NEW DIY: How to Prep and Paint a Bumper

[martini]

I've been busy....

http://www.a4mods.com/index.php?page...ges/paint.html

better pictures to come.

[jbrown7815]

Nice

[sandspeed]

Very nice. Once I get a decent size garage, Im planning on getting into playing with paint myself.

[JustinCase]

Very nice job. The only thing I noticed is you arent supposed to wax/seal a new paint job until it fully cures which deing on manufacturer is up to and over 60 days.

[martini]

Very nice job. The only thing I noticed is you arent supposed to wax/seal a new paint job until it fully cures which deing on manufacturer is up to and over 60 days.

do you know what the side effect would be? There is nothing writen on the base/clear spec sheets that mention anything of the sort

[Overboostin]

great write up! I'm definitely bookmarking this.

[|FYASKO|]

damn nice job and write up!

[absolutegtr]

props.....i just wish I had the space, lol!!

[zcrew]

the time to wait to wax depends on the paint, the temperature, humidity etc. it just needs plenty of time to get plenty hard, which can take a long time. when I did mine in the middle of the summer, it was baked in the heat at nearly 100 degrees, so it quickened the curing a good bit.

[A4 KiDD 810]

Holy crap thats alot of prep stuff and supplies and time and work, and headache ! I would have went crazy. Takes a skilled person to DIY that. Nice job.

[JustinCase]

do you know what the side effect would be? There is nothing writen on the base/clear spec sheets that mention anything of the sort

Well, worst case scenario would be that the paint was still releasing gasses and the clearcoat will cloud but thats unlikely. You may notice down the line that the clearcoat is a bit softer than it should be though.

[martini]

Well, worst case scenario would be that the paint was still releasing gasses and the clearcoat will cloud but thats unlikely. You may notice down the line that the clearcoat is a bit softer than it should be though.

I may just use some palmolive dish soap to pull off the wax tomorrow just in case

i put a very light application on.

[F16HTON]

I may just use some palmolive dish soap to pull off the wax tomorrow just in case

i put a very light application on.

You do not want to use and soap for 30 days either, your best bet is to break out the buffer with some polishing compound.

[OneBadAudi]

nice write up, cant wait to do my lowers...

[martini]

You do not want to use and soap for 30 days either, your best bet is to break out the buffer with some polishing compound.

ok thats easy enough... ill run over it today. Realisticallly its only had the wax on it for 1 day or so, so im sure there is no real issue right now

[JustinCase]

Youre making me want to paint my lowers and usp front myself. I have a compressor but Id have to get everything else so I dont think it would be cost effective.

[martini]

Youre making me want to paint my lowers and usp front myself. I have a compressor but Id have to get everything else so I dont think it would be cost effective.

sure it would... because realistically, after you buy the shit you have it forever


I would rather spend money on supplies and tools to do the job myself, then pay someone else to do it

its more a matter of if you have the time and patience to do it as good as the paid labor

[AudiA4_20T]

Awesome, I have the ebony pearl also and will be painting my whole car this summer, this is a good start!

[martini]

Awesome, I have the ebony pearl also and will be painting my whole car this summer, this is a good start!

yeah i think its me you and greg with that color

if someone tries to sell you something other than the dupont chromabase.... dont buy it

[Maverick]

damn nice work man!!! I love how you hang your bumper in the air!
btw, can you pm me on where you got your bumper from? I always liked this bumper

[Four Play]

Youre making me want to paint my lowers and usp front myself. I have a compressor but Id have to get everything else so I dont think it would be cost effective.

I was thinking about that myself, but also, what else later on down the line could you use that setup for

I'm sure after just a few uses you would get your money's worth.

Excellent writeup!

[martini]

damn nice work man!!! I love how you hang your bumper in the air!
btw, can you pm me on where you got your bumper from? I always liked this bumper

bought it used in the AZ classifieds