Painting Plastic bumper cover

[s14junky]

My bumper cover is not broken but the (gel coat?) finish is chipping.

I want to repaint it myself and save some bux. Should I sand blast the rest off OR feather the new paint in? If I take it down to bare plastic first what kind of primer and prep should i use? Lastly ...where is the best place to find the closest replacement paint, ie aspen/arctic white.

[s14junky]

found my own answer ...so ill post it

38.1. Is there a specific paint and/or process for painting plastic bumpers? I was advised by a panel beater to sand the bumper using a 400/600 grade sandpaper and then primer it and paint as per usual. Does this sound right? Sounds fine, if the bumper you are working on has some kind of existing coating already. If it is bare plastic you will have to wipe it with plastic prep, and spray on a coat of plastic primer or adhesion promoter before top coating. If the bumper is very flexible you might want to add some flex agent to the paint but it is usually not necessary.

[dgms240]

i had the same problem. the place where i got my paint sold me this stuff called bulldog adhesive. its made for painting plastics on cars.