I'm sure many guys have done their own paint/repaint jobs. I never could but wish I had. Right now I have 'new' paint (2 yrs old) peeling from my Z31 fiberglass bumpers. That makes TWICE since 1996 that the bonehead 'pros' at the paint shop have not added a FLEX AGENT to the paint before spraying the bumpers. The paint dries brittle - no problem on metal. But when the bumper flexes, it cracks the paint which eventually pops off in flakes, leaving the primer/underpaint exposed.

What do I have to do next time? I can arrange to be there when he adds the flex agent, but the question is whether that paint could be used for the whole car - or just for the fiberglass elements. Do we have to remove ALL of the old finishes down to the fiberglass? And does he add the flex agent to the CLEAR COAT too?

I am totally burned out with these boneheads. Maybe breathing those fumes for so long has given them permanent brain issues.

Thanks in advance for any input. I appreciate it!

 

Many body shop's goal is just having it look good until the check clears.

 

How true !!!