im gonna respray my car during the year, atm i've just been doing some bog work to get it all straigh etc. what im wondering is what would i have to do to my bumpers to stop the paint peeling off like its doing atm. not sure when the car was last repainted as it was done before i brought it. it looks like apsolute crap you can see in my pro pic the front bumper. its meant to be blue like the rest of my car but now looks like a blue and grey paint by numbers!!!! any suggestions????
I'd gladly push my holden than drive a bloody ford!
It's all in the prep-work when it comes to paint. Poor prep will have the paint sheeting off like no one's business regardless of whether it is clear coated or not.
There's a lot of good books on the topic aswell as some great information online (for free!) so the info is out there if you look.
To prevent the paint getting any worse until you spray, give it a good wash, cut and polish and then a wax- the best products you can afford. The wax should help protect it from the elements and although it won't fix anything it might mask some defects.
to answer the question on how to stop paint flaking off plastic surfaces, you need to mix a flex compound into the paint prior to painting, this allows the paint to flex when heat hits the plastic and expands/shrinks.
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Posted - 10 Apr 2008 : 9:02:03 PM
