09-09-2007, 06:16 PM
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painted bumperettes?
Anybody know how to paint the bumperettes? What kind of paint, where to buy paint, and prep. Any info would be great.
Thanks!
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09-16-2007, 07:19 PM
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go to paintscratch.com and order some paint and clearcoat
then sand down the bumperettes and paint as you would anything else.
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09-16-2007, 07:59 PM
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Unless your 100% sure you know what your doing take them to a shop. Bumperettes run for about $150 a set,if you mess them up theres no going back.
I paid a shop $150 for the first set and $75 for the 2nd set. Just tell your shop to sand them down and you want a flush finish to match the car.
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09-16-2007, 08:56 PM
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I used the paintscratch.com kit with the flex primer and they came out great... And I am no master at painting. There is enough there to repaint many times should you mess up.
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2000 non-S Guards RED
Mostly stock-so far...
rear speakers
3 spoke
K+N
Red bumperettes
Speedster humps
Planning:
some stinkin' cup holders
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09-16-2007, 10:08 PM
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Thanks!
Thank you all so much for all your input!
Richard Griffin
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09-17-2007, 02:30 AM
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Richard, you could also consider doing a "core" swap and get them from www.bumperplugs.com. Eric's work is excellent, and you could be done before the weekend starts.
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09-17-2007, 12:46 PM
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...or you could go to advance match or color, buy some primer and do it up just fine for under $10 that way. That's what I did and they look perfect. Just take your time. Painting is not rocket science. Surprisingly this is the only pic I have of the back of my car. Guess i'm not proud of not deambering that part yet lol. Anyway, here's a shot of my bumperettes...
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09-17-2007, 04:00 PM
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Oddly enough I recently had some work done on my car and asked the body shop to paint them and they flat out refused...Stating that the rubber flexes too much.
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09-17-2007, 06:13 PM
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I can see where they are coming from. None-the less, mine have been painted for about a year now with no problems.
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09-17-2007, 07:22 PM
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Pompous- Where did you get the primer and paint from? I looked up advance match and color but couldn't find anything. Doing it myself sounds great, and the pix of your car look great.
Richard Griffin
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09-18-2007, 03:17 AM
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Eric at Bumperplugs
Unless you know what you are doing around a paint can. He knows how to make the paint as flexible as it can be and does multiple coats so the match is perfect.
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09-18-2007, 03:35 AM
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Originally Posted by rgriffin
Pompous- Where did you get the primer and paint from? I looked up advance match and color but couldn't find anything. Doing it myself sounds great, and the pix of your car look great.
Richard Griffin
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Thankyou
To clarify, advance auto parts store has "dupli color" or "dupli match" or something like paint to match cars. That's where I bought the primer and paint. As far as sanding...I washed and sanded minimally. Wasn't necessary. Don't forget to clearcoat over top of that also. I've had them painted for a year and no problems at all. They look like they came on the car that way and im by no means a professional painter...far from it. Let me know if you have any other questions.
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09-18-2007, 07:13 AM
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Thanks for the follow up on this...
I think this will now be my next mod.
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09-18-2007, 10:28 AM
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by Boxter
Oddly enough I recently had some work done on my car and asked the body shop to paint them and they flat out refused...Stating that the rubber flexes too much.
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Huh? Do they paint bumpers? Maybe they didn't realize it's the same material, not a rubber.
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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.
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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.
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11-17-2007, 11:47 AM
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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,
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1989 911 Cabriolet
Grand Prix White/Black
33k
Stock except:
Turbo 7x9 Fuchs
SOLD!
2002 986S
Seal Gray/Black
Painted Center Console
18" Turbo Twists with rear spacers
Tequipment aluminum shift knob
Colored center caps
De-ambered tail lights/side markers
Stock except:
B&B catback exhaust
http://i29.tinypic.com/i6crck.jpg
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11-17-2007, 12:44 PM
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i will be painting mine sometimes soon, so ill document everything and post it up.
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"I couldn't find the sports car of my dreams, so I built it myself." ~F. Porsche
Gemballa springs::litronics::Eurotech 18s(275/225)::B&M::MOMO wheel::
exhaust cutouts::EVOcoldair intake::OEM smoked tails & sidemarkers::
colormatched bumperettes::Top Speed Pro-1 exhaust::
my cardomain/pictures page
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11-18-2007, 06:58 AM
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DJ-
you gonna go with paintscratch.com or something else?
JMW
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Jeff Wilson
1989 911 Cabriolet
Grand Prix White/Black
33k
Stock except:
Turbo 7x9 Fuchs
SOLD!
2002 986S
Seal Gray/Black
Painted Center Console
18" Turbo Twists with rear spacers
Tequipment aluminum shift knob
Colored center caps
De-ambered tail lights/side markers
Stock except:
B&B catback exhaust
http://i29.tinypic.com/i6crck.jpg
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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
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yup, that will be it.
im still yet to order the paint
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"I couldn't find the sports car of my dreams, so I built it myself." ~F. Porsche
Gemballa springs::litronics::Eurotech 18s(275/225)::B&M::MOMO wheel::
exhaust cutouts::EVOcoldair intake::OEM smoked tails & sidemarkers::
colormatched bumperettes::Top Speed Pro-1 exhaust::
my cardomain/pictures page
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11-19-2007, 08:07 AM
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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. 
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