Painting new front bumper - "fish eyes" ? - pics.
#1
Teching In
Thread Starter
iTrader: (2)
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Western New york.
Posts: 44
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Painting new front bumper - "fish eyes" ? - pics.
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.....
http://img230.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mvc004s9xc.jpg
http://img299.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mvc005s6py.jpg
Autosdepo is sending me a new bumper, this probably wont happen with the second one right?
http://img230.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mvc004s9xc.jpg
http://img299.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mvc005s6py.jpg
Autosdepo is sending me a new bumper, this probably wont happen with the second one right?
#4
TECH Addict
iTrader: (17)
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Hanover, MD
Posts: 2,190
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
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.
#5
Staging Lane
iTrader: (3)
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: carbondale, PA
Posts: 87
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
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 $$$ )
maybe it was just hot, or humid or something. but i cant see fish eye's/orange peel coming from bad quality bumpers
it looks kinda orange peely too. again, bad prep.
i bought my car wrecked, i was 14 ( 15 now and its still not done ) i bough fenders, and went to get them painted, they were REALLY wavey. so i had to save up and get new ones. got new ones still dont have them painted ( lack of $$$ )
maybe it was just hot, or humid or something. but i cant see fish eye's/orange peel coming from bad quality bumpers
#6
Teching In
Thread Starter
iTrader: (2)
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Western New york.
Posts: 44
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by parbreak
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.
Last edited by sabre81; 09-01-2005 at 03:29 PM.
#7
TECH Enthusiast
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Pearland, Texas
Posts: 740
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
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.
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.
Trending Topics
#8
TECH Enthusiast
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Pearland, Texas
Posts: 740
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by sabre81
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.
#9
Teching In
Thread Starter
iTrader: (2)
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Western New york.
Posts: 44
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by 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.
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.
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
#10
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