squirrelybird

I am a new student at UF. I would never leave my car at home, so it resides in a parking garage. Well...bad news...it appears bonehead rearended it in the lot, pushing it against the curb and the nose against the wall. The only damage in the front was to the front tag, but the rear bumper finish is dead. The paint (I believe it's RM limeco) cracked so it is flaking off leaving ugly gray primer. How should I go about fixing it? Any answers you might have...just say it! I think I can do it myself if i can match the color...how should I strip it/ prep it/etc. for a flexible part like a bumper? Thanks. Probably can't do it till Christmas break, so I have time.

m3baller

just replace both bumpers, then paint those, unless the ones you have are salvageable.

squirrelybird

no no there are no dents at all...only paint problems---hardly constitutes replacing the whole bumber cover.

m3baller

sand it down, primer then paint, i think they make paint just for bumpers

Bad Blk Z

You should use a special adative in the paint that helps it flex with the urathane bumpers.

deadbird

If you are looking for just a touch-up until a better paintjob comes along, just use some duplicolor touch-up paint.

Sand and prep the area as suggested in the pervious posts. Dulpicolor also makes a flexible bumper primer.

Chip off all the paint you can to assure it won't keep chipping. Blend/feather the sharp edges out into the existing paint so it smoothe when you feel across it. Use a 220 or lighter grit wet paper (wetsand) to blend. Use a few light coats of primer & allow about day of cure time to assure most shrinking is done. After that,, sand with 4 to 600 grit wet papar & spray the area with color. Allow a few hours dry time (duplicolor is laquer which cures quickly), buff out & polish to color match the best you can. A bit of work for minimum cost to fix the ugliness. You shouldn't have any problems unless you hit the part again.

My camaro is painted entirely with dulpicolor (exculding a few parts) but, for touch up,, it is an excellent affordable alternative at $2.50-$4 a can (depending on size).

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okfoz

I have a friend who at college had the same thing happen to him. we spent a better part of an hour measuring and looking at the creases to see who hit him. We found the culprit by driving around and seeing who matched up with the bumper pattern and found remnants on his bumper.

then you ask for ample money to repair your paint.

Of course my friend had a "Cough..cough Datsun" (no "rice" comments please) but if you go to a small enough school start looking for the right pattern.

John

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87kevroc

Get a good book, like David Jacob's 'How to Paint Your Car', study it and follow the advice given. There'e a lot more to it than one might think.

Get some estimates on having it done at a body shop, then price out the equipment you'd need to get to do the job. You may still come out ahead even if you have to buy some of the equipment (sprayer, compressor, etc.). If you can use somebody else's equipment so much the better. You can get professional results if you take the time.