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[Webby the Bear]

Webby, the bumper only takes a few minutes to remove & would have made life a LOT simpler! Unfortunately,now you've damaged the end profile & it's unlikely you will get it back the way it was   In future mate, always remove any trim etc in the 'danger zone' . As said already, not being critical, just trying to help   

thanks mate 

tbh i had a look at it at all angles after i finished sanding and compared it to the passenger side bumper (only by eye of course) and to my eye the shape or profile looks ok to me.

ill post some pics of it in daylight from all angles to see what i mean if youd like?

thanks for all your advice though guys im very much still learning about all things cars 

[dbug]

lol of course not mate, any advice is always welcome

when you say the  masking tape is to close, do you mean that i should have put the concentration of the paint on the affected area and ''blended'' it by lightly dusting the surrounding area with spray? 

Basically yes then all you've got to "remove" is a light dusting of "dry" overspray - easily done with cutting compound.

thanks mate 

tbh i had a look at it at all angles after i finished sanding and compared it to the passenger side bumper (only by eye of course) and to my eye the shape or profile looks ok to me.

ill post some pics of it in daylight from all angles to see what i mean if youd like?

thanks for all your advice though guys im very much still learning about all things cars 

You can see the change/loss of profile on the bumper in your last 3 pics - it is very obvious.  Would be quite difficult to get back now - you would need to build back up with filler, and carefully sand back using a sanding block & wet 'n dry.

HTH


I would go over your repair using wet and dry and a sanding block until you remove all sight of the filler and the paint edge is feathered in properly, then repaint.  But thats just my opinion, although I have had a lot of experience of respraying cars using a gun/compressor and local repairs using rattle cans.

However good a sprayer you are, the final finish is only as good as the preparation.

[Webby the Bear]

thanks for the advice dbug. i will do what you say. just prob leave it a week or two as i spent all day on it and will go mad if i see another spray can 

like you say (or the sentiment) if a jobs worth doing.....

[dbug]

thanks for the advice dbug. i will do what you say. just prob leave it a week or two as i spent all day on it and will go mad if i see another spray can 

like you say (or the sentiment) if a jobs worth doing.....

Having seen the pics of your motor in the gallery, it would be a shame to spoil it with a poor repair.  Believe me mate as it is it will stand out like a sore thumb 

[Radiomarko]

Thanks Webby and all for the info, I can see my rust is not much worse than yours Webby - phew !

Useful tips here, I shall take the plunge on filling mine in the summer.   

[russ0205]

Mate anything is worth a try we all had to start somewhere, would have took the bumper of tho mate could have saved a lot of headache,

[Webby the Bear]

thanks for all your comments guys.... radio id defo listen to the other chaps on here. ive got up this morning and ive got over spray (didnt see it at the time across most of the rear wing and it does stick out like a sore thumb 

HOWEVER, ever the optimist.........the paint (although at the mo has a distinct line from the tape is a perfect match!!!! sooooo im going to resand at the weekend and sand the area including the line. im then gonna try a respray. hopefully all will be well. im going to sand it before the oxford meet and hope someone there will be able to supervise me