Plastic grey bumper paint?

[NafemanNathan]

Does anybody have any experience in painting body panels (originally smooth paint) to then have a finish similar to that of traditional plastic grey bumpers like this?...



(OEM 4th gen side skirts and front lip are a similar finish also.)

If so, what have you used? The colour is actually more important that the textured finish mind. Doesn't have to be exact, but as near as damn it would be nice I don't want it glossy.

I've found these as a possible example...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HYCOTE-BUMPER ... 20c4b6f0cd

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Aerosol-Bumpe ... 2a1bedfdab

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Aerosol-Bumpe ... 256e7d78af

Second one's fairly expensive, but I also don't want this to just flake off again (obviously). I'll be doing my sills.

Also, would you say my bumper is "grey" or dark grey"?

[RattyMcClelland]

I have experience with this doing black bumpers and textured bumpers. Will explain when I'm at a laptop later. Too much to type on a phone.

[NafemanNathan]

Cheers Ratty

[RattyMcClelland]

Right.
We use all of the SEM range of colours. They do Ford -Charcoal, Honda Black etc etc and medium greys etc etc.
What you want to so is use something called scuff&clean by SEM and scruff it all (key it) and then fully degrease the bumper so its clean, we use plastic prep, them we use a "spray can adhesion aid". Spray it on like normal paint 1 coat.
Go one with the colour there is alot of choice. I can post you some spray out cards iv made but i would need them back.
I bake the paint off but sunlight would suffice. Leave the paint to harden. Job done.
SEM also do texture sprays with various thicknesses. Use these as normal and leave be or then go on with the colour.

All stuff i use are chipsaway branded but its all SEM Heres what i can get, VAT isnt included but delivery is free. Type those code on the net and it will show you the product eg Sem 39863

TFFBC 39863 Flexible Bonding Clear Aerosol £19.77
TF39853 Bumpertex Texture Coating Aerosol £16.54
TF39193 Chrysler Dark Grey Aerosol £11.47
TFFBLACK Finetex Black Aerosol £11.47
TFFCLEAR Finetex Clear Aerosol £11.47
TFFGREY Finetex Grey Aerosol £11.47
TF39153 Ford Charcoal Aerosol £11.47
TF39173 Ford Dark Smoke Aerosol £11.47
TFPFILLER High Build Primer Aerosol £12.51
TF392931 Honda Black Aerosol £11.47
TF39213 Honda Grey Aerosol £11.47
TFIM313 IM313 Very Dark Grey £9.65
TFIM923 IM923 Satin Black £9.65
TFIM933 IM933 Matt Black £9.65
TF39183 Medium Grey Aerosol £11.47
TF39163 Medium Smoke Aerosol £11.47
TF39103 Original Black Aerosol £11.47
TFPPREP Plastic Prep Aerosol 38353 £11.47
TFSCUFF Scuff & Clean 473ml 38338 £13.55
TFSFTEXTURE Superfine Texture Aerosol £10.96

[NafemanNathan]

That's fantastic Ratty cheers!

I'd definitely be interested to see the cards, but rather than that, if it's easier, in your experience, what would I need to create that bumper effect from the bumper in my pic (I'm sure it's the same as any other Honda of that era that I'm assuming you're familiar with?). It's to paint the sills that are currently colour coded in Monterey Green and metal.

The bumper is definitely a shade of grey and not black, so would it simply be TF39213 Honda Grey Aerosol that I need along with all the prepping materials?

[NafemanNathan]

Definitely makes it look easy...

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I'm assuming I'd need a different prep to the TFPPREP Plastic Prep Aerosol 38353 if I'm painting on metal?

[RattyMcClelland]

Yes with metal you go as normal ie, 400grit, degrease, prime, paint etc.
I dont have Honda grey but i assume its the correct shade. Honda black is the blackest can i have. Its well black.

Your bumper doesnt look textured at all so id just go one with colour.

[NafemanNathan]

Ok cool. Cheers for the advise ratty