VandykeT/A

My car was tapped in the back before I bought the car, the hole car needs painted but this is the only major problem. So I wanted to try to paint it myself. I did the ceta mod by instructions found on here. So in a nutshell could someone give me a run down of what I'd need to do to fix this. The main question is what grits of sand paper do i need to start and progress to. Where would the paint code be? you can see in the pic the paint is just flaking off. Thanks

SinisterZ28

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strip the whole bumper,start with 80 on a DA,then go back over with 180 DA, then prime 2-4 coats(flexable primer)sand with 320 to knock the top off,then 500 wet till its nice n smooth.then paint.your paint code is on a sticker on your door at the bottom of the sticker there is either/or a U or WA followed by a number if yours is white it could be 8624

ANTICOP RAM AIR

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800 grit then paint.. make sure you use a block or a sanding sponge, do not use your fingers.. also, try sanding with a warm soapy solution from a 5 gal bucket and rinsing final with garden hose... wipe off with mineral spirits and then tack cloth... pay attention to the colors around the edges, there should be a light gray for the material the bumper is made of, then a sealer which should be a dark gray then your primer and color.. both could be white ish but will most likely be gray.. stick with the same primer/basecoat colors, that will give you the best chance of matching everything else.. if you put white paint over a black primer, it will come out dull white/almost gray.. i can post some pics tomorrow of what i am talking about.. i did the same thing on my red WS6..

VandykeT/A

I did it thanks guys

ANTICOP RAM AIR

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Process you used? Upclose pics? Looks good from 5ft away tho...

VandykeT/A

I took an electric sander with 80 grit all over it. Then 220 because i didn't have any 180 on the electric sander. Primered it. then I took a 320 sanding sponge to it followed by some 400 grit and then some 1000. from 320 up was all wet with a block. Then whipped it all off and sprayed it. I still haven't cleared coated it yet. You can tell i had not the slightest idea what i was doing it has small lines in places but you have to get right up on it to tell. It turned out alot better than i thought it would. I'll take some more pics of up close and post in the morning I"m at work now. And by lines i guess its like high spots where it wasn't sanded as much in places as others. Thanks

ANTICOP RAM AIR

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looks 100x better than before and for what you put into it, Id be happy

VandykeT/A

I'm more than satisfied with it. It turned out alot better than I thought it was going to. The only real thing about it is that it isn't as shiny as the other paint but I haven't cleared it yet. If the cleare didn't help anything I'm more than happy with it. I just wanted the big busted spots gone. I appreciate the help. I"ll post pics in the morning.

SinisterZ28

iTrader: (4)

hell yeah,make sure you have good light when you clear it,white is HARD to see when clearing. 2-3 coats is all youll need.never hurts to try something you havent done n learn something.

Mr.z/28

iTrader: (8)

Nice Job!