To remove or not to remove?

[DEEGO]

Hi savvy 3GEE'Z

My 87 DX has black bumpers, they are a bit faded. Would it be better to remove the bumpers to paint or should I just tape them up really well? The color would be flat black. Any advise would be appreciated.

[A18A]

you don't have to buy tape if you just remove it (Y)

[ghettogeddy]

ya dont go flat but go satin it will look better

[DEEGO]

ya dont go flat but go satin it will look better

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Thanks for the post, So far im thinking about removing the bumpers and im going to check out the "Satin Black" Paint. I was thinking that no matter how well I tape up anything....there will still be some splash.

[codyJDM]

They are extremely easy to take off, it is worth the extra 5-10 minutes to take them off and do it right.

[ghettogeddy]

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Thanks for the post, So far im thinking about removing the bumpers and im going to check out the "Satin Black" Paint. I was thinking that no matter how well I tape up anything....there will still be some splash.

no tape and news paper is your friend lol
it will be harder to paint off the car cause your gona have to eather hang it cause when your painting your gona want to get all the angles and you will have to move it and such it will take forever lol just tape and paper
or plastic

[codyJDM]

I just hung mine from my garage ceiling, wasn't hard

[A18A]

yeah, you just put it where you can access it easy all around

[ghettogeddy]

I just hung mine from my garage ceiling, wasn't hard

some dont have garages lol

[Civic Accord Honda]

i just set mine on some boxs (Y) and yes take them off cause u will get some overspray and u will have to waste money on tape

[DBMaster]

Think Krylon Fusion. It chemical bonds to plastics. I painted the black strips on my bumpers several times and it always ended up chipping off somewhere. The Fusion paint is holding up much better. It's even better than a coat of adhesion promoter followed by flexible bumper coating. Fusion is your friend.

[Civic Accord Honda]

Think Krylon Fusion. It chemical bonds to plastics. I painted the black strips on my bumpers several times and it always ended up chipping off somewhere. The Fusion paint is holding up much better. It's even better than a coat of adhesion promoter followed by flexible bumper coating. Fusion is your friend.
word the bumper coating would flake off when i would go to the pressure washer but when i redid it in fusion it never flaked or chipped off at all

[Hazwan]

i just set mine on some boxs (Y) and yes take them off cause u will get some overspray and u will have to waste money on tape

This made me lol.

J/K CAH, I'm sure you've changed now :D

[86ccord]

or if you guys wanted to be really cool.. you could of went out and bought a bumper rack for a paint booth and use that like i did.. :D