Smoothing

robert.cheetham · Post by **robert.cheetham** » Sun Apr 04, 2004 9:13 pm

I Think that mk3 beasts bumpers look awsome, so I was wondering how to do it.

mk3_beast · Post by **mk3_beast** » Sun Apr 04, 2004 11:22 pm

theres 2 ways to do it i think,

1,
rub all the bobbles out with sand paper prime and paint,

2,
rub the bumper to let the paint stick u need P180 grit for that, then prime them in high build primer probibly about 3 times to make sure there aint no bobbles left after u rubed them down,

then you should have a nice base to paint onto,

note; that's just a quick explanation of how to do it, to do it propper it takes a lot more time and effort to do it!!

dub envy · Post by **dub envy** » Mon Apr 05, 2004 12:06 am

or you can buy pre-smoothed and primered bumpers from VW..

saves a whole lot of time and mess.

optima21 · Post by **optima21** » Mon Apr 05, 2004 8:57 am

and it will be better to uses activated primers for plastic too, so that the paint doesnt flake off, especially as the bumpers are very "waxy"

robert.cheetham · Post by **robert.cheetham** » Mon Apr 05, 2004 12:47 pm

Any wensites that sell smoothed bumpers? how much?

pettsy · Post by **pettsy** » Mon Apr 05, 2004 2:41 pm

vagparts

dub envy · Post by **dub envy** » Mon Apr 05, 2004 5:53 pm

got my front one from vagparts for Â£129 (i think... wasnt much more if at all..)

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 4:56 pm

You *can* get plastic-adhering primer from regular car shops, like halfords etc. Thing is, you may need more than you would reckon... I was considering doing my own bumper up, til I had a go at respraying my wheel trims. Managed to do 3 and 3/4 13" trims with a 300ml can (b*stard! had to squirt a layer of regular primer on top and then mix it all across with a lot of sanding)... that's not an awful lot of coverage, and I was doing it on a wax-free, near perfectly smooth surface to boot - might need a couple of 500ml cans to do a bumper with as conservative estimate. Not cheap. But if you're careful it can be cheaper than a pre-done one. Depends how much your time is worth!

dub envy · Post by **dub envy** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 5:18 pm

Tahrey1043 wrote:Depends how much your time is worth!

thats exactly why I bought one already done.. A choice of 2 days working on a bumper (probably more) or going to work and earning some over time, means I would actually lose money doing it myself..

D4V1D · Post by **D4V1D** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 10:30 pm

hey dub,
does the bumper look really smooth, like body work smooth? only need to get a new front bumper and want them smoothed but i guess itll cost roughly the same and be quicker just to buy 1 like it already.
any pics?

cheers

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