Yes

With my enigne cover that is all i used same with other projects i have done, and it has seemed to turn out pritty good so far

Plastic primer then paint

do you have an orielly's near you? They carry dupi-color, that is where mine is from, i'm using perfect match

 

looks like it is sold at a ton of different places
Dupli-Color :: Where to Buy

 

Unfortunately none of those are in my immediate area.

Thanks for the tips though! Back to sanding....

 

Did you sand between primer and paint? What plastic primer are you using?

 

lol i never primered this just sanded and painted with duplicolor no chipping on wiper arms or plate surround granted i did four coats with duplicolor for plastic flat black and no clear coat im gonna get their code matching paint for my front bumper soon to fix the problems you can see

 

Nope

wen't
Cover sanded out to smooth it out , (220,400,600,800,1000,1500 got sick of sanding bad....)
cleaned (dupicolor prep spray)
Primered (3-4 light coats to make it even)
5 mins bewtween coats 10 between it and paint
4 light coats of paint
10 min between coats
let cure for 24+ hrs
wet sanded(1000,1500)
another 3 coats of black
then it will be taping off for the flags,
paint thos, peal tape off,
3-4 coats clearcoat
cure for 24+hrs,
wetsand
more clear coat cure for 24+hrs
we sand and cut/buff


I am using all Dupicolor and 3m products
Prep spray, adhesive promoter(primer) Paint, clear coat = Dupicolor
tape, sand paper = 3m

 

Excellent. Thanks! I will use this process and try again.

 

Damnit I just did the same thing but with the paint and clear didn't give it enough time to dry I guess

 

So I started sanding the primer back. I got all of the grey primer off and also scuffed up the remaining clear plastic primer so it would be ready for a re-spray of plastic primer. I went to spray it with some wax and grease remover, and after a couple wipes with a microfiber cloth, the cloth started to grab onto the paint! I noticed that the prep spray was eating away a little at the plastic primer! No I have to sand AGAIN, because there are little bits of cloth melted into my primer.

Why did this happen? What should I be using to clean the bumper before spraying it with primer that will not cause this reaction?

 

I only did it on the bare plastic becuase on my can it says do not use on paint less than 6 months old

I just used a lint free rag and water to whip it down then dried with another