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Old Aug 30, 2008 | 03:21 PM
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I was going to repaint my rear bumper and i had a couple of questions first. (its R89 milano red)
Will a pint be enough?
Will i need to primer my bumper, or just wet sand it because it is a repaint?
Will Urethane paint be fine?
How long should I wait until clearcoating?
How many coats of clear?

Thanks for any answers.
 
Old Sep 2, 2008 | 06:34 AM
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Old Sep 2, 2008 | 06:55 AM
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Will a pint be enough? Yes
Will i need to primer my bumper, or just wet sand it because it is a repaint? Sand. Primer. Sand will look a little better than just a wet sand. :-)
Will Urethane paint be fine? Yes
How long should I wait until clearcoating? Do it while the paint is still wet.
How many coats of clear? as many as you want. 2 maybe 3. too many and you risk cracks and chips. but the more you put on the deeper it looks.
 
Old Sep 2, 2008 | 08:32 AM
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Thanks V8DIET, thats what i thought about clearcoating, but this one site said to just do it within a week, so I was just questioning.
 
Old Sep 2, 2008 | 10:29 AM
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lol, well I guess you could wait as long as you want to, :-) but it's way eaisier to do it while you have all your painting stuff out and you only have to set up and clean everything once. it's a lot less work.
 
Old Sep 3, 2008 | 05:51 PM
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what is the best type of sand paper to use?
 
Old Sep 4, 2008 | 03:54 AM
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for wet sanding or for taking down paint/primer?
 
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