Colour coding the bumpers!

Danneh Boy · Post by **Danneh Boy** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 5:44 pm

Hey guys,

Ive been wanting to do this since I bought my car. You know them crappy plastic pieces of trim that go around the arches etc? They make the car look crappy

Ive just got a project pack of sanding paper from halfords, and I was just wondering if you guys could recommend which grade I should use at each stage.

I know I need to first get the orange peel effect away, then smooth it off with a less coarse paper, then primer the plastic, then wet and dry, then start adding the coats with a wet and dry inbetween each coat?

Thanks,

dan

mikeL02 · Post by **mikeL02** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 9:10 pm

hey mate, if you look in the Tutorials, Hints & Tips section, sach has tips on how to do it

tom87 · Post by **tom87** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 10:47 am

if you dont have any experince take it to a bodyshop. it will look crap if you dont. it wont cost all that much either.

Danneh Boy · Post by **Danneh Boy** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 11:08 am

My dad says he has experience doing it, so were gonna give it ago. If worse comes to the worse, then were gonna just go to the body shop and let them re-undo our mess

mikeL02 · Post by **mikeL02** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 12:18 pm

lol, good man, i got quoted Â£200-Â£250 for the front,back and arches to be smoothed and C/C\'d at a really pr0 place round mine, and only takes a couple of hours, worth the money i reckon, just need a spare Â£250 lol

Danneh Boy · Post by **Danneh Boy** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 1:05 pm

Jesus thats steep! I hate how pro bodyshops can charge what they want

I also hate people know know body shops, and get discounts etc lol