Painted my bumper in my backyard *pics*
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Painted my bumper in my backyard *pics*
I got a quote to re-paint my front bumper for ~$400. After a little research I found that I could buy everything I needed to do it myself for the same price... plus now I have all of my own equipment.
Don't get me wrong, it's not perfect. But considering I had never picked up a paint gun before... it aint bad!!!
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Don't get me wrong, it's not perfect. But considering I had never picked up a paint gun before... it aint bad!!!
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Originally Posted by cmblack13
LOOKS GREAT MAN! HELP ME!! How long did it take you? Where are you located? How did you do it? like products you used for color match?
3 hrs sanding
3 hrs painting
3 hrs wet sanding/buffing
I did it in my backyard under our carport, and wrapped plastic around it to give at least some protection from bugs etc. I'm located in Wills Point (close to Canton TX).
I used PPG paint from the local paint store (local meaning Tyler lol). They begin by getting the paint code from your car, and then use a special machine to test the paint from your car to account for color fade so that the color comes out perfect. All in all just the primer/paint/clear cost $175... but I used the best paint they had. I could have cut that in half using lower grade economy PPG.
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Originally Posted by Super Speed
Looks good man how much did the gun cost you/
Also, I'm open to helping out other members. Send me a PM. I am treating this as a hobby more than anything else.
Thanks for the comments!
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looks a hell of a lot better man. wtf did you drive through with the original paint job? lol
wills point, eh? i'm from tyler. where'd you buy the paint stuff?
wills point, eh? i'm from tyler. where'd you buy the paint stuff?