2011 Camaro SS Deer damage

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New bumper



House of Kolor KD3000 sealer



Dupont Chromabase Basecoat



Sherwin Williams Clearcoat



Busted HID headlight $1025















Denibbed with 3m Trizact 1500, 3000, Buffed with 3D Wool Pad with AAT followed by orange pad followed by white pad with HD Polish

 
Nice work, did you blend the repaired area with rest of fender? or repainted the whole thing?
 
Are you in the auto body repair business or just a talented guy helping a friend.

I ask because I'd love to learn to paint. I hate touch up looks and wish I could do it right. Not like heavy body work just paint. I have a compressor and willing to get basic stuff.

UOTE=xtremekustomz;2031892]Yeah I'm doing this for a co-worker.[/QUOTE]
 
Are you in the auto body repair business or just a talented guy helping a friend.

I ask because I'd love to learn to paint. I hate touch up looks and wish I could do it right. Not like heavy body work just paint. I have a compressor and willing to get basic stuff.

UOTE=xtremekustomz;2031892]Yeah I'm doing this for a co-worker.
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I just do paint work on the side as a hobby and doing this for a co-worker. Basically I'm trying to save him from paying a deductible. Most insurance companies will only pay for used or aftermarket parts. He wanted factory parts put back on so they cost a little more. Luckily the headlight wasn't available aftermarket so insurance is paying the full price. The bumper was only $86 more for factory so he is paying the difference in parts. I'm still making money from the insurance for doing it. Just not really charging him anything more.

Painting isn't all that bad. Having the right tools is key. Having a compressor that will keep up with the paint gun is really important. Not good to run out of air in the middle of a job. I have a 60 gallon. You can buy good primer in a aerosol can that will be fine for touchups. Not the duplicolor stuff from AA or Wal Mart though. Go to a paint supply store and get some. As for a gun the sky is the limit on what you want to spend. A Devilbiss SRI pro would probably be sufficient for doing a bumper cover or fender. You can spray the color and the clearcoat with the same gun. I think it has a 9" fan as well so it would be big enough for doing clearcoat on a panel. There are also quite a few speed clears out there that will dry really fast. For bumpers I usually use one by Medallion Rubber Seal. Depending on the activator it can be buffed anywhere from 20 min to 2 hrs depending on temp. You don't want to go too fast on a larger area because the clear will start to flash off before you get done making passes causing dry spray. PPG has some as well but it cost 3-4 times as much. I will use nicer clear on things where people are willing to pay for it but normally I use that on bumper covers because I will normally do a blend and re-clear for $225
 
I used to repaint bumpers and trim/mirrors out of my back covered patio during high school , easy weekend cash once you've done your initial investment in a decent compressor and gun/other materials.

JSFM35X- if you got the space/garage at Home, just give it a shot , start out small with junkyard fenders and trim pieces and go from there. Worst that could happen is that you end up not liking it and end up with a compressor that can be used for many other things, and auto paint materials you can easily sell to someone else .
 
$1k for a headlight??!?!?!?!? No thanks wow
Believe it man. Lol
Hid on my srt was $984 each! Good thing i only broke one

To the op-
Hell of a job there...nice work. ..i too wish i had skills like that...im even afraid to paint my model cars,lol.
 
very awesome work. Did your co worker get the deer's insurance information to pay for all the damages?
 
I got the fender and bumper on. Planning on detailing it tomorrow. I'm still waiting on one of the stripe kits to do the driver side and haven't put the stripe on the right side yet. I would rather pay someone who does that stuff to do it anyway.
 
Nice. I have some minor damage that I wish I could fix. Holding that since I leased a new Infiniti they will eat it. We will see next week.
 
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