Painting bumper/fenders etc

[trevor]

Hey guys, I am thinking about painting some plastic fender parts etc on my 1150 cleanup as am looking for advice. My fender here looks crappy and here are some paints I picked up. Any advice would be appreciated.
Trevor

[7981GS]

It might just work.
I usually just scrub them clean, allow to dry and saturate with vinyl protectant like Armor-all.

Eric

[surviverguy]

clean. light sanding,clean again, let dry, spray with bumper paint....it'll work out good.

[GateKeeper]

The duplicolor stuff works well, I used it on my plastic parts

[trevor]

The duplicolor stuff works well, I used it on my plastic parts

Thanks Gatekeeper, dupli-colour it is. Nice job by the way.

[GateKeeper]

Thanks...

used it on the chain guard as well, came out nice.....

as with any painting prep is key, have it clean and grease free, don't go too smooth on the finish unless you really have to, the paint needs to bite and adhere to something.

It will look really wet, but will dry to a semi matte finish after

[ACR]

Heat gun to reflow the plastic can work well too.

Plus this guy cracks me up: http://youtu.be/S59fh-6Saaw

[capnjim]

Heat gun to reflow the plastic can work well too.

Plus this guy cracks me up: http://youtu.be/S59fh-6Saaw

That guy is awesome!! Does this really work? I have a good heat gun for paint stripping.

[7981GS]

Worth a try.
If the part is already broken, it is difficult to break it.

Eric

[MAJikMARCer]

That guy is awesome!! Does this really work? I have a good heat gun for paint stripping.

I'd guess that not only does it slightly melt the plastic, but also burns off some of the oxidation. But that's only a guess.

[ACR]

That guy is awesome!! Does this really work? I have a good heat gun for paint stripping.

Well, YMMV depending on the condition of the plastic, but if you don't like the results, you can always paint over it.

[SVSooke]

Seen that vid a few time but never watched it though.Got to get a heat gun!