Time for the restoration ,, it has begun...
June-27th-2003 | 12:05 PM
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Re: A note about paint
Originally posted by Bruce95fmla
When you have your bumper painted. Always make sure that the person doing the work, Primes the bumper and then uses the right type of paint.. I noticed my front bumper chipping and cracking, obviously from someone backing into it . But then it flakes off.. I later realized that, My friend (dad's friend) did not use bendable paint and primer, but instead regular paint. So what happens. Someone taps your bumper and the paint cracks, instead of bending with the bumper...
By the way the Jspec bumper holds up to people bumping against it very well....
I will post some pics tomorrow...
OK lesson learned.
My car won't be going back there.....
Bruce
When you have your bumper painted. Always make sure that the person doing the work, Primes the bumper and then uses the right type of paint.. I noticed my front bumper chipping and cracking, obviously from someone backing into it . But then it flakes off.. I later realized that, My friend (dad's friend) did not use bendable paint and primer, but instead regular paint. So what happens. Someone taps your bumper and the paint cracks, instead of bending with the bumper...
By the way the Jspec bumper holds up to people bumping against it very well....
I will post some pics tomorrow...
OK lesson learned.
My car won't be going back there.....
Bruce
I bought my protege used and I noticed a slight bend in the rear bumper. Paint had started to come off.... and now the spot is really big. Then yesterday I started a MAJOR project on my car (I am putting 70sq feet of Brown Bread in it). So when I removed the rear seats I found lots of small pieces of broken glass under them! I thought maybe someone had broken into that car in the past, but no it seems like it's been hit hard and fixed afterwards... and painted with the wrong type of paint.
June-29th-2003 | 10:07 AM
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Originally posted by lotsacars
It doesn't require a different type of paint; just a flex agent.
It doesn't require a different type of paint; just a flex agent.
I am about to go start pulling my car down now , wire harness , ecu , unplug stuff, maybe drop the motor out ... pull off front bumper ..
bruce
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