Painting My 400r Front Bar

[Bond]

Hey guys i finally bought a replacement bar for my 33 after i damaged my old one.

I bought a 400r from mybodykits and i need to spray it.

I will first trim it up slightly to allow more airflow to the front mount.

Can some1 please give me some basics on how to prepare it for the spray job. My 33 is not a show car and i know the bar will get damaged pretty soon from day to day driving so i'm not after a superb job.

What sand paper should i use for the general clean up and then for the finnish?

Also how do you attach the mesh to the bar????

[sIIgtst]

The amount of sanding/prep depends on the quality of the mould.. if there are minimal defects in the mould then the bar should be relatively smooth and will only need a light sand and then a good undercoat then another sand and then final painting.. or if its shagged you will need to use body filler to fill any little pinholes or porosity the fibreglass has and any scratches etc. then sand and prime and sand and paint.. but at a minimum you'll need to go over it with some wet and dry sandpaper and if it aint too bad work around the 1200 - 1500 mark. if it needed a fill here and there then those bits will need to start at around 600-800 then work to 1200 -1500 then prime and sand with 1200-1500 to smooth out any blemishes and rises in the primer then final painting..

Try the search function for "painting prep" or things along that line there is a few threads on sau about general paint prep..

As for the mesh i held mine on with some auto silicon. simple fold over the vent edges on the inside of the bar then glue then let dry and hey presto mesh is done

Hope that helps,

Corey

Edited September 1, 2009 by sIIgtst

[TWINS33]

to prep a fibre glass bar a pre-sand is required it smoothen surface, using about p180 to p240 dry and any pin holes filled in using a body filler, then the bar should be primed in a hi build 2pac filler/primer.. when cured properly it can be sanded 2 ways wet or dry: depending on the brand of paint you are using some brands require a finer sanding because they show marks more, dry use an orbital sander (quicker than wet rub) with a soft interface pad using p240, followed by p500. wet by hand use p320 followed by p800..

this is only a rough guide im sure everyone has different ways, just how i would do it