painted bumperettes? - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

blinkwatt · 09-18-2007, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by blue2000s

Huh? Do they paint bumpers? Maybe they didn't realize it's the same material, not a rubber.

I think he was referring to the rubber bumperettes.

Those are rubber.

My shop that I had paint mine warned me that if I bump into anything don't be shocked if the paint cracks. They painted them,came out perfect,it's up to me not to back into anything.

jwilson95 · 11-17-2007, 11:47 AM

Pompous/All-

I wonder if the Advance paint match system can do metallic paints or if they can only do the basic colors like Guards Red on your car?

Thanks,

djomlas · 11-17-2007, 12:44 PM

i will be painting mine sometimes soon, so ill document everything and post it up.

jwilson95 · 11-18-2007, 06:58 AM

DJ-

you gonna go with paintscratch.com or something else?

JMW

djomlas · 11-18-2007, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by jwilson95

DJ-

you gonna go with paintscratch.com or something else?

JMW

yup, that will be it.
im still yet to order the paint

porsche986spyder · 11-19-2007, 08:07 AM

I did mine myself and did a do-it-yourself on here a few months ago. If you do a search on the forum I'm sure you will find it.

nola911 · 11-19-2007, 06:52 PM

I painted mine this weekend with a rattle can. Krylon fusion is a perfect paint for the application. It is made to stick to plastics and is flexible. It is good for outdoors, as it is often used for kids playground toys.

I did about 4 light layers of paint and 3 of automotive clearcoat. The finish is very durable, as I tried my hardest to be rough with it today with no negative results. The match on black paint is perfect

blue2000s · 11-29-2007, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by blinkwatt

I think he was referring to the rubber bumperettes.

Those are rubber.

My shop that I had paint mine warned me that if I bump into anything don't be shocked if the paint cracks. They painted them,came out perfect,it's up to me not to back into anything.

They're the same material as the rest of the bumper, PP+EPDM, which is a plastic/rubber blend.

23109VC · 09-16-2008, 10:40 AM

rather than spend almost $300 to get bumperettes from bumperplugs, I may opt for the do it yourself appraoch via paintscratch.com

for those of you also did this - did you sand down the bumperettes, or just clean/prime/paint?

Stroked & Blown · 09-16-2008, 11:13 AM

I spent a lot of time sanding & priming & re-sanding the bumperettes to get a super smooth finish prior to spraying color. It looks like the rest of the body panels.

Depending on your color, you may be able to get away without sanding. It will probably look similar to the texture on the rocker panels unsanded.

23109VC · 09-16-2008, 06:23 PM

mine is ocean blue metallic.

i'm guessing i'll order their spray can "kit" that comes with primer and othe rstuff needed to do the painting job.

Burg Boxster · 09-18-2008, 12:06 PM

make sure you check the box that says Flex or Add Flex (as if it were being applied to the bumper)

23109VC · 09-19-2008, 05:38 AM

they have a kit for painting metal or non-metal. it has a flex primer and another component that helps the paint tos tick to a nonmetal surface.

it's a comlete kit. price = $75.

that includes paint, primer, clear coat, and some other items.

i figure i will paint the bumperettes and maybe the center console or rollbar?

not sure on an ocean blue car - how it would look to paint the center console ocean blue..... or the roll bar. maybe i'll find some pics online and get an idea how it looks.

thanks for the tips guys. this soundsl ike an easy fun DIY project.