polak182

LOL, nice! I'm glad it worked out. My parents hate me too...they think they neighbours hate us cuz I paint on the driveway lol

imported_crazydragonclk

haha me2 i paint at my parents place. its good they are moving though.

the paint job turned out really nice Ive also had this problem with the primer I hate using primer now I try to use the clear primer now but it is intended for plastic and fliexible parts so only on my trim pieces i use it not on the metal body. otherwise it takes double the coats if i do and it only comes in red and grey, next time ill take a look at the bodyshop paint supplies primer cans.

spydahman

This is a pretty sweet DIY. But I have a feeling that if I go through with it to do either my new bumper OR even my entire car, I'd really mess it up. lol. Long shot, but anyone wanna work on my Civic with me as a side project?

imported_crazydragonclk

ill be redoing my passenger quarter panel again as my wifey leaned a laundry basket on the side of the car and scraped off the paint finish and scratched it up pretty badly.

has anyone used the white primer with a milano red base? i have some brown and grey primer but last time i used it it showed through even after a many coats of my red. and the only other primer i have is a plastic clear primer and zinc chromate?

imported_jj2ii3344

Hey Jeff, do you think it's the body work showing through? Bondo does absorb quite a bit of primer.

imported_crazydragonclk

nope not the filler ive used both bondo and some pro filler that my bodywork guy does and it is the primer bc the areas of the primer only show not jus the filler parts

imported_jdm2envy

i wanna paint my hood flat black......can u guyz help me?

polak182

^no cuz that's just gay

imported_crazydragonclk

well i would personally get a second hood, i think u can get it from tigerjap or somwhere for 160 or something, then its already black so, get flat black and clear coat it, its not too hard. and if thats what u want and u screw up its not too bad its jus a spare hood

imported_Joker

all i need to paint are the front and rear bumpers.. reccomended?

polak182

Joker, it's perfect for just bumpers. The pics I posted are of my rear bumper, and quarterpanel painted. You can see how it blends in.

imported_kingrukus

nice write up...

...however, don't you need to add some sort of flex agent to the paint for bumpers? i need to re-do my bumpers as well.

polak182

flex agent is a good idea, cawthra automotive sells them. I found when I repainted my car, I used flex agent on the bumpers and a heat gun for the paint on metal surfaces.

imported_kingrukus

how are cawthra's prices vs napa? or did you never check with napa? i am going to use an air paint gun rather than a spray can, and i hope to achieve a better finish.

polak182

to be honest, I've learned to have a very similar finish to the air gun. Primer, base coat, clearcoat, wetsand with 1500grit, polish, buff, wax and you're got glass smooth finish!

I've never bought paint at napa, so I couldn't tell you.

sugarcane

hmmmm....how do spray bombs hold up to stone chips and small dents?

I've always wondered that....has anyone shot their front bumper and frequents the high way provide some input.

Flex agent is required for bumpers/skirts/moldings moreso for the small impacts and dings. But if your confident your not going to hit anything...or nobody is going to hit you, its not necessary.

Oh yeah to re-iterate the safety of using a respirator...especially when shooting clearcoat, if the product contains an activator or hardener (because they contain isocynates) definitely wear a mask. I'm pretty sure you don't want any sort of breathing problems down the line lol well you AND whoever is around should wear a mask when painting; the smell of reducer is nastier than thinner.

polak182

My lip held pretty damn well, I haven't had to repray it because I use adhesion promoter on all my plastic pieces. The hood is carbon fibre, so I didn't use it on that, but I would use adhesion promoter on that as well. Cawthra sells ahesion promoter for about $22 a can plus tax. Spray it once you have the primer on, and sanded ready for base coat. After 5 minutes of drying off the adhesion promoter, make sure you spray basecoat over top asap.

As for respirator use, I totally agree that it's safer to have one around. About $50 at canadian tire. They have cheaper brands for wood grains going for $22 each, but I wouldn't recommend it for painting.