Spider webbing
Originally Posted by Carbed4thGen
Is this fixed by repainting or is a new bumper needed generally?
You can repaint it. I took my Z down to a good body shop about a week ago to get an estimate on repainting it.
Since we're on this topic can someone shed some light on how this happens? I bought my car used, and the carfax was clean. Also, there's no signs of damage or an accident. My '86 IROC suffered from the same condition. I know the bumper can flex more than the paint. I guess my main question is just how little does it take to spider the paint on the nose?
BTW...sorry for the hijack.
Since we're on this topic can someone shed some light on how this happens? I bought my car used, and the carfax was clean. Also, there's no signs of damage or an accident. My '86 IROC suffered from the same condition. I know the bumper can flex more than the paint. I guess my main question is just how little does it take to spider the paint on the nose?
BTW...sorry for the hijack.
Originally Posted by Demon_Speeding
You can repaint it. I took my Z down to a good body shop about a week ago to get an estimate on repainting it.
Since we're on this topic can someone shed some light on how this happens? I bought my car used, and the carfax was clean. Also, there's no signs of damage or an accident. My '86 IROC suffered from the same condition. I know the bumper can flex more than the paint. I guess my main question is just how little does it take to spider the paint on the nose?
BTW...sorry for the hijack.
Since we're on this topic can someone shed some light on how this happens? I bought my car used, and the carfax was clean. Also, there's no signs of damage or an accident. My '86 IROC suffered from the same condition. I know the bumper can flex more than the paint. I guess my main question is just how little does it take to spider the paint on the nose?
BTW...sorry for the hijack.
I think most starts from scratching or just a little tap and there it goes!
I've got some on mine from an accident. The body shop at the dealership did a **** poor job fixing it. There is a paint drip in the corner lens area, spider webbing, and a few scratches they didn't bother to buff out before they clear coated.
-Mike
-Mike
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Originally Posted by mag2001
i was told that they would eventually come back because the bumber already has the stress cracks(spiderweb) in it. i was also to ld to just get a new bumper cover.
Now is there any truth in wat Mag here was told?
It's caused by the paint not having a flex additive in it. Be sure when you take it to the body shop you ask them to add a flex additive to the paint AND the clearcoat. A good product is called Bulldog. If they don't use an additive it's going to happen the next time the bumper gets a scratch or is bumped real good.
Bryan
Bryan
