CETA Bumper: A How To
Teching In
Joined: May 2009
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From: Chicago
Ive been reading this thread for the last three days in prep to do the CETA mod on my own Trans Am. Everything posted here was very helpful and I can now proudly say I completed my CETA mod today and it came out great!
Here are some pics of a CETA bumper on a Dark Aqua Met T/A....BTW what does "CETA" mean?
Here are some pics of a CETA bumper on a Dark Aqua Met T/A....BTW what does "CETA" mean?
TECH Enthusiast
Joined: May 2004
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From: San Jose, NorCal
I recently got into a car accident a week ago. Did the CETA mod back in 2006 with a graphite grey on my NBM Car. Looked OK, but now since the guys insurance is going to replace my bumper I'm thinking of making it black. I've seen the Semi Gloss and some of the High Gloss, kind of leaning more into the high gloss just cause it looks more flush with the whole cars paint. However the guy at the shop said that making it look high gloss may make the piece look "fake" or more plastic looking. I'm not sure what he meant by that but from what I've seen on some of the cars posted in this thread, High gloss looks clean. He recommended doing semi gloss which does still have a gloss but not as much as straight up gloss. Anyone recommended a type for NBM? I'm not sure what I'll do, but I'll post the end results after everythings done.
I've seen an inverted CETA on here. Basically imagine your rear bumper with the CETA mod in bright yellow.
I've seen an inverted CETA on here. Basically imagine your rear bumper with the CETA mod in bright yellow.
Sorry for the noob question, but if I remove the bumper to do this will it bolt right back up without having to adjust the panels to line up correctly? I don't wanna risk getting overspray everywhere so I'll probably just take the whole bumper off to do it.
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Verdad Gallardo It bolted right back up fine. Man that really makes the *** of a white TA look so much better! Taking off the bumper is a pita but was well worth it. No overspray on tue car and you can really get all the areas covered that you couldn't get as well if the bumper was on the car.
Teching In
Joined: Jan 2011
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From: Oklahoma
i wonder if plasti dip would work well on this?
ive plast dipped a few cars interior and exterior. ive found that it seems to go on choppy but smoothen out after a couple coats.... worth a try i guess worse case i peel it off...
im going to do this no doubt. just dont know when or what type of black ill use my wheels are gloss and my GS stripes are kinda gloss too. so ill probably have to hit it with flat and gloss it. i always get scared when using clear coat... dunno why.
this would be a great reason to buy that new air brush ive been wanting...
ive plast dipped a few cars interior and exterior. ive found that it seems to go on choppy but smoothen out after a couple coats.... worth a try i guess worse case i peel it off...
im going to do this no doubt. just dont know when or what type of black ill use my wheels are gloss and my GS stripes are kinda gloss too. so ill probably have to hit it with flat and gloss it. i always get scared when using clear coat... dunno why.
this would be a great reason to buy that new air brush ive been wanting...
TECH Apprentice
Joined: Oct 2010
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i wonder if plasti dip would work well on this?
ive plast dipped a few cars interior and exterior. ive found that it seems to go on choppy but smoothen out after a couple coats.... worth a try i guess worse case i peel it off...
im going to do this no doubt. just dont know when or what type of black ill use my wheels are gloss and my GS stripes are kinda gloss too. so ill probably have to hit it with flat and gloss it. i always get scared when using clear coat... dunno why.
this would be a great reason to buy that new air brush ive been wanting...
ive plast dipped a few cars interior and exterior. ive found that it seems to go on choppy but smoothen out after a couple coats.... worth a try i guess worse case i peel it off...
im going to do this no doubt. just dont know when or what type of black ill use my wheels are gloss and my GS stripes are kinda gloss too. so ill probably have to hit it with flat and gloss it. i always get scared when using clear coat... dunno why.
this would be a great reason to buy that new air brush ive been wanting...
http://www.autozone.com/autozone/acc...er=467217_0_0_
Then just apply the clear =).
On The Tree
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 197
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From: illinois
Please help advice needed!!! I am confused why i am doing the ceta mod just like this write up, took bumper off, sanded, primed, sanded, 9 coats of satin black krylon for plastic, and it looks like trash. its all cloudy hazy and rough to the touch in some areas. what do i do now? it looked way better before...
I am confused why i am doing the ceta mod just like this write up, took bumper off, sanded, primed, sanded, 9 coats of satin black krylon for plastic, and it looks like trash. its all cloudy hazy and rough to the touch in some areas. what do i do now? it looked way better before...
On The Tree
Joined: Feb 2012
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From: illinois
No, im just trying to spray paint it flat black like everyone else i have seen. The pics look good that i have seen or are they all this crappy close up? Also can i sand the surface with 600 or 1000 on the flat black i just painted or will that not work?
Anybody? Help. Does clear fix this. I wasnt going to use clear. Can i sand the flat? Help idk ehat to do.
So i did exactly what this said and it looks all cloudy and uneven what now
Need some help how to finish it so it looks nice not all cloudy looking
Anybody? Help. Does clear fix this. I wasnt going to use clear. Can i sand the flat? Help idk ehat to do.
So i did exactly what this said and it looks all cloudy and uneven what now
Need some help how to finish it so it looks nice not all cloudy looking
