Lazy-Ferret
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Firstly you need to see what your bumpers are made of, some plastics are easier to paint that others. if you look on the back there will be various markings, like the moulding date stamp grid and number, and usually some letters that tell you what it is made from:-
ABS
HDPE
PP
PA
PC/ABS
PU
Depending on which plastic depends on how much work it will take, for example, PP leaches out silicon oils, so has to be treated and sealed before you can get paint (or anything) to stick to it.
If you want to do it on the cheap, you can get a plastic preparation spray from Halfraurds, that cleans the plastic, then use a paint like plasticote to to seal it. The paint has to go on within 30 mins of using the plastic preparation spray though.
ABS
HDPE
PP
PA
PC/ABS
PU
Depending on which plastic depends on how much work it will take, for example, PP leaches out silicon oils, so has to be treated and sealed before you can get paint (or anything) to stick to it.
If you want to do it on the cheap, you can get a plastic preparation spray from Halfraurds, that cleans the plastic, then use a paint like plasticote to to seal it. The paint has to go on within 30 mins of using the plastic preparation spray though.
