Bumper Paint

Modern day cars have extremely flexible painted surfaces stretched across the bumper surfaces which are specially developed to withstand minor impacts with impunity.  The concept is that a vehicle’s bumpers will absorb many of the minor impacts routinely encountered in parking lots and throughout everyday driving without being damaged.  Sadly, the bumper paint is ultimately damaged, marred or scraped off when the bumper absorbs too great of an impact.

The bumper paint used on contemporary flexible bumpers is distinctive and is designed to be applied on flexible surfaces.  The paint is specifically created to be fully cured but still flex to a significantly higher degree than the paints which are applied to the significantly more rigid surfaces such as metal and high-impact plastic.  The reason for these special qualities is the existence of a chemical flex agent in bumper paint.

When procuring primer and paint products to be employed for bumpers it is important to purchase and utilize items which are particularly created for this specialized application.  These paints are chemically designed for adhesion to plastic surfaces.  The paint formulas are basically the exact same as the supplies which are sprayed onto non-flexible surfaces, but will incorporate additives to give the paint its flexible qualities.  For that reason, bumper paint is somewhat much more expensive when purchased.

Bumpers are painted in basically the exact same manner as the rest of the vehicle.  For new bumpers, the surface need to be somewhat much more thoroughly cleaned employing distinct goods to eliminate any traces of the mold release agents which are applied inside the molds utilized when the plastic parts are manufactured.   Presence of such mold release agents will negatively impact adhesion of the paint to the plastic surfaces.  The bumper’s surface ought to be thoroughly chemically cleaned to remove any waxes, oil, road film, mold release agents or fingerprints so the bumper paint will adhere correctly.  Primers or sealants are sprayed initial, followed by the basecoat paint and finally topped with clearcoat, all of which contain the flex agent.  Following fully curing, the flexible bumper paints might be buffed and waxed in the exact same manner as any other automotive paints.