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07-24-2021, 07:20 PM | #1 |
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How to get paint for a bumper
I have an M3 conversion bumper coming soon and still have yet to get paint for it and when I look all I see is touch up paint. Will that do the job or will I have to get a higher quantity since a bumper is more than a touch up? And if I get touch up paint what kind is best?
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07-24-2021, 09:03 PM | #2 | |
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https://www.ebay.com/itm/283293002455 For example in search put "bmw 354 paint quart" and you will get some vendors selling by the quart which should be more than enough for one bumper |
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07-24-2021, 09:47 PM | #3 |
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Google "automotive paint supply near me" and you'll find the suppliers who provide paint to your local body shops. Most of these places will mix up and supply whatever you want in spray cans, or sell it to you in quantities you need for use in your own spraying equipment. You just need to provide them with your paint code.
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07-26-2021, 09:51 PM | #7 |
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$300 is on the low end of prices. If you find a quality job, then it’s worth it.
$350-$450 sounds about right. Doing it alone, you’ll spend about $100 in material and run the risk of it coming it poorly. Plenty of DIYs online though to do it yourself. |
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Do it yourself -
800 grit sand paper - $5.00 1500 grit sand paper - $5.00 2000 grit sand paper - $5.00 3000 grit sand paper - $5.00 1 can Bulldog Adhesion Promoter $30.00 2 Cans of Spray MAX 2k Rapid Primer FillerGRAY - $50.00 2 Cans of 2k Spray Max Paint w/ custom color mix - $70.00 2 Cans of 2k Clear Coat Spray Max high gloss - $40..00 Assuming you have a D/A polisher, 3m 1-2-3 perfect it bottles of Buffing/ polishing compound, various Chemical Guys pads etc Then there's the Element of "time". Time to research how to & then actually do the DIY. |
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07-27-2021, 01:47 PM | #9 | |
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After adding all of that up, it's close to the cost to get someone else to paint it. I paid $300 to get a brand new bumper painted and it was excellent. My only mistake is that I had the color matched to the fuel door (easy piece to remove and take to the body shop) not realizing my car's hood was repainted before and blended into the fenders and old bumper, so my new bumper is a slightly different shade of Sparkling Graphite Metallic. |
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07-27-2021, 02:26 PM | #11 |
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Paint work, like PDR, is best left to someone who's done it for years and frankly not someone who's wondering if they can paint an entire bumper with touch up paint.
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