Maverick

Hey, I went to pick up my bumper today and they weren't able to finish it because it lookls like there is pitting all over the whole bumper. Once he got the silver paint with flex agent on is when he noticed it, even with several coats. He said adding clear coat would only magnify the problem and suggested I call Tsunami. Only I got the bumper from ebay off a guy with DaydreamFX. What should I do. Anyone else with a Tsunami bumber experience this. It doesn't look too bad, but at close inspections you can see the little pits. Any help or experience would be appreciated. Grey, I know yours is silver also,,any thoughts. If Tsunami won't help out I guess I'll have them go ahead with the clear coat and hope for the best. My grill and eyelids turned out great!

whowhatwhoa

there are 2 possiblities either he sanded it tooo much or toooo little... with the polyurethane they are porous and when the plastic is stamped there is oil entrapped that repels the primer and paint....but if u don't sand it the primer won't stick...i have a little tiny holes but not that too noticeable basically in the future i have get it redone maybe more primer and snading then primer again then sanding then paint agian......that's the only drawback about plastic painting it

Grey

iTrader: (61)

Oh, is that what those are? I think I had the same problem. Only in certain places though. Not on the whole bumper. I guess these bubbles could be left over from the urethane mold and maybe they sanded them down too much when painting? I'm not sure if we're talking about the same thing though 'cause mine were tiny and I also think I saw one on the side of my door where they removed a dent for me. Maybe it's the painting process and not the bumper? I know that certain places don't have the best equipment or technitians. Maybe it was the painting process that was screwy instead?

whowhatwhoa

it looks like proes that's what they are poly has pores

Maverick

thanks guys. i'm gonna call them today and go over tsumai's instructions/tips and maybe have them wet snd it again, these guys are very reputable and i've seen their work so i know they know what they're doing. back to the drawing board so to speak and hope for the best. i want to put my eyelids on, now if only i could get my hands on some brushed aluminum tyc's!!

WhiteRabbit

Maveric, send me a pic of your bumper. I'll give you $100 for your bumper, if its the style that im looking for, and I will take it and all of its problems. $100.

is that the pic above your name in your profile?

Maverick

rabbit, it's worth more than 100 and i'm not interested in selling. it's not that bad number one, and i'll get it fixed number 2. and yes that's the pic above my name, if you want to see one painted, go to grey's member page, his is like mine cept i have no carbon hood. if you like this bumper, i got mine off ebay 350 shipped, just search. the guy i got it from has a site tho, www.daydreamfx.com

pimpdakota

You need to bake the bumper twice at 150 degrees! The first bake use wax and grease remover to remove all of the releasing agent{ the wet oily stuff that doesnt let the urethane stick to the mold} then bake! Repeat cleaning and baking process untill no releasing agent is present! Tsunami doesnt send their bumpers through a wax/grease acid wash! Honda does! I have see many of wings west kits in worse shape from the factory than tsunami's thane! Urethane is tough to paint! Just gotta make sure its dry and clean! Dakota

WhiteRabbit

hey, i had to try [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/IMG] hope you get it fixed, and lemme see pics when you get it all together!

Blckcivic01

ya prolyl sanding

HCCriminal

iTrader: (2)

hey dakota... where can you get the wax/grease acid wash....??