’12 Subaru WRX, Bumper Repair, Pics
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Sort of a challenge here with this one, but it came out sick! Body shop wanted $900+ for new bumper cover because of the texture that “couldnt” be fixed and included in that price was $80 for the rubber step up that needed to be replaced. I was able to remove it and re-use it.
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[IMG]http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e25/nexson1/3rd%20album/IMG_1926.jpg[/IMG]Nice work nex looks factory to me :cheers
NiCe Work, what did you use to duplicate the texture?
Nice work Nex…did you use the Proair on this one?
Looks good Nex.
Only thing that is a little scary is that armor all bottle…
haha Yea Ben, painter123 said the same thing. I use Duplicolor bedliner, but I have a special process in which the way it is used. I have to spray it on from a distance to get the fine texture, then I use a Nike dri-fit t-shirt which is made from thick nylon. I use armor-all and the tshirt to level out the roughness of the texture instead of sanding it. You can use a cotton t-shirt because the fibers get stuck in the texture as you rub it down. Sanding texture with finer grits never really has worked out for me. I developed this process through working on my dashes with texture matching. A few steps of light texture and armor all rub down gets it nice, even and smooth.
Yes charlie I did use pro-air, awesome clear for me and my situation.
Good looking job.
Hey it looks like a pro did it LOL
Nice Nex
Had to giggle at that armor all. Nice trick!
Have you ever sprayed really dry from a primer gun to get the texture? I’ve had good success spraying some fairly think urethane primer, as well as canned bedliner from my 2.3.
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