Painting bumpers

[~~joycey~~]

Looking for some advice on painting normal grey plastic bumpers?


Wot primer ect and wot paint should i use? Any methods or tips?


Thanks :thumb:

[novanova636]

i used a bumper spray cleaner from halfords and then just sprayed with matt black paint!!

[Steve]

You will need plastic primer for it but it depends what colour you want to do the bumper in. And as always with spraying make sure its well prepped. :thumb:

[Benn]

Rub them down very well, you can use an addesion promoter on them too.
Plastic prime, sand smooth and then paint.

Please please dont use sh*tty matt paint on them.

[djbrowney]

key the surface up (light going over with scotch bright)

plastic primer (they all seem to do the same job)

etch primer (sticks like **** to a blanket)

primer (either celulose or 2 pac if you can still get it)

wet flat (400-600 wet/dry fairy liquid in warm water)

spray (the choice of your colour)

wet flat (1200 wet/dry very lightly fairy up liquid in water)

mop/polish (first g3 to bring back the shine an then g10)


fit your nice new bumper :thumb:

[Benn]

You dont need to etch them as the plastic primer does the same thing, and i really wouldnt 1200 wet flat them, way to many edges to burn thru.

[djbrowney]

You dont need to etch them as the plastic primer does the same thing, and i really wouldnt 1200 wet flat them, way to many edges to burn thru.

depends what type of finish he wants :thumb:

you dont always have to use an electric mop, elbo grease never hurt any one lol

[Benn]

Paint them well enough, and hand polishing 1200 sanding marks out is an utter c*nt.

I wouldnt go lower than 1500 if you really have too.

[matt_vaughan]

Well I found to get the original "out of the factory new bumper" look, I just wacked on some plastic primer, then a few coats of matt black, looks tops.

[Benn]

But they are grey from the factory.

[brainsnova]

listen to Benn he has top advice.

[~~joycey~~]

Benn can you pm me your msn addie please old bean? :)

[Adam]

I did my old bumpers matt black, looked fine imo.

[bmw156]

see today, i wanted to get off all the back to black **** and have them grey again. so i just got a wire brush on a drill, really slowely and it took of the ****. now i just need to get a heat gun or some peanut butter.

[CoolTiger]

i did my bumpers buy 320 grit the whole bumper and then scotch high build primer 800grit wet dry and then scotch again panel wipe paint

[Benn]

Benn can you pm me your msn addie please old bean? :)

Bennova@ hot...

[Benn]

see today, i wanted to get off all the back to black **** and have them grey again. so i just got a wire brush on a drill, really slowely and it took of the ****. now i just need to get a heat gun or some peanut butter.

And they hasnt killed the surface at all? Surpriced, as the plastic is very soft.