Mitsubishi: Re-Painting Plastic Bumpers

I have never done this before, but i do know a good deal about painting. If
you sand it and then coat it once at most twice then it should last longer.
However, the more coats you have the more likely it is to peel off. I'd
sand it really good and then add a coat. If it looks good and isn't too
thin then don't add another coat. If you feel like it's too thin then i'd
add only one more coat before taking it to the shop. Good luck.

Fred wrote: 

Find a better "body shop"!
Painting plastic is easy as pie, although the aftermarket ones do
require some added brain matter and thought, as well as extra preperation.

 

That is where you too would be wrong.
FIRST you must WASH the bumper in guestion so as to remove any and all
mold releases.
This goes double for after market crap.

Sanding it first will only BURY the existing crap further into the
substrate that you wish to paint, causing you problems.

This is why that "body shop" you went to can't advise you better,
beacuse THEY DON'T HAVE A CLUE!


Once it is CLEAN, then lightly scuff it, and then apply the proper
ADHESION PROMOTER for the type of plastic that you want coated.

THEN use the proper primers and top coats that work also with it,
plastics that are flexable(if need be) and that match and work with the
top coats that will match your track's color!
 

Been their seen it done it!

Thanks!

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"Mike Dirnt" <gov> wrote in message
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Thanks for the info, Mike! This is a 1990, so I'm assuming
that you mean some kind of non-standard car washing
technique that I need to do? Would scrubbing it down with
acetone or methylene chloride be a good idea? That works
good on fax and other rubber rollers to get the "bite" back.
 
into the 
better, 
the proper 
coated.

Where would I go to find out the type of plastic it is made
of?

Thanks again. I appreciate the info.
 
with it, 
work with the 

"Fred" <com> wrote in message
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Just look in the Yellow Pages for an autoshop paint supplier. They will be
able to advise the correct preparation and paints.

Stewart DIBBS

Fred wrote: 

Wax and grease remover first, then, I have always used lacquer thinner
with a scotch brite pad.
Soap and water, again with another scotch brite, and when dry, One
last time tith the wax-n-grease remover.
Then spray on the adhesion promoter, primer/sealer.. top coats.

Thanks, Greg & Stewart.

"Greg Arama" <gov> wrote in message
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Well, I went ahead with my best guess.... First I washed the
car, using the kind of brush you use to wash vinyl tops -
stiff but not enough to scratch the paint. Then I wiped down
the rubber strips with acetone - man, that stuff got up
layers and layers of "bumper black" paint. Once I got it
down to the original rubber, I filled in any pock marks, aka
holes, with an epoxy made for plastics. Then after dry, I
sanded the rubbers strips, first with 200, then 400 then
800 the 1000 grit sandpaper. It doesn't look like new, but
it is smooth and a lot better than before. The car is now
being painted and I'll report back how it came out in a few
days.

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