[PICS] Bumper Paint Repair ( BEFORE AND AFTER PICS)

[imaxsameer]

Okay today I decided to repair some scratches on my bumper for the very first time. I researched and I knew exactly what I was doing. It all went really well until I peeled the masking and removed the newspaper.

This is what it looked like before, I also have other marks on the car but I started on this because its the most minor:
http://img830.imageshack.us/i/img0376.png/
Masked up: http://img41.imageshack.us/i/img0377.png/

Okay so I painted the area like this:

1. Sand down 270 grit.
2. Wax and Grease remove.
3. Primer 2 coats.
Primed Pics:
1st coat: http://img194.imageshack.us/i/img0378.png/
2nd coat: http://img36.imageshack.us/i/img0380k.png/
4. Sand down 270 grit.
5. Wax and grease remove.
6. Car paint 2 coats.
7. Masking and newspaper removed
Masking removed:
http://img185.imageshack.us/i/img0382.png/
http://img259.imageshack.us/i/img0384.png/

Need tips on re-doing this job.

EDIT:
Read Page [2] for 2nd attempt at this repair

NEW PICS ARE ALSO UP ON PAGE 2 FOR before AND after pics. Check em up and comment (my very own DIY)

[aznstyler]

why 120? ..

[Oz_Striker]

Okay today I decided to repair some scratches on my bumper for the very first time. I researched and I knew exactly what I was doing. It all went really well until I peeled the masking and removed the newspaper.

Okay so I painted the area like this:

1. Sand down 120grit.
2. Wax and Grease remove.
3. Primer 2 coats.
Primed Pics:
4. Sand down 120grit.
5. Wax and grease remove.
6. Car paint 2 coats.

pics aren't working mate, also what exactly is the problem? then someone will be able to help you out

[imaxsameer]

funny thing is that you guys start posting when I removed the pics and when I had em up no one posted for a good 2-3 hours. Wait a beat and ill post new pics up.

[Twest]

why 120? ..

Yea mate maybe 120 to sand down but definitely not 120 to finish the primer. 120 is for like, finishing wood before varnishing. You shouldve used minimium 240 or something like that.
Regardless doing what you are trying is very hard to achieve and you generally need to use some cut&buff after spraying the bumper to try and even out the colours.

[imaxsameer]

Im so sorry dude, but i got confused that the lower the number the rougher it is. I used 270 grit, I also have 120 but I didn't use in this case because they job wasn't that big. So all up 270 grit... Uploading pics soon.

[dougie_504]

Shouldn't you paint the whole bumper?

And who matched the paint itself?

Also for a smoothe finish you want to hit it with something like 800 grit. 400 wet to remove the clear, 800 to finish or after the hi-fill.

[grifty]

should use like 600-800 grit, and remember you will never be able to perfectly match white since the paint is old

[imaxsameer]

Ok ill buy a 800 grit tomorrow. Also if I paint the whole bumper, it would probably stand out to the rest f the car. I am thinking pf painting the hood black just like the civic on the homepage left hand side. Aside that i gotta fix this mark up.

Can i paint directly on the prime? Or i have to paint prime then sand, wax grease remove then car paint on top?
Also any tips on spraying?

[Twest]

Im so sorry dude, but i got confused that the lower the number the rougher it is. I used 270 grit, I also have 120 but I didn't use in this case because they job wasn't that big. So all up 270 grit... Uploading pics soon.

Okay 270 seems fine. You probably just have to cut and buff the bumper properly so that the colours mix.

[Rayle]

Also, by not actually taping the area you wanted to spray and instead folding newspaper and just taping the corners, you've got areas where there's primer went under the newspaper but no paint over it. I'd definitely recommend actually taping up the area (with good tape) so that you don't get what's now an outline of the resprayed area, this should make it significantly less obvious.

[imaxsameer]

What do you mean by cut and buff and at what step should i do it?

Ill post more pics tomorow going to do it again, is clear coat necessary?

Also how important is it to wear a mask when painting?