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Another Bumper Repair Question
I might be really dumb and misremembering, I just remember there being a $25 difference between the labor it would have taken to fix all this and make it look new and the cost of just painting a new one. Not a particular point of contention for me as the minor price difference is what matters to me in this case, though.
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I've done rattle-can work exactly as you're considering and, while it turned out quite good, it took DAYS. It was a labor of love for my wife's Celica before she was my wife.
If you're into it for the experience, or because you have much more time than money, then I say go for it. Otherwise, ...
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Have you read up on how to prep, treat between coats, and all that?
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Lots of people skip prepping in between but you should let the paint settle for at least 45 min, heat gun would come in handy to speed things up. Make sure you wash everything you prep... don't want a Sandy surface due to all the stuff you'll be sanding(dust)
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Does anyone know offhand if there's a special primer for poly, or is it ok to just use whatever? I haven't ever shot over poly.
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I've never seen anything that suggests you'd need a different kind of primer for poly.
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Welp, I did it. I still need to wet-sand and blend the paint, obviously, but the Grimmspeed WRB is a perfect factory match and even with all this orange peel (again, I know I need to do the wet-sanding!!!) it's virtually invisible from farther than maybe 3 feet away. HUGE difference.
I masked up to the body line on the "lip" area and used two thin coats of primer, three thin coats of WRB, and three thin coats of clear. I sanded with 220 - 300 - 400 grit between primer coats but did not sand afterward. The big scuffs on the side of the bumper will mostly buff out and I'm not as worried about them as I was the big gouges in the bottom of the front bumper. Not bad for like, $45 worth of paint/tape/etc. (thanks to @DarrenDriven for letting me use his garage!) Car will be wet-sanded and machine polished either this weekend or next depending on my schedule. Will report back if folks want. |
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W00t congratulation bro you did well 😁
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