re-painting bumpers

[Daniel.B]

I've taken my rear bumper off -VP and i'd like to sand it back and give it a resparay. I'm thinking i'd just use wet/dry sandpaper to sand it back, hit it with some primer, then get the paint colour off the chart, and have it pressure packed and spray it on. Questions,, has anyone had experience with this that could give me a few pointers before i start. It's not something i wanna spend time and money on only to stuff it up doing something silly.. So anyone with some helpful advice would be very much apreciated. Thankyou

[blaze]

if u use spray cans its gonna turn out like shit. best bet is to lash out n buy sum 2 pak paint and a 1L piss pot with a 1.5mm gun and also unless the paint on ur car is imaculate your gonna notice a big difference in colour ur car being so old the orginal paint will be faded. if u want it done right u will need the paint colour matched

[Daniel.B]

whats a 1L piss pot??lol sorry im not quite up with the lingo.. Can you have 2pak paint put into a spray can?? the paint on the car is pretty good yeah, just the rear bumper has had a few rubs, and is need of some love.. i figure the money spent on a compressor and spray gun would probably be round the same as just having it done by the pro's..It's just i dont have a whole lot of money at the moment, but i really really love my car, i clean it nearly everday, vacuem and armorall inside just about every night!! Its just upsets me a little cause of the rear bar...

[social]

wat he means is a spray gun / compressor and properly spray the whole bumper, if you use a pressure pack, it 90% of the time will be noticeable, ive done wat ur talking about, removing the bumper, sanding, and spraying and if you do a decent job prepping it, its quite hard to notice unless you get up close. I only did touchups and got the colour chart out and got some paint from parts boys (small can). Did the job tho

[Daniel.B]

Yeah i'm quite willing to spend some time on it, with preping ect..so you reckon it will be ok, cause i wanna do the entire bumper....?

[social]

if your going to do the whole bumper, purchasing a decent compresson / gun will benefit you in that and future spray jobs you want to do, even on your whole car if you wanted.

[Daniel.B]

yeah i'd love a spray kit, but im pretty limited for room and $$ where i am now, and dont know i'd like to ever try painting the whole car lol, i just dont want to spend numerous hours at night for the next week or so and it just turn out like shit, if it really cant be done, i'll leave it, and get a quote to have it painted....

[blaze]

a piss pot is a 1L pressure pot with a gun on it probally get star s770 cost around $140 i think. ur paint, primer and 2 x hardners and thinners will prob cost close to $200. gettin it done thru a workshop will be some stupid price. remember if u decide to paint it prepping is everything! if u prep it good the better the finish willl look

[Daniel.B]

Well ive posted an add on Sydney gumtree, asking about anyone in Sydney who has a spray kit and bit of experience, said in the add that i will prep them bumpers and supply the paint,and bring it to them, they just have to aplly it, hopefully someone who a sparay kit at home responds with a resonable asking price for thier time, and i can watch them do it, and get a bit of an idea on how eveything is done. Thanks for your help blaze

[blaze]

pitty u dont live near by i coulda done it at work for a carton of piss

[Fun_Bucket]

yeah that would have been great, hopefully someone as helpful as you in sydney replies to my add...

[the collector]

pls dont use spray can,it will look shit.
if you have beens cash just leave it.
or just call some smaller crash repair shops and get some prices
get them to leave the bar on the car and mask around it,or remove the bar yourself and get them to paint it only and you fit it
if you give them the bar and it doesnt require any repairs just prep and paint and its a solid colour you should be able to get it done for $100 maybe $125 for a metallic.
only the smaller shops will give you this sort of pricing,maybe even those real small shops with a single door in any industrial area
good luck
cheers