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Victoria
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December 2004
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How do i colour code my bumpers?
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Sat, 26 February 2005 05:32
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Hi everyone,
I'm new here, and i need some advice. Basically i'm poor and i want to colour code the bumpers on my corolla myself. Could anyone here could guide me through the process of doing this.
*What steps need to be taken to do the job right, and what sandpaper sizes do i need?
I've been told by a friend that this is how it's done,
1) Rub back the bumpers with scotch brite
2) Wax and grease the small dent in rear bumper, and fill with "plastic bumper bog"
3) Once done repairing, wax and grease remove and wait until dry
4) Undercoat the bumpers with plastic bumper undercoat
5) Paint a "guide coat" to rub back to undercoat with 2000 wet
6) Dry, then wax and grease remove and paint coats of paint
(I've been told to paint the small part of body filler first, then proceed with the rest of the bumper)
7) Once the coats have been done and are dry, paint in a few coats of clear straight over paint (no rubbing back) until the bars look nice.
Is this the usual process? Anything missing here? i want to do the job right. Thanks for your help in advance fellas...
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Location:
Lismore, NSW
Registered:
February 2003
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Re: How do i colour code my bumpers?
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Sat, 26 February 2005 08:04
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Thats pretty close but i'd like to add a few things..
Item 2: before filling in dents scratches etc give the area a rub with 180-240, also keep in mind that scratches can also be whizzed out depending on the depth. Sand bog with 180-240 dry
Item 4: Whiz the repaired area's with 320 on a soft pad. You dont have to undercoat the whole bar, if you have a lot of repairs i'd say yes but if you got a small area just do that area.
Item 5: Guide coat primed area's and rub back with 320 dry on a block, once primed area's have been blocked whiz the whole bar with 500.
Item 6: Paint normally, dont favour the repaired area.
Pretty sure thats the process we use at work but different people do different things  GOOD LUCK
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Location:
Adelaide
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July 2002
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Re: How do i colour code my bumpers?
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Sat, 26 February 2005 08:15
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yep thats what i did with mine, well i might not have been that anal about it and i only did a sand after the primer then another light rub back after 2 coats of paint, then i did another 2 coats of paint let that dry then did 3 coats of clear, has lasted 2 years so far without any flaking, so if you really take your time with it, remeber 85% of a good paint job is good preperation, and put a lot of effort in you can get very good results your self. I did this all out of 400g spray cans of toyota peak white that i got from autobarn i think that was the most expensive bit as the painy was about 12-15$ a can and i used i think 4 or 5 cans of white and 2 cans of clear
good luck, post some pics up after your done
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1st street on the right
Registered:
November 2002
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Re: How do i colour code my bumpers?
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Sat, 26 February 2005 10:20
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Paint the car the same color as the bumpers 
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Location:
Victoria
Registered:
December 2004
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Re: How do i colour code my bumpers?
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Sun, 27 February 2005 09:14
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Thanks for the info guys. I appreciate it. Gonna get stuck into it on the long weekend!
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