MazdaMike

ive never done anything body wise to te car i got a 99 bumper from rx7trix i got the lights martin gave me the rebar i got everytiing to install it but i dont know how to go about painting it im gonna have a shop do it but i hate going into a place and not know what im really asking for



i just wanna knowenough not to get rolled

ie i know 93 mazda rx7 vingate red

but whats the color code

how many coats of VR should i ask for ad how many clear coats.

about how much money should i look for too

any and all advice is appreciated thanks

diablone

Don't go just by the color code, have them get the color right from your car so that the colors will blend well. Unless of course the rest has been repainted recently.

FikseRxSeven

mike, the color code for your car is typed on the label on your driver side door well....... right below the door bracket thing. since you have an older car, you should give them the code, and ask them to match it.



i remember when my car's bumper needed to be painted when it was still montego blue, they didnt have a problem matching the color. they also did some kind of overspray technique where part of my fenders and hood were painted also.(im not sure if they really did that, but i sure did get charged for it.) back then the colors matched pretty well.... thats til i smashed my car against a wall a year later

MazdaMike

my car has actually been repainted about a year ago but either way what kind of money did u guys pay

Rob x-7

costs should be about $250-up depending on where you live, it also

depends on how the shop goes about painting plastic bumpers

and if the bumper is already primed or not.



You dont ask for a specific amount of paint, it depends on what

kind of paint the shop uses. The basecoat is sprayed until

it covers, then the clear. High solids clear are only 2 coats, others

require more and it also depends if they are going to wet sand the

orange peel off or not to match the car.



Its not like the old laquer days where they sprayed 15 coats on

and sanded most of it off to get a orange peel free finish.



the color code should be taken off the car and even then the

paint should be tested to match, without spraying the adjoining

areas it is possible that the color and peel wont match 100%.

FrestyleFC3S

old thread...but just have rob do it

Rob x-7

I didnt even realize who posted it, lol



Ill paint it, no problem, it will be much more resistant

to chipping as well.

FrestyleFC3S

thats from the sheet metal you tape on right

Rob x-7

its from the type of clear I use

MazdaMike

what do u use