painted bumperettes?

[23109VC]

these pictures make me want to do it.

buy from the bumperplug people - $250ish.
i want to order a 986 or Boxster logo from them - my car was debadged, and I think I may want to add something back there - either the original boxster logo - or the 986 numbers.

how long would it take to sand/prime/sand/paint/clear - this whole process - if i take my time and do it right - with all the time i'll spend on elbow grease, and waiting for stuff to dry - is this a one day job or more like a whole weekend or longer due to waiting for things to dry? if I attempt a DIY - I want to make sure I set aside enough time to do it right.

[djomlas]

you could probably do i over the weekend (2 days)
i spent a day doing sanding/primer/final sand (before my paint even showed up)
then once the paint was there, do the paint/clear.

depending on the drying windowframe of the primer is when you can start the paint.
you dont want to also clear the painted pieces before they are properly cured, so just look at the directions on the cans you use

[ekam]

Camera pic did not do it justice...

[Bobiam]

The bumper plug people want $275 plus your shipping costs. That's nuts. I'd like to go with the paintscratch.com system.

Any feedback from you guys about the quality of the job with a spray can from them??? With shipping I should come out at less than $50. And I can redo it if I ever get tapped/scraped.

And did you use their primer as well?

Thanks, Bob

[djomlas]

yes you want to use primer.
scroll up man, there's a step by step i explained

Originally Posted by Bobiam

The bumper plug people want $275 plus your shipping costs. That's nuts. I'd like to go with the paintscratch.com system.

Any feedback from you guys about the quality of the job with a spray can from them??? With shipping I should come out at less than $50. And I can redo it if I ever get tapped/scraped.

And did you use their primer as well?

Thanks, Bob

wanna use primer, scroll up and read how we all did it.

[Bobiam]

I went to the paintscratch website and learned that you not only need the RUBBERIZED primer, but stuff they call SEM Adhesion Promoter. In all that's 4 spray cans totaling around $78 shipped. Hopefully, by following all the steps, it can withstand some gentle abuse!!!
Their website also has very complete directions on the use of these 4 products.

I will hold off for a while. Getting ready to mothball the car for winter. By the way, since mine is Lapis Blue, the improvement will not be as great as with you guys that have light/medium color cars.

[jrblackbox]

Originally Posted by Bobiam

I went to the paintscratch website and learned that you not only need the RUBBERIZED primer, but stuff they call SEM Adhesion Promoter. In all that's 4 spray cans totaling around $78 shipped. Hopefully, by following all the steps, it can withstand some gentle abuse!!!
Their website also has very complete directions on the use of these 4 products.

I will hold off for a while. Getting ready to mothball the car for winter. By the way, since mine is Lapis Blue, the improvement will not be as great as with you guys that have light/medium color cars.

Go for it, just get a can of primer, and some paint for plastic to match the color of your car, and clear coat. I sanded mine done to smooth, then about 6 coats of primer, and multiple coats of paint, I did about 4. Then multiple coats of the clear. took my time, 2 days, and the color is black. So, for about 25 bucks and the sastifaction of doing it yourself, "priceless".