Polyurethan care

[jc71corvette]

Okay I got my body kit and its made out of polyurethan. Awsome stuff right there! Anyone know about cold weather with it? Like 10 degrees, thats what I mean by cold. I was reading about it and I think it said its bad in cold weather. Any idea?

Any other tips for care?

 

[just2asian]

well with the cold weather the urethan will have a tendency to be more brittle, but than again any type of material in cold weather will get brittle and be easier to break. As long as you have it painted correctly and your not planning on bottoming out during the winter, it should be ok to drive with it. However may I suggest just swapping the stock bumpers back on if you drive through the winter.

 

[jc71corvette]

Thanks! Yeah i was planning on doing that for winter only

 

[jc71corvette]

oh i ment taking it off for winter. but i probually wont.

As of this moment it is unpainted, primed. Its black which is what I want. Whats some good ways to clean it?

 

[just2asian]

well keep in mind that primer is not actually made to withstand the weather, the flat black cars that you see on the road which are professionaly done are painted with a matte paint, not primer. The primer will eventually start to come off, there really isn't a "good" way to clean primer, but what I would do is reprimer it, wetsand it from like 800 to 1600 that way it'll get rid of some roughness and be a lot easier to clean. There's also no need to wax it, just wash it with car soap.

 

[just2asian]

oh also, did your bumper come that color? or did you actually prime it, because a lot of times the bumper comes with a gel coating, not primer, but it may look like its primed.

 

[jc71corvette]

it came black. its a non shine black.

 

[just2asian]

yea, than most likely ## gonna need to actually prime it, truthfully i would leave it off until u get it painted because it is probably gel coated unless it clearly stated that it was primered from the factory.