Free.51 2,717 Posted December 6, 2015 Ive sanded thé front bar on thé ltd using 120 & 240 grit it is very smooth & am wondering if i could just clean it up & start painting or would i need to add primer, re sand & then paint? 1 Outback Jack reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ants 6,370 Posted December 6, 2015 You need to prime it for sure. Run some plastic adhesive primer over it first,the some primer filler over it,if it fluffs up,give it a sand with some 320 between coats. If you are painting it in solid 2k 320 is as course as I would recommend (i finish with 400 wet myself ) if it's a metallic I finish with 800 wet. 4 Mr Polson, Outback Jack, judgetread and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Free.51 2,717 Posted December 6, 2015 Thanks heaps ants, ill continue with this next weekend Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hendrixhc 10,920 Posted December 6, 2015 Puts some primer on it so it doesnt rust during the week! 2 wagoon and EgoXF reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bear351c 10,270 Posted December 7, 2015 Does anyone use Flex-aid in the paint? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SLO247 1,713 Posted December 7, 2015 Can you really go that coarse on plastic and rubber? I've never gone below 320 on a bumper but its painfully slow. If I can get away with it I'll go lower, XD bumper has a few coats. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EgoXF 2,026 Posted December 7, 2015 Does anyone use Flex-aid in the paint? i did with my front bar on the ute the second time i painted it. The first time i hit a gutter the paint bassicaly shattered and flaked off, but after we added the flex aid stuff it never had an issue again. Not untill i hit the wallaby anyway 3 Outback Jack, bear351c and gerg reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gerg 10,871 Posted December 7, 2015 Yeah at tafe they called it "plasticiser". Any flexible panel including fibreglass should have it in the paint. 2 EgoXF and bear351c reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Free.51 2,717 Posted December 20, 2015 Ive done a few coats of flexi primer & a few of primer & sanded it with 400wd & 800wd & just washed the bar & is ready for paint but wont be doing it today maybe during the week. 1 Outback Jack reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Free.51 2,717 Posted December 22, 2015 Got the top painted today hopefully ill get the bottom painted tomorrow (platinum) th en clear coat it then bobs ur aunty 1 Outback Jack reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Outback Jack 6,352 Posted December 22, 2015 Just outta interest. .... Do you put plasticizers in with the clear coat as well? Just interested mate. Looking great! Sent from my GT-S7583T using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Free.51 2,717 Posted December 22, 2015 I basically just followed ants instructions & sprayed it with flexi primer which is for plastics before using grey primer. I was just gonna clear coat it after all the colour is done. 2 Ants and Outback Jack reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Free.51 2,717 Posted December 23, 2015 Done..... Just need to smooth it out with a bit of 2000wd then clear coat & put hér back on the FD.not bad for spray cans. 4 EgoXF, bear351c, Outback Jack and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Free.51 2,717 Posted December 24, 2015 Bumpers back on Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JGP 14 Posted February 2, 2016 Looks great, Will the method described above also work for the XD front rubber lip? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MNTL.XD 3,831 Posted February 2, 2016 Looks great, Will the method described above also work for the XD front rubber lip? Yes, it will. As long as you use a plasti-prime whenever you do plastics you will be fine, we've all seen paint 'flake' off plastic from plastic primers not being used. I just use a pressure pack for the plastic primer. You can speak to your paint shop about getting some flexaid put in your top coats but it's not essential. For your lip you will be fine with the pressure pack plast-prime, give it 10 minutes to flash off and paint straight over that. You may find there is a different plastic primer for 2k if that's what you're using. Cheers. 2 JGP and bear351c reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
