diy shops-or parrafin?
i have no idea
Juha GSi
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havent got a clue what that stuff is you said... if its some sorter alcohol, should be okay. unless if its going to melt down the plastic...

then its not okay...
CRB 553
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10th Sep 03 at 18:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
check this out for DIY spraying guide!

Click Here!
Adam-D
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10th Sep 03 at 18:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
crb ure a god!
ive just read all that and only one question now
he dont use any laquer?
dont i need it?
CRB 553
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dont think u need it, u get a high uality finish from t-cutting it and polishing it . There might b benefits of using laquer so al ask him when hes online and get back to u ...
Adam-D
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10th Sep 03 at 18:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
thank u
MattyB
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Adam - DO NOT USE LAQUER. Glacier white is a solid, and usin laquer will just make all ur hard work go to pot, turning it cloudy and crap.

Plastic Primer
White Primer
Glacier White Paint (preferably vaux stuff - best finish i've found)

Then Carefully T-cut it down to a shiny pro finish.

Just remember the final product will reflect the time and effort u put in. When u think u've sanded enough.........TRUST ME U HAVENT. U want it so smooth that it almost turns into a shiney reflective surface!!

Matt
Adam-D
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i have a half painted bumper but am paintin it all
so i want it shiny smooth
MattyB
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even tho the bottom half is already smooth and painted, sand down to get rid of scratches etc. Fill any cracks or defects properly.

Oh and have i said yet, SANDING, SANDING, MORE SANDING - and take ur time

honestly
Adam-D
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10th Sep 03 at 20:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ye theres a couple of chips n scraches on it

i did this to my fiat
got fed up of sanding fillar an jst painted it!
what a mess

gonna do this right
this time
MattyB
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To be totally honest with u, and no disrespect to u, but u will end up respraying it more than once coz of insufficient sanding.

Not being rude tho, coz i did it. And when i say i did it, i messed up big time. Thought everything was lovely perfect, got my bonnet sprayed, and it was a waste of £80 it cost to get me bonnet sprayed.



u've bin warned mate, the process u'll b sayin in ur sleep afterwards

filler, sand paper, filler, sandpaper, 1200 grit..droool....... lol

Matt

 
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