OEM front bumper replacement

cdumitru78 · 10-05-2015, 03:42 PM

After dealing with the front bumper paint peeling issues for over a year, getting a new OEM bumper from Nissan which I will take to a good local show to repaint. I will then switch over everything from the current bumper - lights, clips and so forth. Has anyone done this before, anything to be aware of? I am comfortable taking the front bumper off, so that will not be an issue. Worried about the paint match, this being a pearl white bumper, and fitment of a replacement bumper. I know it will be a gamble, but paint on my current bumper kept peeling.

ltullos · 10-10-2015, 01:08 PM

Make sure that the bumper is baked and cleaned before painting so that the residual mold release agent does not cause paint adhesion problems. I learned this from one of the top rated body shops in Dallas

10-05-2015, 03:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
cdumitru78 Base Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 69 Drives: 2014 370Z, 2005 E55 Rep Power: 10	OEM front bumper replacement After dealing with the front bumper paint peeling issues for over a year, getting a new OEM bumper from Nissan which I will take to a good local show to repaint. I will then switch over everything from the current bumper - lights, clips and so forth. Has anyone done this before, anything to be aware of? I am comfortable taking the front bumper off, so that will not be an issue. Worried about the paint match, this being a pearl white bumper, and fitment of a replacement bumper. I know it will be a gamble, but paint on my current bumper kept peeling.

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10-10-2015, 01:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
ltullos Enthusiast Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: DFW Posts: 312 Drives: 2016 Nismo Tech MT Rep Power: 14	Make sure that the bumper is baked and cleaned before painting so that the residual mold release agent does not cause paint adhesion problems. I learned this from one of the top rated body shops in Dallas