Painting Bumpers

[Matt84]

Hi All,

At the moment I'm considering what to do with my bumpers..

The rear bumper wasn't in great shape as it had had a tow bar fitted to it, not the chassis - just the bumper! (South Africans - what you gonna do? :roll: )

The rear one had a few dings and dents and because I wanted the old towbar bolt holes filling its gone off to a body shop to weld/beat/filler and prime it for me.

When it comes back I was planning on spraying it with simple white Hammerite, the front bumper isn't too bad at all, therefore I was planning on just roughing it up and again using rattle can hammerite.

I'd like to know, will this give an OK finish or would I be better brush/roller painting maybe with some sanding inbetween coats?

The finish hasn't got to be concours by any stretch but I want it to at least look like I've made an effort!

Or any other Ideas appreciated!!

 

[Doris]

I'm not a great fan of Hammerite, especially smoothrite.I've found it just isn't smooth,a stodgy and temperamental paint to work with,not a good finish i.m.o..The finish is really down to how much elbow grease you put into the prep.fill,sand,prime,fill sand prime etc for the best finish.Have you thought about brilliant white radiator enamel ? Halfords do it in large cans.that way you can get it nice and even & straight with filler & primer with a nice hard wearing gloss! I used it on a set of wheels and was really happy with the result.If ££ will stretch - how about powder coating?

regards - Rob

 

[Justin & Muttley]

If you're going to the expense of getting a pro to do the panel-beating then why not get him to paint it too? You'll never get a perfect finish with Hammerite IMHO.

Powdercoating could be an option - but it would have to be perfect metal first!

 

[ProfessorWheeto]

Powder coating is only an option if there is no filler.

Hammerite would cause problems if you ever decide to get them done properly, to be honest you've paid for the bulk of the work to be done, they require no masking etc it wouldn't be much extra cost to get a topcoat on them as well. At least then you can have a decent looking finish, in a good quality 2 pack direct gloss and in a proper age correct VW colour.