speedlimitz

so im trying to paint a shit bumper i had off my tsx. i sprayed it with 3 layers of paint and then i put clear coat over the paint. now the bumper is rough. my question is how do i go about getting that gloss shine back in the paint? any products and methods would help greatly.. hopefully this thread is in the right section. thanks.

stogie1020

This is kinda like me asking how to stitch up my own abdomen after removing my own spleen. Something I am clearly not qualified to do.

Maybe wetsanding? Don't do it if you don't know how, though, or you will make the bumper worse.

Yikes, what made you do this to your bumper, or is this a spare bumper?

exceldetail

Stoge, dont sell yourself short amigo!

speedlimitz

its just an old bumper i had laying around.. any help?

csmeance

I would try wet-sanding it using very fine sandpaper

speedlimitz

does it matter if im using shit paint from advanced auto, the aerosal stuff.. i didnt want to spend the money on a spray gun and good paint because im never going to use the bumper, just trying to learn something.

faboloso

From experience, light rubbing compounds work best (heavy ones cut too much). However, not all cheap clear coats are compatible. Some rubbing compounds will ruin the finish on some cheap brand clear coats.

A combo that I found worked really well before was DupliColor's Professional Clear Coat and PaintScratch's Light Rubbing Compound (can get both for about $20 total from PaintScratch.com). I've tried that same rubbing compound on the OTC DupliColor (cheap $5 ones) and it works okay too, just the gloss is not as good.

SPoolinspOON

iTrader: (5)

wetsand with 2000grit. use a light compound after and it should be better

TOGWT

The best thing you could do with this is to learn how to wet-sand. The bumps you feel in the paint are called 'nibs' (which are actually dust/dirt specks)

speedlimitz

thanks for all the feedback. i really appreciate it. is there a technique to wetsanding? i think i might have the hang of it but knowledge is power. thanks

stogie1020

Sorry for the earlier sarcasm speedlimitz. I thought you were working on your own car and fixing it the "cheapo" way! Now I am interested in what you are doing. Take some pics to share as you do it so we can how it goes!

Skwatoe

What we have here gentlemen is a simple case of "orangepeel." Ideally, rubbing compound or a wetsand should have been done prior to the clear coat being sprayed, but you should still be able to use either of those techniques to help smooth things out.

I'll try to find the article I used when I had my Integra for you...

exceldetail

I think we need some pics to accuratley assess the situation.........

speedlimitz

i trying to locate a camera.. i think my friend might have mine. ill post a pic as soons as possible