Repaint Bumper Cover
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Repaint Bumper Cover
Hello,
So I need to repaint the bumper cover of my 1999 corvette. I picked up cans of Duplicolor Adhesion Promoter, Pewter Metallic (fast drying acrylic lacquor), and Clear Coat (fast drying acrylic lacquor). They are apparently made to all work together.
The bumper cover was scratched and had chipping paint. I sanded it down and applied the Adhesion Promoter. I then put multiple coats of the Pewter Metallic on it. I was wondering if I should sand it again tomorrow and repaint before putting on the Clear Coat or just go straight to Clear Coat? What are your opinions on this?
Thanks!
So I need to repaint the bumper cover of my 1999 corvette. I picked up cans of Duplicolor Adhesion Promoter, Pewter Metallic (fast drying acrylic lacquor), and Clear Coat (fast drying acrylic lacquor). They are apparently made to all work together.
The bumper cover was scratched and had chipping paint. I sanded it down and applied the Adhesion Promoter. I then put multiple coats of the Pewter Metallic on it. I was wondering if I should sand it again tomorrow and repaint before putting on the Clear Coat or just go straight to Clear Coat? What are your opinions on this?
Thanks!
Melting Slicks
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If you're not a paint and body guy, I got to take my hat off to you for having the guts to attempt to do this youself. A few guys on here can for sure give you some good advise but you might want to post your queston in the paint and body section too.
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I'm not a paint guy either - but would like to see how your's turns out when you are done.
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The lacquer is a BAD choice, you want a Urethane basecoat/clearcoat. If you've let your basecoat dry, you need to wetsand before the clearcoat. Probably won't matter much, the duplicolor stuff won't last that long anyway.
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Hey everyone, thanks for your input and interest. Here are the pics of the project. You can see some good shots of the bumper paint job in there from priming to spray. What do you guys think? I don't think she looks bad for $50 and an afternoon worth of work 
Of course, I'll want to get the whole car repainted in a few years anyway, but this will be nice in the meantime. Thoughts?
Of course, I'll want to get the whole car repainted in a few years anyway, but this will be nice in the meantime. Thoughts?
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On a temporary basis this looks fine! You can save some cash for a nice paint job in the future. I wonder what a pro paint job on just that bunper cover would cost and how well they would match up to the rest of the cars color.
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I agree except the part about sanding the base. Sanding will tear up the metalic and will get magnified by the clear. Being a lacquer base, it probably won't much matter.
Funny thing is that it is against the law for me to have or use old lacquer in my shop due to the VOCs not being EPA compliant. But it is sold to the general public.
Thoughts? Well I hate to say it but these sort of amatuer rebuilds are a prime reason why no one wants salvage or reconstructed cars. Glad you are happy with the car.
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I agree except the part about sanding the base. Sanding will tear up the metalic and will get magnified by the clear. Being a lacquer base, it probably won't much matter.
Funny thing is that it is against the law for me to have or use old lacquer in my shop due to the VOCs not being EPA compliant. But it is sold to the general public.
Thoughts? Well I hate to say it but these sort of amatuer rebuilds are a prime reason why no one wants salvage or reconstructed cars. Glad you are happy with the car.
Funny thing is that it is against the law for me to have or use old lacquer in my shop due to the VOCs not being EPA compliant. But it is sold to the general public.
Thoughts? Well I hate to say it but these sort of amatuer rebuilds are a prime reason why no one wants salvage or reconstructed cars. Glad you are happy with the car.
