Alright so i got this lip awhile ago from a member on here. But havent painted it yet. So, i have a question for you guys. Should i sand the lip before painting it so when paint chips off the white wont show? If so what sand paper should i use? And if some of you know. How much is it to paint a lip? Thanks.

Heres a picture:

 

just hit it with some 400.. scotch bright could work as well.. then prime and paint!

 

Whats the scotch bright?

 

Yeah 400 grit is best. Scotch Brite is a scouring pad. Guess you've never had to wash the dishes

 

Alright cool. How long of a sanding paper would i need. Never done sanding so i dont know. Is that scotch brite that shiny thing you wash dishes with when stuff is stuck on there? lol!!! But i wash dishes all the time trust me. LOL!

 

DON'T USE THE SHINY THING FROM THE DISHES. Thats not scotch brite. Just go to a local hardware store and ask for scotch brite if you are gonna use it.

When sanding try to stay as even as possible with the pressure and try to sand evenly all over. On flat spots use a sanding block (sandpaper on a hand sanding block - I forgot the name of it). You shouldnt need to sand much you are just roughing up the surface for the primer to attach to (or paint if you use on of those primerless paints ).

What do you mean by size of the paper? Unless you wanna use your hand as sand paper (might not work to well ) make sure it is bigger than your hand or the block its on.

If you still are having trouble just take it to a body shop and have them paint it....it shouldn't cost too much.

On a true paint job the paint should be blended into the bumper so that it matches the original paint on your car better. It may stand out depending on how old or faded your paint is on your car. I'm OCD though so its up to you on how you wanna deal with that.

 

Yeah i know but my car is yellow and that lip is white. So when it gets scrap on bumps the yellow paints gonna chip off and the whites gonna show. I dont like that. LOL!!Should i sand it until it hits the black part of it?

 

You can just make sure you are even with the sanding so you dont have waves in the paint afterward. You are gonna want the special primer and paint so it wont crack when flexed. Don't remember the name though put a auto body paint store does.

 

Alright so im planning on taking it to a shop to paint it.. Im just doing the sanding myself so i wont get charged so much. Would i still need to primer it?

 

I would. The primer is something for the paint to stick to so it doesn't crack or flake off as easy. Plus primers will fill in the fine sanding scratches so they don't show.

And get the paint color matched to your existing paint...that's the cheaper way than blending.

 

What do you mean when blending? The primer or the paint of my car? Cause im taking it to a paint shop near me here.

 

blending the paint. when you paint a part that goes onto an existing painted car you have 3 options.

1. Blend - Paint the part plus part of the actual car around it to blend the difference in paint colors so its not noticeable.

2. Get paint that is color matched by having the paint store or the paint shop mix paint that is as close to your paint by taking your car to them and having them analyze the paint on your car to account for fading and age.

3. Have them do both of the above to guarantee a perfect match.

For such a small part and the location I think just using color matched paint and just painting the part would suffice.

 

Yeah i had them paint my lip for me and it much looks the same. And i guess they have the paint their to do themselfs.

 

 

I can't believe I'm reading this. I think Evo's are turning into Civics.