Bumper Paint?

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

Dec 28, 2005 | 11:51 AM

Yakko

Thread Starter

Race Director

Joined: Dec 2005

Posts: 10,691

Likes: 0

From: Professional just means you get paid

Bumper Paint?

I'm getting my battery and alarm sitch sorted out, just not enough hours in the day.
On to my next question, the bumpers are faded, the front pretty much completely and the rear just on the top.
There is a special blend for the bumper paint, correct? Should I go to a Chevy dealer or elsewhere to buy the paint?
Planning on touching it up myself.
Thanks.
'86, Metallic gray.

Dec 28, 2005 | 09:33 PM

Insane1

Pro

Joined: Jun 2004

Posts: 646

Likes: 0

From: Santee Ca

Don't know about yours but I repainted my black bumbers with bumper paint I bought at an automotive paint store. I wet sanded the bumper to get the clear coat off and sprayed it. Let it sit about 20 minutes and then sprayed 3 coats of UV clearcoat I bought at the same paint store.

Dec 28, 2005 | 09:38 PM

okies93

Melting Slicks

Joined: May 2005

Posts: 2,730

Likes: 1

From: Atoka Oklahoma

St. Jude Donor 06

Go to a paint supply store. They probably supply the dealer with their stuff anyways. There are several good name products, PPG, DuPont just to name a few. Plus there are some paint shops that can take your paint code, mix the paint and put it in a spray can, pre-mixed.

Dec 28, 2005 | 11:12 PM

Yakko

Thread Starter

Race Director

Joined: Dec 2005

Posts: 10,691

Likes: 0

From: Professional just means you get paid

Thanks, all good info. Probably won't get to this project for a few weeks, but I can look into the right paint store in the meantime

Dec 29, 2005 | 12:14 AM

goldeneye_vet

Burning Brakes

Joined: Jun 2002

Posts: 1,001

Likes: 1

From: sd

I would take the car with you and see if they have something called a colorometer. This is a device that is the size of a small shoe box and is placed on your car and is pushed down like a stapler to get the exact color match properties of your paint that is good so that you can match the bumper paint and not have two or three different colors. If they have one of these in my small midwest town I have to guess they'll have it pretty much anywhere.

Dec 29, 2005 | 01:06 AM

Yakko

Thread Starter

Race Director

Joined: Dec 2005

Posts: 10,691

Likes: 0

From: Professional just means you get paid

I'll check into that. Is yours a major retailer or a mom and pop?

Dec 29, 2005 | 04:52 PM

Deakins

Burning Brakes

Joined: Sep 2005

Posts: 993

Likes: 3

From: Iowa

With Urethane paints what gets put on the body gets put onto the bumpers. Just get the proper color mixed in high end Dupont or PPG and you will be fine. It will flex, bend, and not fall off. Good luck.