sabre81

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I bought a new front bumper off of ebay. A company called autosdepo who has a very good reputation. I received the bumper in the mail, and broght it to the collision shop. They started painting and "fish eyes" were developing. This is a manufacturing error and not a painting error correct? The collision shop is a very good shop, they painted the side of my car and it came out perfect. Here are some pics.....

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Autosdepo is sending me a new bumper, this probably wont happen with the second one right?

parbreak

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Fisheyes are a painting and prep error, not a manufacturing error. I'm sure the paint shop will be able to correct the mistake. Due to some contamination most likely.

ss1129

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I thought that was all in the prep work done to the panel. Poor prep=fish eyballs. No??

parbreak

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That's what I said, poor prep, done by the painter. No one just takes a panel and starts spraying on it. It has to be cleaned, degreased, primered and then painted. Fisheyes are a PAINT defect, not a panel or part defect.

loser98

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poor prep =fish eyes yes.

it looks kinda orange peely too. again, bad prep.

i bought my car wrecked, i was 14 ( 15 now and its still not done ) i bough fenders, and went to get them painted, they were REALLY wavey. so i had to save up and get new ones. got new ones still dont have them painted ( lack of $$$ )

maybe it was just hot, or humid or something. but i cant see fish eye's/orange peel coming from bad quality bumpers

sabre81

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The shop cleaned it very thurowly, tryed to paint, then recleaned, and tryed again with no luck. It seems odd that they can paint the side of my car just fine but have trouble with the bumper. Guy at the shop said sometimes the release agents that are used to remove the bumper from the mold sometimes seep into the bumper causing this. He said this happens to maybe 1 out of 70 bumpers.

Teri9672

fish eyes are caused by some type of chemical contaminate.
ArmorAll can cause terrible fisheye problems. (so can deoderant, ask my hubby)

I don't think you need a new bumper, it just needs to be sanded and painted again.

Teri9672

front bumbers are made from a plastic. Painting metal versus plastic is totally different.

sabre81

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Well the guy at the shop did tell me he could repair it. He says an i quote; "In order for me to correct that problem I would have to completely strip that bumper and sand it down and re prime it."

The bumper came primed already from the company, and it was actually supposed to come not primed. I thought i was making out like a bandit when they sent me the more expensive primed bumper. Maybe this is karma

qcworm

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anything with silicone in ie will do it, it dont even have to be on the piece itself. i was painting a 91 rs camaro for my cousin, it was turing out beautifully, but i guy in the other side of our shop started to spray his tires with armour all and boom!!! the thing fish eyed terrible and i was on the last coat, i would just repaint it, it isnt the part