Can you paint a black bumper silver with out making it look different then silver on the car now
02-03-2006, 07:59 PM
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I think he wants to lay the silver right over the black and the clearcoat
But I am pretty sure you won't get a good finish with the color over a clearcoat. Better to sand it down to the original primer, reprime and repaint.
02-03-2006, 08:05 PM
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thanks guys... i cant believe i didnt htink of that. But thats what would have to happen if...
you wanted to reapaint the whole car right...its that extremly difficult and expensive?
02-03-2006, 08:07 PM
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Just have it painted at a shop before you put it on. I had mine refinished and repainted
a couple of years ago up in the SF Bay area (read that EXPENSIVE) and it only ran me $500 and they took the bumper on and off.
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