Painting poly urethane front lip

gsr_nikhil

Member
Idk why this is giving me so much trouble. But I sent my front lip off to get painted and it kept peeling off. So now I sent it to a buddy of mine who is supposed to "be a pro" and he's saying he's having a hard time getting the rest of the paint off.

I'm no paint expert but can one just wet sand the shit out of the lip and then follow it up with some primer of sorts, then paint it, then clear? Or is poly urethane just one of those materials that doesn't like paint.

Someone enlighten me, please and thank you
 

ronmulan

New Member
Im not really a paint expert, but my only guess for why it would keep peeling is because PU is like plastic and its flexible.
 

LoweredDC4

Jimmy
if it is raw plastic, there might be an oily coating in it. There is a cleaner you can use with a scotch brite to get some of the oil out and scuff the lip. Then use some plastic cleaner to help the paint adhere better. Then spray your sealer, base and then clear with flex additive added to it so it flexes and wont crack.
 


XjoEnX

Active Member
Any shop can paint it and there should be no issues with it coming off unless its from rock chips or debris pitting it while driving. If a shop tells you they can't paint a polyurethane lip, they're not professionals.
 

XjoEnX

Active Member
:thumbs up Your method mentioned above is exactly how I had my Wings West urethane lips and sides painted on my old car. I never had a problem with it cracking or peeling off. The paint stuck to it like my hands would stick on Brittney Palmer's incredible ass.
 


white4d96

Burning oil like a boss
Wet sand the crap out of it, wipe with Pre, spray with adhesion promoter, paint. Not sure how he's mucking that up.
 

gsr_nikhil

Member
Yeah man turns out the guy was a joke. He finished my side skirts but said "sorry its a little rough, its from dirt flying onto the paint" I was pretty pissed off to say the least.

LoweredDC4 said:
i work at one just to let you know ;)
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Well where are you located? When I got my front lip back, it was pretty much ruined. There's air craft remover all over it and it looks like it are some of the PU because there's residue all over it
 
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