Best paint to use, Plan on following directions exactly Options

[Randal]

Painting my rear flares this weekend.

Which paint have you used that worked according to instructions?

IMHO would rather pay more and have it work, than to be disappointed with the results and have to do it over.

Appreciate all advice.

Plan on doing a base coat, then clear.

The flares are fiberglass.

[JimN73]

Randal, I repainted stock bumpers with base and clear earlier this summer. I got aerosol cans of PPG paint from San Leandro Color in the factory color code.

The base is really thin and will run if you overspray even a bit. But not to worry - the runs flowed out to a great smooth finish.

The base will dry but will be soft and kind of sticky. If left in a dirty place, it will pick up dirt from the atmosphere and be discolored. It's water soluble, so if you touch it with water, it comes off in sheets.

You have to get the clear coat on in less than a day or it will dry too much and not bond. You can sand & buff the clear fairly soon.

Getting the paint on was easy, doing the prep took a lot of time, but the bumpers look good.

The paint store that you use will probably have a scanner which can analyze a current color and match it pretty well. I didn't do that so my bumpers are a slightly different yellow than the rest of the car. Maybe next summer.