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WayFast84 02-27-2007 03:42 PM

IM SO PISSED!
 
Theese are the bubbles on my rear bumper. Im trying to locate a firebird bumper, and then i will have the whole car fixed and the bumper sprayed and put on. Heres the pics
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...Picture025.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...Picture026.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...Picture027.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...Picture028.jpg

As you can see, my rear bumper was ugly as crap! but Im not mad that the bumpers messed up, im mad that now i know any other part of the car can be bubling like that!

Untamed 02-27-2007 03:44 PM

Correct surface prep is key to long lasting paint. Well that and the quality of the paint itself.

Good excuse to paint the car white with black graphics to go along with the interior and wheel color. :nod:

The Fixer 02-27-2007 04:17 PM

Looks like they forgot the flex agent when they painted the bumpers. Did you bump into the car with another car, or some other object?

WayFast84 02-27-2007 04:39 PM

Idk it didnt chip till i touched it, but I didnt hit it with something but my sister prolly hit it with her car.

WayFast84 02-27-2007 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Untamed (Post 318885)
Correct surface prep is key to long lasting paint. Well that and the quality of the paint itself.

Good excuse to paint the car SILVER with black graphics to go along with the interior and wheel color. :nod:

Sounds good, I gotta get the car runing first then Ill try to find a better painter or if I can have the car prepped by me and they repaint the car.

NJSPEEDER 02-27-2007 04:42 PM

bubbles are more often the result of poor surface prep than contact. if it was all spider webbed i would think about someone/something hitting it.
there are some good books out there about doing body work at home. get yourself to borders and see if you can pick one up. doing prep work yourself is cheap and pretty easy. it will also save you a bunch of cash when you do go to get the car repainted, since you won't have to pay shop rate for a few hours of prep work.

Tru2Chevy 02-27-2007 06:42 PM

I'm sorry to hear/see about the poor quality paint you have on your car........


......but if you recall your first few weeks here, we told you not to take it to Maaco.

- Justin

Kojak 02-27-2007 10:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tru2Chevy (Post 318957)
I'm sorry to hear/see about the poor quality paint you have on your car........


......but if you recall your first few weeks here, we told you not to take it to Maaco.

- Justin


Word, good luck with it...

WayFast84 02-28-2007 05:52 PM

its all good, and everyone learns from mistakes, if i could do it over again, I wouldnt even have touched the boddy, I wouldnt have took the car to cottman, and I probably would have cut the cat(so my air wouldnt blow up) off when I got it.
edit

idc about the paint right now, and maaco WILL fix it, with the best materials and painter.

DieselKickYoAss4Sure 02-28-2007 06:41 PM

no..... maaco wont fix it... because thats what maaco dose best is screw up cars.. and they are not going to care that your paint is bubbling! my dad knew a guy that used to work at maaco and they only have 15 min between 2 or three guys to do all prep work on the cars including sanding and taping! so moral of story dont go to maaco save your money get a good paint job! but that dose suck for yah man i feel for yah!

Teds89IROC 03-01-2007 11:58 AM

maaco FTL!!

EVIL90SS 03-04-2007 06:59 PM

looks like a s***** paint job to me but hey...what do i know

WayFast84 03-04-2007 07:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EVIL90SS (Post 320588)
looks like a s***** paint job to me but hey...what do i know

what a coincidence, It looks like that to me too.:lol:

Kojak 03-04-2007 09:50 PM

Are their any ways of preventing the bubles from getting worse? btw the speedy dry under your car.......... classic lol. Anyway good luck...

WayFast84 03-05-2007 02:42 PM

Im not sure if there is a way to prevent more, Im just going to pretend like I havent seen it, till i get the car runing and have more money for paint work where ill do a 91-92 formula clone sorta thing

Untamed 03-05-2007 03:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WayFast84 (Post 320790)
Im not sure if there is a way to prevent more, Im just going to pretend like I havent seen it, till i get the car runing and have more money for paint work where ill do a 91-92 formula clone sorta thing

That's probably your best bet. If the engine bay is already painted the color you want, and dont see any obvious blemishes, get all the parts dropped back into it, get it running, then repaint the outside later. Since we're talking a daily driver here for you (when you get your license) don't worry about disassembling the car for paint afterward. You've got plenty of time.

Good luck!


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