This weekend I finally got to spray some paint. After prepping the surface with some 220 grit sandpaper, I built a small paintbooth... in my bathroom. Yes, a bathroom.





I was originally going to build a paintbooth outside, but with temperatures at record highs the paint would have dried and flaked off before adhering to the bumper. My dad suggested that I just use a small room and crank up the air conditioner. His advice worked wonders as it managed to keep temperature and humidity down.

Also, since I was spraying aerosol paints in a small enclosed area, I was really glad that I bought a 3M respirator to filter organic solvents. This thing works so well, as I can't smell anything when its on. If I take it off while I'm in the room, only then do I manage to smell how nasty it is, as well as kill a few hundred brain cells per whiff. I know, I look like a doofus, but can't you tell that at least I'm smiling?



I sprayed on a few coats of the plastic adhesion promoter, making sure to sand between coats so that everything stays smooth. The guy at Sherwin-Williams Automotive told me that it also acts as a primer as well, so afterwards I just went straight to the paint coats. Here are the before and after pics:





Tonight I plan to sand with 600 grit, and add one more final coat of color. Then I'll let it sit for a day or so then move on to the clearcoating and polishing stages. At this stage, who knows if it'll match the rest of the bumper when I pull off the tape.