Bumper re do
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Bumper re do
Re painted the front bumper on the 94 BAM Coupe. The car has the original paint and that was confirmed when I sand out the gouges and spider cracks. In and out in one day and a total cost of $35.00 for the pint of paint. Color match was perfect! 
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Turned out nice What material did you use for the filler. I understand that Bondo does not adhere well. I have to redo mine too and it has some gouges in it that should be filled in first.
What material did you use for the filler. I understand that Bondo does not adhere well. I have to redo mine too and it has some gouges in it that should be filled in first.
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I used a 3m glazing material with hardener. The gouges that were there about a few micron deep, enough to leave paint when I sanded out the area. Bondo would just have sanded out anyway. I skimmed the entire area that was damaged and then sanded away 99% of the glaze. I primed with a high build primer and then wet sanded that away until I was seeing blue shadows through the primer. (pretty thin). It did a good job filling the 80 DA scratches and gave me something to block out the rest of the gouges.
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Ill be doing a similar job on my '94 in about 2 months. Can you say how difficult it was to remove and re-install the front bumper cover?
Did you find any instructions for this?
Did you find any instructions for this?
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No instructions just follow the bumper around the edges and you will find all of the bolts. Took my time and adjusted all of the gaps when it went back together. I wet sanded and buffed it out yesterday looks new!
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I used a 3m glazing material with hardener. The gouges that were there about a few micron deep, enough to leave paint when I sanded out the area. Bondo would just have sanded out anyway. I skimmed the entire area that was damaged and then sanded away 99% of the glaze. I primed with a high build primer and then wet sanded that away until I was seeing blue shadows through the primer. (pretty thin). It did a good job filling the 80 DA scratches and gave me something to block out the rest of the gouges.
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