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04-21-2006, 08:33 AM
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ENDURA NOSE PAINT HELP
IM sooooooooooooooooooooo aggrivated my endura nose fell off the car while mocking up my hideaways. I was able to catch 1 end but the other hit the garage floor from 3 feet up & took a bunch of paint off & the impact transferred through the paint leaving me paint cracks every where.
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHH!!!! THIS was my finished bumper. Someone on the forums posted paint techniques for the endura noses that lasts.... WHERE ARE YOU & HOW do i do it. Im sending the nose to the sand blaster to fix, JESUS CHRISTMAS! |
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#2
04-21-2006, 10:02 AM
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What paint system did you use on the bumper? On solid colors (non-metallic) I've used acrylic enamel with flex additive & hardener on cars in the past and it's very durable. The problem with this method is that most paint shops use basecoat clearcoat exclusively so your likely to have a color mismatch from nose to fender.
Why do you need to sandblast the bumper now? |
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#3
04-21-2006, 10:28 AM
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its base coat clear cote, It was a finished piece on my show winning car. I dont a flex agent was ever added due to some cracks in places. NOW its all cracked. Im in the middle of a frame off, sending parts to the stripper dialy so i just wanted this as clean & stripped as everything else.
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#4
04-21-2006, 10:49 AM
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You dropped it ? Ugh, those things are heavy and should be handled by two people. Sorry to hear this.
Some folks go with the methodology here http://www.goatsgarage.com/bumpfrm1.html A body and paint man that I know who works for one of the largest paint companies I know likes to "stiffen" the top part of the bumper (from underneath) so that it's less flexible.
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#5
04-21-2006, 04:52 PM
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i didnt drop it i accidentally hit it & it fell. BOY DID I MAKE UP SOME NEW CHOICE SWEAR WORDS
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#6
04-21-2006, 09:19 PM
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flex additive is a release agent and usually dosen't stay in the flexible part any longer than 48-72 hours. Its added so that the flexible part can be installed shortly after painting so that it can be lightly manipulated into place. If the part is painted on the car there is no need to add flex. nNo matter what someone else tells you this is true. Finish installing the nose, then sand and prime the cracked areas, then paint to match. good luck.
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04-22-2006, 10:19 AM
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THERE WAS SOMEONE ON THE FORUMS who i believe was talking about his 70 & how it has NEVER cracked. WHERE ARE YOU????????????????
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