Thread: cleacoat help

I'm kidding Scotty.. It sure helps everyone to have your little write up available because let's face it most of the previous gen cars have this problem.

ive seen very few that dont have this bumper paint issue.

im still shocked i was able to pull this paint job off not once but twice now. both bumpers came out way better then i thought, and look 100 x better then they did, well worth the few hours time it takes to get done.

You know the next step is to paint the whole car.. Ready.. Set..go

Originally Posted by REDCOMPG

You know the next step is to paint the whole car.. Ready.. Set..go

id be lying if i said the thought had not crossed my mind lol im not going to go that far tho. ill live with its body flaws that blend into a 16 year old cars personality.

Originally Posted by yzboy85

That looks pretty good for a quick fix, at least from that picture. So you literally just sprayed over it with that DC can? Do you plan on putting clear over it later? Like I said I don't know anything about painting and am afraid of making it look really bad lol, but I'm not taking it to a body shop for them to charge me 300 to paint my bumper... there's better things to spend that money on

It would be tough to make it worse. What I showed is yes straight from that can and no I don't plan to clear it. Black is the one color you can match with one can. Its available in full gloss with UV protection unlike other colors and metallics. Single step would work OK on white or red too but won't match like black does.

When I painted the front license hole cover, I did clear that for max shine. Heavy sanding and buffing of spray paint should be avoided in my opinion. Spray your black while moving the can fast and holding it close to the surface. Overlap plenty with each pass and make an effort to keep the fuzzy edge small while wetting the color area well.