Premium V8 Bumper and X Power Side Skirts Fitted

Rick-sta · 6th August 2016, 10:55

Hi all,

Thought I'd share what I'd been working on this week.

Finally got round to painting the premium bumper and x power side skirts I've had laying around for a long time now. The side skirts I've had for a bout a year now, just had no time to work on them!

The premium bumper is for my dad's 75 and has been painted PBT (was red), and my side skirts I've painted typhoon for my ZT. Was very lucky to get hold of a genuine MG Rover set (plastic ones) so they fitted perfectly. They were brand new too, never fitted.

Took some photo's along the way, took 3 days in total to sand down, primer, paint and lacquer these bits and then sand back, but very happy with the result considering the only thing I'd painted before this was my engine cover

Premium Bumper Primer Stage

Base Coat

Centre painted silver and then lacquered

and after fitting on Thursday night (before and after photos):

Side Skirts Base Coat:

Lacquered

and now fitted

just have the rear bumper pods left to fit today, will get some photos of the whole thing once done

LotusLC · 6th August 2016, 12:04

Good job Rick, the spats will finish the job off very nicely

Dubya · 6th August 2016, 12:07

Loving that premium bumper!

7T5 · 6th August 2016, 12:38

Skirts looks great as does the bumper. Are you planning on wet sanding the bumper to improve the finish? It there is enough lacquer you should manage to.

crown · 6th August 2016, 13:24

Gorgeous mate.

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marinabrian · 6th August 2016, 14:49

Did you paint the bumper with stonechip, after rubbing it down with a housebrick?

Sorry but that is one job that needs a professional to paint, otherwise.........well it's akin to spoiling the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar

You will have paid a handsome fee for the bumper, so why get not it done properly..........yuk!!!!!

Otherwise it's ok

Brian

cazemi · 6th August 2016, 15:42

basic schoolboy error, "painting is easy"

i hope you had an air fed mask, did it in a well ventilated unpopulated area away from young kids or asthma sufferers.

the skirts by the way, would have had less airborne c r a p in them if you had lifted them up & not sprayed them on the floor, if they were sprayed somewhere else then layed on the floor, you have issues with the gun or laquer, did you use an ultra fine filter to strain the laquer/hardner mix & did you have a fine filter in the base of the gun? What tip/nozzle set up? HVLP or LVLP or "normal" gun?

how did you manage to buy the two pack paint? its not supposed to be for sale over the counter to "hobbyists" my local factors is plastered in signs warning of the consequences & fines.

My advice would be to set to with a bar of soap & some 2000/3000 wet n dry, a machine polisher & divine guidance, (so you dont rub/polish through & have to do it all again)

KRISTLEE · 6th August 2016, 19:10

Looks great Rick, really wish I had your patience and attention to detail because everything you do seems to be 110% and the end result looks as good as if a paid professional has done the work. Well done mate.

marinabrian · 6th August 2016, 19:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by cazemi

basic schoolboy error, "painting is easy"

i hope you had an air fed mask, did it in a well ventilated unpopulated area away from young kids or asthma sufferers.

the skirts by the way, would have had less airborne c r a p in them if you had lifted them up & not sprayed them on the floor, if they were sprayed somewhere else then layed on the floor, you have issues with the gun or laquer, did you use an ultra fine filter to strain the laquer/hardner mix & did you have a fine filter in the base of the gun? What tip/nozzle set up? HVLP or LVLP or "normal" gun?

how did you manage to buy the two pack paint? its not supposed to be for sale over the counter to "hobbyists" my local factors is plastered in signs warning of the consequences & fines.

My advice would be to set to with a bar of soap & some 2000/3000 wet n dry, a machine polisher & divine guidance, (so you dont rub/polish through & have to do it all again)

There is a good reason I farm paintwork out, in fact a couple........

1. I cannot paint to save my life, nor do I pretend I can do so

2. I know a highly skilled person who can, and when you have something as prized as a genuine premium front bumper, something that is supposed to set the car off in a good way, then paying the person with the necessary skill to produce a good job is small price to pay.

Sorry if my previous post seemed somewhat harsh, but truthfully the OP's dad's car looks much better with the standard bumper, and my advice would be to refit it until he can have the premium bumper painted properly

Brian

marinabrian · 6th August 2016, 19:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by KRISTLEE

Looks great Rick, really wish I had your patience and attention to detail because everything you do seems to be 110% and the end result looks as good as if a paid professional has done the work. Well done mate.

No it doesn't Lee, it looks dreadful, I've seen less orange peel on a Jaffa

Rick, please get it painted professionally, painting is a skill few can master successfully, myself included, and it will be worth it to give your dad's car the nose job it really deserves

There is only one job I would never do, and that is paint a car.......remember the paint finish is what everyone sees, not the work behind it

Brian

6th August 2016, 10:55	#1
Rick-sta This is my second home MG ZT 2.0 CDTI+ in Typhoon, MG TF 135 in Typhoon & Rover 75 Connoisseur CDTI SE in Pearl Black Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Norfolk Posts: 7,538 Thanks: 2,718 Thanked 2,827 Times in 1,462 Posts	Premium V8 Bumper and X Power Side Skirts Fitted Hi all, Thought I'd share what I'd been working on this week. Finally got round to painting the premium bumper and x power side skirts I've had laying around for a long time now. The side skirts I've had for a bout a year now, just had no time to work on them! The premium bumper is for my dad's 75 and has been painted PBT (was red), and my side skirts I've painted typhoon for my ZT. Was very lucky to get hold of a genuine MG Rover set (plastic ones) so they fitted perfectly. They were brand new too, never fitted. Took some photo's along the way, took 3 days in total to sand down, primer, paint and lacquer these bits and then sand back, but very happy with the result considering the only thing I'd painted before this was my engine cover Premium Bumper Primer Stage Base Coat Centre painted silver and then lacquered and after fitting on Thursday night (before and after photos): Side Skirts Base Coat: Lacquered and now fitted just have the rear bumper pods left to fit today, will get some photos of the whole thing once done __________________ How to retrofit Cruise Control on a diesel with no OEM wiring in place: Link How to retrofit heated electric memory seats with no OEM wiring in place: Link How to operate FBH and ATC via text Link How to restore cloudy projector headlights Link Last edited by Rick-sta; 6th August 2016 at 11:05..

6th August 2016, 12:04	#2
LotusLC This is my second home MG ZT CDTi Auto / ZT-T Trophy Blue Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: York Posts: 3,981 Thanks: 3,329 Thanked 1,644 Times in 1,238 Posts	Good job Rick, the spats will finish the job off very nicely __________________ Lotus Carlton - Number 852 (My old car) https://i.imgur.com/Cwa3376m.jpg

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6th August 2016, 13:24	#5
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6th August 2016, 15:42	#7
cazemi Loves to post 75 oil burner ZX12R,ZRX1200R VN 1500,Uncle Bunt hardtail chop, Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: newcastle Posts: 305 Thanks: 39 Thanked 152 Times in 67 Posts	basic schoolboy error, "painting is easy" i hope you had an air fed mask, did it in a well ventilated unpopulated area away from young kids or asthma sufferers. the skirts by the way, would have had less airborne c r a p in them if you had lifted them up & not sprayed them on the floor, if they were sprayed somewhere else then layed on the floor, you have issues with the gun or laquer, did you use an ultra fine filter to strain the laquer/hardner mix & did you have a fine filter in the base of the gun? What tip/nozzle set up? HVLP or LVLP or "normal" gun? how did you manage to buy the two pack paint? its not supposed to be for sale over the counter to "hobbyists" my local factors is plastered in signs warning of the consequences & fines. My advice would be to set to with a bar of soap & some 2000/3000 wet n dry, a machine polisher & divine guidance, (so you dont rub/polish through & have to do it all again) __________________ advanced driver, advanced rider, opinionated,No1 Rover MG pro painter in the North East & modest with it.

6th August 2016, 12:38	#4
7T5 Gets stuck in Rover 75 saloon Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: East Lothian Posts: 838 Thanks: 930 Thanked 246 Times in 185 Posts	Skirts looks great as does the bumper. Are you planning on wet sanding the bumper to improve the finish? It there is enough lacquer you should manage to.

6th August 2016, 14:49	#6
marinabrian MG ZT Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 20,151 Thanks: 3,565 Thanked 10,837 Times in 5,718 Posts	Did you paint the bumper with stonechip, after rubbing it down with a housebrick? Sorry but that is one job that needs a professional to paint, otherwise.........well it's akin to spoiling the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar You will have paid a handsome fee for the bumper, so why get not it done properly..........yuk!!!!! Otherwise it's ok Brian

6th August 2016, 19:10	#8
KRISTLEE I really should get out more....... None at the moment. Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Hartlepool Posts: 2,067 Thanks: 939 Thanked 384 Times in 294 Posts	Looks great Rick, really wish I had your patience and attention to detail because everything you do seems to be 110% and the end result looks as good as if a paid professional has done the work. Well done mate. __________________ Best Regards, Lee. DONE: HAD A CRAZY IDEA THAT I HAD TO GET RID OF MY MG ZTT DUE TO NOT HAVING A DRIVE AND HAVING TO PARK ON A BUSY STREET WITH A VIEW TO GETTING ANOTHER ONE AT A LATER DATE WHEN I HAVE A DRIVE. ENDED UP REALISING IT REALLY ISN'T PRACTICAL NOT HAVING A CAR TO GET AROUND AND I NOW OWN A VW EOS 3.2 V6 INDIVIDUAL (1 OF 20 REMAINING IN THE UK WITH THAT ENGINE AND TRIM COMBO) EVEN THOUGH I STILL LIVE ON A BUSY ROAD WITHOUT A DRIVE