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should i do this?
i used touch up paint..and it looks like ****...so i was thinking of doing this
http://www.bmwworld.com/repairs/bumper.htm
http://www.bmwworld.com/repairs/bumper.htm
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I have done this before, and if you take your time, you can get a very close match. I finished off by polishing with rubbing compound to blend the repair.
Yes, it works. But I suggest you practice on something else first.
Metallic paint is the hardest to match, though. Keep that in mind.
Yes, it works. But I suggest you practice on something else first.
Metallic paint is the hardest to match, though. Keep that in mind.
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Rep Power: 302 Yes, you do. That's when you feather the edges and then blend using rubbing compound. The Art is in how well you can do this step. It takes time to do right.
id say dont do it because i know how it will come out. if your fine with it looking okay from a distance than go for it.
what to do after you peel away the tape and theres the lines, get 1500 grit sandpaper (wet paper, its black) and along with water sand down the edges of that line in long soft strokes so you dont take off too much. then get a compound to buff it out but make sure its a hand buff compound not machine.
what to do after you peel away the tape and theres the lines, get 1500 grit sandpaper (wet paper, its black) and along with water sand down the edges of that line in long soft strokes so you dont take off too much. then get a compound to buff it out but make sure its a hand buff compound not machine.
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I did that once with my old car. My mom backed into something.
Here's my tips:
It will work well because the car is new, you're not touching up 10 year old paint like I was
When you primer it, just primer what you need to primer plus a little extra, then take the tape off and sand the line smooth. Then expand the tape line a little more. Paint the area you primered, but "miss" a little bit so it blends. You really don't want to be pulling the tape off and finding a big line you have to sand down, you want to just be wet sanding the clearcoat and running some polishing compound over it to blend it in.
I got it to come out clean excluding the color mismatch because I was trying to match 10 year old white paint (ain't happening). Metallic is always hard to match, but anything will look better than a bumper smash.
Here's my tips:
It will work well because the car is new, you're not touching up 10 year old paint like I was
When you primer it, just primer what you need to primer plus a little extra, then take the tape off and sand the line smooth. Then expand the tape line a little more. Paint the area you primered, but "miss" a little bit so it blends. You really don't want to be pulling the tape off and finding a big line you have to sand down, you want to just be wet sanding the clearcoat and running some polishing compound over it to blend it in.
I got it to come out clean excluding the color mismatch because I was trying to match 10 year old white paint (ain't happening). Metallic is always hard to match, but anything will look better than a bumper smash.
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Rep Power: 419 I have a bumper that needs re-painting, so I will be doing something more extreme. This is a good way to go about getting rid of big scuff-marks though. My sister did something close to that, but with touch-up paint and it turned out perfect on a tafeta white Civic. Just take your time. Remember that paint itself will not get the job done. The surface must be smooth and clean of grease. You also need the surface to be slightly rough. You need primer on plastic, but only paint on paint. You can get rid of scuff marks in paint by using turpentine. You can blend using it too. Clearcoal seals everything in and protects your paint. You also need to buff the clearcoat for a shiny paintjob. I would reccomend Mother's Carnauba Wax. It's also a light polish. You can also use several steps of polish to get the job done (rough, smoother, smoothest, etc.).
its tougher than it looks. take a closer look at the second to last image in that link. can you see the divots? that will be so apparent in the sunshine that you would be sick to your stomach over your 'new' bumper. $.02.
What that article doesnt tell you is that the areas where the paint is totally removed must be built up to the same level as the old paint otherwise those divots will show.
What that article doesnt tell you is that the areas where the paint is totally removed must be built up to the same level as the old paint otherwise those divots will show.
