Chipped paint on bumper.
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Chipped paint on bumper.
I was at the car wash the other day, and as I wasusing the pressure washer on the rearbumper, a peice of paint chipped off. I looked at it closer and realized that the bumper had come off of a different stang that was a different shade of silver. The people who re painted it didnt primer it or anything. WTF!
I chiped away at it until it wouldnt chip anymore. The question I have is, will this chip off any more? Am I going to have to get it painted again the right way?
I chiped away at it until it wouldnt chip anymore. The question I have is, will this chip off any more? Am I going to have to get it painted again the right way?
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RE: Chipped paint on bumper.
When you paint overknown good paint with another color, you dont' typcially strip the old paint off, rather you scuff sand it to give the finish a rough hazy look. Esentially removing the clearcoat and etching the bottom color layer so the new color can take grab on. It looks like either they missed that part of the bumper or did not properly prep the bumper prior to painting.
Is the exposed underpaint shiney or does it have a real haze/flat look to it? If it's shiney, the clearcoat is still present and and they will need to strip the entire bumper down to the previous coat, prep it correctly, andrespray. If it's hazy they'll probably just reprep that area and repaint that one section blending it in.
Is the exposed underpaint shiney or does it have a real haze/flat look to it? If it's shiney, the clearcoat is still present and and they will need to strip the entire bumper down to the previous coat, prep it correctly, andrespray. If it's hazy they'll probably just reprep that area and repaint that one section blending it in.
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RE: Chipped paint on bumper.
ORIGINAL: Derf00
When you paint overknown good paint with another color, you dont' typcially strip the old paint off, rather you scuff sand it to give the finish a rough hazy look. Esentially removing the clearcoat and etching the bottom color layer so the new color can take grab on. It looks like either they missed that part of the bumper or did not properly prep the bumper prior to painting.
Is the exposed underpaint shiney or does it have a real haze/flat look to it? If it's shiney, the clearcoat is still present and and they will need to strip the entire bumper down to the previous coat, prep it correctly, andrespray. If it's hazy they'll probably just reprep that area and repaint that one section blending it in.
When you paint overknown good paint with another color, you dont' typcially strip the old paint off, rather you scuff sand it to give the finish a rough hazy look. Esentially removing the clearcoat and etching the bottom color layer so the new color can take grab on. It looks like either they missed that part of the bumper or did not properly prep the bumper prior to painting.
Is the exposed underpaint shiney or does it have a real haze/flat look to it? If it's shiney, the clearcoat is still present and and they will need to strip the entire bumper down to the previous coat, prep it correctly, andrespray. If it's hazy they'll probably just reprep that area and repaint that one section blending it in.
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RE: Chipped paint on bumper.
Whoever painted it just didn't scuff it enough. You don't need to take any paint off to paint it, just rough it up enough for the new paint to bite into. They'll have to feather it out so that there isn't a big edge around the diff layers of silver, prime that spot, sand up the whole bumper, and repaint it. Just take it back to whoever did it and get them to warranty it. It should be no problem.
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