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IMPORTANT Auto Body Tips: Before Painting Your Bumper or Hood!

4,557 views · Published 5 August 2016 · 33:34 · Indexed 28 October 2026

Channel: LearnAutoBodyAndPaint · 2016 · Autos & Vehicles

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The front is a little chipped up. We could see that it was painted before. We could see some of the chipping, the scuffing at the bottom and the spider webbing as they call it, which is when you hit it, the paint cracks.

You could also see the orange peel in the clear coat and all the rock chips. We also have a little scuff on the side. Not too bad. These are all easy a couple hours of job and the whole front could be prepped up.

We’re also painting the hood. We have rock chips. I’ll order a brand new BMW emblem. There’s also a dent In the middle of the hood,
We’ll fix that dent and all the rock chips and we’re going to paint the entire hood as well as the front bumper cover. The entire front of the car will look like new.

Then, we’ll buff out the rest of the car to bring the shine back. We’ll basically just blend the hood and it’s going to look really nice when we’re done.

I have 240-grit on my orbital sander. You can use a 220-grit, but I wouldn’t go much more than 240-grit. You can still use a 150-grit or a 180-grit, but if you use a 150-grit but you’ll cut really quick.

I will sand out all these chip marks and spider webs, get everything all smooth and feathered out. I will cut all the orange peel on the front and keep it all flat.

Once that’s done, we’re going to mix up our 2k filler primer. We’re going to use some glaze putty if we have to and glaze all the areas that need it.

Then, we’re going to sand it down with 400-grit and get it ready for our base coat and clear coat.

I’m going to do the headlight tactic. There are two ways to do it.
You can buff it out and clear them. I don’t like to clear coat them unless they’re really, really old and you’re getting rid of the car.

If you clear coat, you have to worry about peeling, especially if you’re keeping the car a couple of years. You can risk the chance of it peeling and the headlights would look really bad again.

I like to just buff them out. I would sand this with 2000-grit and buff them really good so they would look real nice. If they get dull again in 3 to 5 years, you just need to buff them out again.

I personally like buffing my headlights out. They look just as good and come out just as nice without the clear coat. Plus, you don’t have to mix and spray clear coat. It’s done in one shot.

We paint the hood and paint the bumper cover then the headlights and buff the whole car and detail it. I’m going to make it really, really nice.

I’m going to start the bumper cover probably half day on Saturday then hopefully finish it off on Sunday and get it ready for paint. I’ll be painting it probably the middle of next week.

We’re going to do most of the body work on the car. Then, take the bumper cover off, so I don’t have to worry about masking so much.
I need to take the wheels off because I need to take the wheel well cover off it then take the bumper cover off.

We’ll take the bumper cover off of the car so we can go underneath and do a good paint job on it. The hood’s going to be painted on the car and then, we assemble everything.

That’s the game plan. I hope you guys are liking this so far. I’m sorry about the energy level because I’ve been up since 2am and it’s been a long day for me.

Question: Are you going to use an epoxy primer?

I’m not going to use an epoxy primer. I’m going to use a filler primer. Epoxy primers are more over metal.

Question: What paint will you be using?

I’m going to be using House of Kolor Kosmic Clear Coat USC01 and a Shop Line Base Coat.

The House of Kolor Clear Coat is a very good clear coat with very low dye back, which means it doesn’t get dull after it cures for about a week. It stays shiny. I bought it when it was on sale for about $200 to $230 (around that price range).

Question: Do you need to reduce it?

No. You don’t have to reduce it. It’s a 4:1 mixture.

Tony

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