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david burton · Post by **david burton** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 11:00 pm

do NOT do it on the car. end of story!

you need to remove the bumpers (not too hard) and unclip them from inside.

remember when you spray them that you need to sand all the bumps down and give them a very very thorough clean or you'll be looking at peeled paint in no time. Preparation is the key!

Teo10 · Post by **Teo10** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 8:24 am

david burton wrote:do NOT do it on the car. end of story!

you need to remove the bumpers (not too hard) and unclip them from inside.

remember when you spray them that you need to sand all the bumps down and give them a very very thorough clean or you'll be looking at peeled paint in no time. Preparation is the key!

Is there a guide anywhere on how to take the bumper off?!

Sounds like its going to be a fun day

haha

Finish work at 12 then head to halfrauds to make up the anthracite (or whatever it is called) grey as they dont do the aerosol cans of it then going to my mates to get started

david burton · Post by **david burton** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 9:58 am

Are you sanding the bump strips or painting over the bumps directly? Make sure the right primer is used.

Not sure on how to remove the bumpers but in all honesty I think it's pretty simple.

I think you might be able to see how I did mine in my WIP thread (do a quick search)

Teo10 · Post by **Teo10** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 11:52 am

david burton wrote:Are you sanding the bump strips or painting over the bumps directly? Make sure the right primer is used.

Not sure on how to remove the bumpers but in all honesty I think it's pretty simple.

I think you might be able to see how I did mine in my WIP thread (do a quick search)

I will be sanding them down first and I think its a grey primer that im using...

I will take a look, Thanks alot mate

Teo10 · Post by **Teo10** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 1:30 pm

I've checked through your thread david, and you had to buy new ones

How much were the primed ones? seemed you spent an absoloute age on priming them?

david burton · Post by **david burton** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 3:37 pm

Hi mate

The only reason I bought new ones is so I could take my time prepping them without having to rush. Once they were prepped I booked the car in to be sprayed and I gave them the Votex kit and bump strips all in one and got the car back the next day.

I then sold the old bump strips to Dino, who had the same idea, but I think he never got around to it.

You will want the first couple of coats to be plastic primer to get a really good bond to the plastic. You will also be amazed at how much the sanding scratches show through if you are not careful.

The other thing is to really really clean them - even brand new they are impregnated with oily stuff, so I put mine in the bath, cleaned them, and then wiped them with thinners to really get rid of any foreign substances.

I think new ones were about 80-90 and primed ones are about double that! depends on how much your time is worth. some people can sand them down in 2 hours, but I was quite meticulous.

Teo10 · Post by **Teo10** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 10:51 pm

Just wondering, is anyone elses accelerator pedal lower than the break and clutch? got new brakes and realised that the pedal is quite low....Not sure if that is the way it has allways been or there is a problem?

dino · Post by **dino** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 12:46 pm

david burton wrote: I then sold the old bump strips to Dino, who had the same idea, but I think he never got around to it.

I never got around to spraying and fitting them before i sold the car

But I did spend hours upon hours in my garage sanding them smooth and priming them. Dont expect it to be an afternoon job... goood luck.

Teo10 · Post by **Teo10** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 1:42 pm

Teo10 wrote:Just wondering, is anyone elses accelerator pedal lower than the break and clutch? got new brakes and realised that the pedal is quite low....Not sure if that is the way it has allways been or there is a problem?

Anyone? Feels like it is defo a problem, not getting as much out of my turbo as i used to

mc_iver_9n · Post by **mc_iver_9n** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 2:27 pm

dino wrote:
david burton wrote: I then sold the old bump strips to Dino, who had the same idea, but I think he never got around to it.
I never got around to spraying and fitting them before i sold the car

But I did spend hours upon hours in my garage sanding them smooth and priming them. Dont expect it to be an afternoon job... goood luck.

Now they are in my garage, I aim to have them on by 2009