How to strip paint off my front bumper?
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Originally Posted by Civicman1988
I need the bumper stripped before i can repaint it? I need to know how to strip it?
well you dont strip it you sand it....and then you fill in everything...you would then spray it a color like black and sand it down so you can see high and low spots..fill in/sand down as necessary and the primer...then you lay you base color wet sand color ..repeat as necessary then you lay you clear....bout 2 -4 coats wetsanding between..its very involved..you need the right tools like a spray gun compresser...then a dirt free enviroment to paint or you will get dust that adheres to the paint....wetsanding is a difficult technique to master...the you would want to bake so it can resists chip...this is a very involved process...painting is like 20%material 30%prep 50%skill....imo leave it to the pros....but hey if you want to do this read up on it first....car paint is pretty expensive
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i would say just buy a new front bumper. depending on your quality of shop, it sometimes is cheaper to buy the new bumper than try to save the one that needs repainting.
Originally Posted by blouisgod
i would say just buy a new front bumper. depending on your quality of shop, it sometimes is cheaper to buy the new bumper than try to save the one that needs repainting.
true but i dont have the money for a new fornt bumper i have 300.00 to get it painted
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Originally Posted by Civicman1988
true but i dont have the money for a new fornt bumper i have 300.00 to get it painted
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Rep Power: 285 you can use 1000 gritt sand paper if you want just as long as the surface is scratched the paint will stick. you dont have to get it down to the bare plastic to paint something. just dont use too course of paper like 80 lol. i would say no lower than 600 gritt. believe me i painted my whole entire car lol
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Originally Posted by Civicman1988
I need the bumper stripped before i can repaint it? I need to know how to strip it?
take it to a shop 
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Rep Power: 371 If there's any imperfections in the paint already (ie. stone chips, scratches, scrapes, etc... ) you can't just sand with 1000grit and call it a day, you'll have to sand the entire bumper down. Plus with 1000grit, you'll be sanding for days before you even sand off the clearcoat.
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Rep Power: 344 How much is it to get like a lip painted, or a bumper, or all four lips to a lip kit?
Also is it common to just take kit or bumper pieces to the shop and have them paint it or do people usually just install it and then have it painted?
Also is it common to just take kit or bumper pieces to the shop and have them paint it or do people usually just install it and then have it painted?
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$200 to paint a full kit is cheap. Most people will pay anywhere from $400 and up.
$200 to paint a full kit is cheap. Most people will pay anywhere from $400 and up.
Originally Posted by dp_yz713
yah they dont require you do to it, but it keeps extra bucks in your pocket. its not hard to just sand. but its your car and your money
I will sand but i need to know what grit to strat out with if someone has a link that would be nice
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Rep Power: 285 stay with 1000-1500 i would say. just make sure you dont miss any spots cuz then the paint wont stick. 1500 is probably not course enough though. so maybe 800-1200. i dont know of any links, but i used 1500 when my dad recleared my car.
Originally Posted by HonCivX02
if your not experienced i really would not recomend sanding it yourself, you will end up paying them more to fix what you did
ya i am just having a shop do it all
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