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Painting front bumper + grill

Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2017 12:24 pm
by Eamon
Hey all.
since i am a peasant P plater i cannot really upgrade the MB... anyway enough sappy talk.

So i feel like the front bumper and grill could use some love and i am looking for a second opinion on it. if i was to do it id pretty much give it a nice gloss black coat (after primer and sandpaper of course)

Bumper and grille

Thanks

Re: Painting front bumper + grill

Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2017 12:30 pm
by XiT
Still getting around to it but I'm gonna redo the bumpers in plasti dip for a matte black finish. But the gloss will look nice on the grille

Re: Painting front bumper + grill

Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2017 12:43 pm
by Eamon
so you think gloss will work best will the grille but matte will work best with bumper?

Re: Painting front bumper + grill

Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2017 1:36 pm
by XiT
Well it's all personal choice I'm not a huge fan or everything sparkling but plastic bumpers so I figured a matte finish. For me it matches the flat black on my wheels. But it depends on what you're going for. The gloss may work for your plan.

Re: Painting front bumper + grill

Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2017 4:49 pm
by Brayden
Gloss on MB bumpers only works if you sand off the rough textured finish of the plastic. Without sanding and hi-fill primer the gloss finish looks lumpy.
I'd use the opportunity to buy a cheap hammer/dolly kit and have a go at straightening out the bent metal. If you fix the supports it will also straighten out the bumper.

Re: Painting front bumper + grill

Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2017 8:18 am
by frednutz
cleaned mine then etch primed them and painted with silver wheel spray to match the wheels