how hard to get bump strips gloss black?

7th October 2010, 16:15

i want the black strips on the doors and bumpers to be gloss black anybody got any ideas on how to approach this plus how easy is it to do?

7th October 2010, 16:21

need rubbing down then a coat of plastic primer then 3/4 coats of filler primer then wet flat with 600/800 wet and dry paper then 2-3 coats of gloss black / black base coat + 2 coats of clear coat.

not really doing with rattle cans as u wont get a high gloss finish and we only charge 90 inc vat at work to do them. hope this helps.

7th October 2010, 16:28

it does help thanks mate shame your in leeds lol

7th October 2010, 16:43

Nip to a couple of body shops mate. And get a few quotes best of gettin it done proper

8th October 2010, 00:16

my body shop wanted over 160 to do mine, and that was if i took the kit and bumpers off lol, as said above thats how you do it with rattle cans

8th October 2010, 08:54

I'd do em yourself mate, Get some 800 wet and dry to give it a smooth finish, 2-3 coats primer, 2-3 coats of black paint, i used Renault Pearlescent black on mine as it has small bits of gold in it so looks great in the sun. Then to release the shine put on a few coats of 2k lauquer. It will cost you £20-30 to do yourself.

8th October 2010, 13:52

Iv recently done this myself, and got halfway through with pictures, then for some reason I stopped taking pictures lol

I took my whole kit off, apart from the front bumper which I just de-plated and masked. I took kit off cos I also sprayed some of my bottom half cos of scratches. It does look a whole lot better now cos my bump strips were fading a lot.

120 wet and dry to get the plastic smooth, then 2coats plastic primer, then 3-5 of gloss black (I used halfails) then 2 coats laquer, with each coat having been allowed to dry fr 15 mins and 1500 wet and dry wet smoothed to get a flawless finish

Don't be put off when the gloss black doesn't look gloss black, it is to be Matt blacked with wet and dry, then glossed with the laquer.

I will try and put up a guide on how to get the body kit off, because when done properly, the end results are much more intricate and worthwhile.

But the body kit is basically clipped on and the 2 biggest side panels have a strip of adhesive either side. I used a knife to get through this and got my kit off without snapping/bending it. Don't worry about breaking clips, they are 10-12 pence each from a Citroën garage.

8th October 2010, 15:05

tryed using a bit of back to black on them? a few mates of mine told me to give it ago.

8th October 2010, 15:18

dont use back to black or any forms of this, i'v heard from a guy who works at a hand car wash company that it draws black from within the plastic, thus reducing blackness in the long run.

plastic at this quality is very easily faded in the sun. especially with saxos that are 7-13 years old or whatever, so give them a good lick of gloss black

x

8th October 2010, 17:57

well ill give it a go and ill let you all know how it goes

8th October 2010, 18:58

i got quoted 150 for this to be done with my mirrors aswell, and another 150 for my wheels to be refurbed and sprayed gloss black. the first body shop i went told me he would do the bumpers for 450 quid..... he couldnt be arsed basically.

13th October 2010, 22:18

thing is if you can get around using a bodyshop it will save you tons of money as bodyshops naturally like all businesses have to make a profit from there customers although some bodyshops go abit overboard on that.

13th October 2010, 22:22

Dont do it, Everyones doing it.
Colour coding is what you want...Trust.

14th October 2010, 03:23

Do it yourself mate its easy and you can get a good finish

Not the best pics but you can see the finish

Just ASWing tbh

10th May 2011, 01:35

looks well m8

10th May 2011, 08:25

nice little bump there mate

10th May 2011, 08:41

i've started doin this recently. Doing it on the car. Some may say its not recommended to do it but i have managed to get a good prime coat so far. Just got to wet sand it to remove any impurities. Then add my base boat. If you make sure you sand well and be patient, you will at least get a satisfactory finish.

10th May 2011, 09:03

My mates just done this on his Zetec-S - he said it's not very hard to do it yourself and it definitely makes sense considering body shops will charge anything between 120 (cheapest I've been quoted) - 280 (highest).

10th May 2011, 11:32

can u remove the side strips???

10th May 2011, 15:25

I think I might have to do this, it looks pretty good!

10th May 2011, 20:39

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Originally Posted by lilbenchy9192

can u remove the side strips???

im sure on all strips wether its a 1.0l or a vts they all leave holes when removed so they would need either welding or filling

11th May 2011, 08:18

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Originally Posted by rorz_vts

im sure on all strips wether its a 1.0l or a vts they all leave holes when removed so they would need either welding or filling

^^ Your correct rorz it leaves a hole at either end of the strip.

11th May 2011, 08:21

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Originally Posted by dunno

I think I might have to do this, it looks pretty good!

I might do it on my TwoTone - make a sort of separation between the two colours.

9th June 2011, 20:27

Will definitely be doing this to my posi furio soon! Looks proper smart on wicked reds as well!

10th June 2011, 00:10

Ive got a wicked red 1.1 and its hit something on every corner and has left rather big scratches (previousowner) can you buy plastic filler good excuse to do this :-) ohh and does the gloss black and clear coat have to be special plastic paint or can I use plastic primer then e.g gloss black for top ?

10th June 2011, 00:37

Just take your time and make sure you smooth as much of the texture out the bumpstrips as you can as this will improve the end result.

im going to have a go at colour coding mine on my black saxo, only going to cost me 30 quid in paint etc and if it goes wrong then ill just go to the bodyshop.

10th June 2011, 12:48

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Originally Posted by SimbaVTR

^^ Your correct rorz it leaves a hole at either end of the strip.

This is quite worrying seeing as mine are coming off on their own accord :\

Also everyone is saying 2-3 layers of various, but do you ahve to sand between each layer? and if so what with?

10th June 2011, 15:33

tbh if your gunna do this, get it done professionally.. then atleast it will last lol