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General => Detailing => Topic started by: JC on 19 May 2009, 15:51
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given up with the dyes, special lotions etc etc,
lookingat de trimming and PAINTING Them black.
anyone recommend anything ?
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can of matt or satin spray paint from Halfords :undecided:
i used Satin to do my rear valence
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y276/Rhyso/IMG_1491.jpg)
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did think of that, but sure there is a special paint with " flex " as such :undecided:
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ive been thinking of dong this too, not quite sure what to do so il see how you get on :tongue: :grin:
Dan
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did think of that, but sure there is a special paint with " flex " as such :undecided:
well its been on the car approx 2 months and i've seen no signs of the paint cracking - washed it a few times too
i also did the front valence and bumper grills :smiley:
for £7 a tin its got to be worth a punt
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did think of that, but sure there is a special paint with " flex " as such :undecided:
well its been on the car approx 2 months and i've seen no signs of the paint cracking - washed it a few times too
i also did the front valence and bumper grills :smiley:
for £7 a tin its got to be worth a punt
the paint cans from halfords are actually pretty good i feel, have used it on loads of differnt surfaces with good results all round
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did think of that, but sure there is a special paint with " flex " as such :undecided:
well its been on the car approx 2 months and i've seen no signs of the paint cracking - washed it a few times too
i also did the front valence and bumper grills :smiley:
for £7 a tin its got to be worth a punt
if ia ma going to the trouble of removing all the arches, bumpersm side trims etc then i want to use the correct stuff :lipsrsealed: if there is such a thing :grin:
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yeah you can get a proper plastic bumper paint il try and find the name of it :smiley:
found em :wink:
http://www.wilcodirect.co.uk/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=168
not bad stuff used it on a transporters bumper and gave a good long lasting coat.
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cheers stu, thats what my googling found, will try the rear bumper ( got to come off after todays " incidient " ) and go from there :wink:
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I've just painted my front bumper valance (the coloured bit) and used adhesion promoter first, then plastic primer. This gave very good results, so perhaps you could undercoat the trim before spraying with the stuff in the link (even though it says no pre-treatment required).
I would also invest plenty of time stripping any wax/forever black off the trim first. Perhaps a gentle steam clean? Or tar/solvent remover at the very least.
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suitable degreaser and cleaner is in hand :wink:
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dont use HALFORDS own brand :rolleyes: :lipsrsealed: :cry:
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dont use HALFORDS own brand :rolleyes: :lipsrsealed: :cry:
things not go well then?
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it looks presentable, BUT one BIG tin just did the rear bumper, will see how it " weathers " before doing the front and the side skirts etc
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Have used the Halfrauds own brand 'matt black bumper paint' a number of times, with excellent results.
They also do a surface preparation spray to remove all the grease and crap, defo use that too.
In my experience the best method is to wash, clean with surface prep, lightly key with very fine wet n dry, clean again with surface prep, then spray. 2 or 3 very thin coats works well.
Gives a very nice 'OE' look finish and very durable.