DIY color match bumperette ( I know it's been done already) But thought I'd share mine.

Ugly plastic/rubber look


Remove it with 8mm Allen wrench I think...


Scuff it with scuff pad (3M red) after....wipe it with a microfiber with alcohol so it takes the grease off.


Primer it, wait for about 20 mins depending on coat applied. Then scuff it lightly and repeat alcohol wipe. Then it's ready to be painted.


Should paint it light first coat....


Then follow with multiple coats, it's your call of how many coats. I put 4.



Then clear coat. Again light to heavy coats...


And more clear coat about 5 coats. It's normal to have orange peel (wavy finish) It will be wet sanded soon...


Let it dry. I waited until the next day for the clear coat to fully dry and ready to be wet sand...


This is what you need after the wet sand. 3M cut and 3M polish. Wool polisher and Mother's ball. Of course wet sand it with anywhere from 1000-1200 grit. I used 1000 more aggressive and less time to sand.


After the wet sand and buffing. It should look glossy. If you see more sanded marks/lines you can resand more lightly then re polish. No more orange peel !!!



Reinstall the bumperette and your done!

 

Boy, you've got more time on your hands than I do...

Looks much better,

-Eli

 

great diy!!!

 

Looks great! Just last week my car rolled backwards in the garage and when I went to open the the garage door, it hit both bumperettes...I don’t think they come off as easy on a 997...I’ll have check...I think I have to remove the whole rear bumper to take the b.ettes off???

 

Where is you get the paint. I found an on-line source for 12oz cans of touch-up paint in Ocean Blue but I am worried about the match. I got some for my Ford Expedition and it was not a great match, and that is a common Ford color.

 

that turns out nice.. & looks much better than OEM...I'm glad I painted mine..

try automotivetouchup.com....My car is Ocean blue also & they did a great job at matching the color...It cost about $20.00 a can & well worth the price...been there customer for years & very satisfy.

 

Wow, that looks excellent. How would this process differ if you were painting a center console or other plastic interior part?

MKC2, do you think one of those cans could do an entire lower center console?

 

What brand and type of paint?

 

Great Job... If mine had not already been painted I would definatly do the same.

 

I've bought almost a half dozen different colors with these guys in the past and have had good experience. I've also tried tower paint and paintscratch.com and I prefer these guys over both but depending on their work load, the turn around time to get paint isn't always the fastest.

P.S. Def get their clear coat as well. Pretty decent clear from a can imo.

 

That came out awesome. Painted Bumperettes is on the top of my TO DO LIST.

 

I think it's best if you get 2 cans...1 can is too thin..IMO...+ if something goes wrong..you have some extra paint to fix it...lord know I srcewed up a few times..

I think it's there own brand & the type is acrylic urethane

 

Beautiful job!

 

Nothing fancy. I went to Autozone and got Duplicolor gloss black and clear. Done! Since my car is black it easy to match. If you're car has a different color than regular black, you can go to Ned's auto paint store.

 

I am going to give it a try