what colour bumpers

[nitrous6293]

got my gsi bumper sprayed finally and put it on but the bumpers have turned out darker than the rest of the car.

im gonna give them another go or do you think i should spray them black.
what colour do you think would be best.

its a burgandy corsa(satin red) with graphite grey alloys.

do you think i should redo them the same colour or do them black, what would look best

if you think black should i do them satin black or matt

[psycho657]

id say satin black personally but only cos im thinking of doin the same to mine, havein black bumpers arches and door handles but iv got black wheels and my car is star silver,should look good, satin red and black i reckon that would look kinda sweet, and different everyone has gone for the whole colour co-ordination thing.

[nitrous6293]

ye mt wheels are graphite grey so they are stil pretty dark.
thinks ill go for black cos it will work well with the colour i think
can anyone on here do photoshops?

just need advice on how to get them super shiny.
sick of them been so dull. should you colour sand them afteer putting on the laquer or not??

[psycho657]

well you could go for a chrome undercoat and get it done at a paint specialists, but would cost a fair whack, but if u get it done black metalic like corsa c black, thats pretty shiny.

[nitrous6293]

thinkin of doin them myself
just not got the experience really
are there any sites with a step by step guide with what to do.
ive a pretty good idea but best to get full instructions.
just cant get them to shine like the rest of the car

i think its just wet sanding i need to learn.
rest of my technique is spot on so ive been told

[psycho657]

yer wet sanding is quite tricky, weve got alot of old bumpers that have been dumped where ma mate works and weve been practicing with the spray gun he just bought, with compressor he uses at work, tell u its hard to get a decent finsh but the last one we did was looked real good but it was for a rover 400 old style looks better than rovers paintwork out of the factory, not hard like. but u can only get better with practice. iv been thinking of goin to college to learn spraying techniques and stuff try and become one for a living cos there hourly rate is just as good as a plumber!!

[paul3lions]

I've got a burgundy 3 door too with black bumpers,thinking of putting calibra alloys on and spraying them black and fitting black dtm/M3 style mirrors,subtle I think but effective......

[nitrous6293]

have u got any pics of ur car?

[Mazza]

my corsa is also satin red, if ya can id like to see a pic of that mate, had a simular idea in mind with the black bumpers but wasnt too sure how it would look so seeing yours would be doing me a big favour mazza.