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My wife's front bumper, my first paint job
My wife's 2004 Z4 was hit the other day in a parking lot by some ass that just took off. It wasn't major damage but took a hunk out of the front bumper. It had numerous rock hits so I decided to give a shot at painting it myself. I purchased a 4 stage HVLP turbine, gun and respirator.
Worked for a couple of days sanding out the damage and rock hits and filled in any major damage with the flexible two part filler from Bondo. Cleaned, cleaned and cleaned and then cleaned again. I used Bulldog adhesive promoter on the bumper and then primed the bumper. I used PPG urethane paint and clear coat. I applied three coats of base and three coats of clear. I had some minor orange peal in a few small areas but overall I was very happy with the results. I love the HVLP spray equipment, being a total rookie at painting I was very nervous about my wife not being happy with the results but she was extremely pleased.
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