So im trying to save a little money and try to do some body work myself. So my question is how do you prep a polyurethane body kit, as far as what grade of sand paper and so forth.
Thanks in advance, Jason
if you never preped a kit before dont start on this one. not trying to be a dick but if its messed up the shop will have to redo it when they paint it and you'll be paying for it. not to mention some shops wont even touch something that someone else preped.
truth.
i prepared my body kit for a shop. i did it the right way and it was ready for primer, but a bunch of local shops wouldnt touch it.
i had to settle for a crummy little shop down the road. they did a terrible job.
just save up the money you wanted to save. they usually dont charge TO TO much for preppin a kit. if you want to do anything. fit the kit to the car, and get it ready that way. but if you dont know how, dont worry about it. they probably wont be to heavy on the mounting charges either. just make sure its fitted to the car before paint. it will be easier to get it back on the car after paint.
most the time its included in the price. a decent paint job on a body kit will probably run you about 500-800 depending on where you go. i always figure about 200-300 per part. (ie 200-300 for front bumper, 200-300 for rear bumper, 100-150 per skirt)
a body shop here wanted 1100 to paint and fix some spots on my kit i ended up getting my work body shop to did it for 400 bucks i mounted the kit my self but before everything was painted.
mounting the kit will take a few bucks off the price. most shops quote high with a body kit because they arent sure how it will fit and if they will have to do lots of work with it. so install the kit and then have them give you a price so they can see that its not a POS glass kit thatll need 50 hours of body work on it.
i prepped and painted mine with a gun and i had no prior experience
first i would like to be not held responsible for your out come. it all is up to u but this is how i did it.i went around the whole thing and looked at it with a fine tooth comb (ie cracks warps etc) then i went over it with a prep sol to remove light glue residue and then i went over it with a red scotch brite pad and tackled every nook and cranny so then i went over it again with prep-sol let it dry after wiping it down with a lint free cloth. then i went over it with adhesion promoter. then i primed it and sprayed it in my garage and it looks decent but if your truly building a top notch show car leave it for the professionals.
maaco has a special for 99 dollars hahaha
if you want a half ass job on it
I just painted a new ford front bumper today, that the owner prepped, what a mess he sanded it through the primer into the plastic, and it has sand scratches over the whole thing.
I agree if you don't no what your doing you can mess up alot.
if you have a paint shop in mind check with them first.
