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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: stainesy on 05 June 2012, 20:23
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ok have been looking at colour coded spoilers today on fleabay. and spotted loads that look like normal gti spoilers that have been painted. can you paint the gti spoiler?
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thinking about this myself. as on vr6 higlines they are colour coded and look nice. all you realy need to do it pred the spoiler and then plastic primer it then normal primer then spray it & laqure it. :smug:
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i did buy some plastic primer once from halfords but whe i sprayed it it seemed to be like really thin clear coat with what looked like small metal flakes in it. and did not stick to plastic at all. think i may have bought a faulty batch or something. what does plastic primer look like when sprayed on?
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guys this has been covered recently if you do a search :wink:
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guys this has been covered recently if you do a search :wink:
i have searched and cannot find it :undecided:
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Self etching primor? High build primor?
Everyone ive used is grey or White.
Used a gear blue primor for some galvanised steel once. Was yours like that?
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Self etching primor? High build primor?
Everyone ive used is grey or White.
Used a gear blue primor for some galvanised steel once. Was yours like that?
mine said plastic primer on the tin but when i sprayed it it was like clear coat with very tiny metal flex in it and it would not stick to anything. just kept reacting.
so is it ok to used plastic primer on gti spoiler then normal primer? or just plastic primer and then colour?
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I just used plastic primer on my grill and its still fine to this day
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yeah but im doing the spoiler and its not hard plastic its kinda hard foam aint it. plus im gona have to really go over it iwth thinners as iv been using silicone based tyre gel on it to make it black again. and silicone and paint dont mix.
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id say my grill was more flexible and just as soft as my spoiler, just smooth it right down prim and paint, i can't really see it going wrong
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Wich bit of the grill are you talking about mate?
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My grill is metal :huh:
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yeah so is mine and the fins are hard plastic :undecided:
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A badgeless one I had on my old golf
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A badgeless one I had on my old golf
iv had loads of badgeless grills and non of them were soft rubber like the rear spoiler
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I would se the plastic primer then normal primor on that. Then rub down and spray colour. Few coats of colour then light rub down and then clear coats. Up to you to rub that down and buff.
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I would se the plastic primer then normal primor on that. Then rub down and spray colour. Few coats of colour then light rub down and then clear coats. Up to you to rub that down and buff.
yeah im quite happy to do all that just thought id ask as iv never done a plastic serface like that before. its always been metal iv done.
would this same this work on the plastic wheel arches if sanded smooth first you recon?
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A badgeless one I had on my old golf
iv had loads of badgeless grills and non of them were soft rubber like the rear spoiler
What's soft rubber?
My back spoiler is made of the same stuff as the bumpers.
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I would se the plastic primer then normal primor on that. Then rub down and spray colour. Few coats of colour then light rub down and then clear coats. Up to you to rub that down and buff.
yeah im quite happy to do all that just thought id ask as iv never done a plastic serface like that before. its always been metal iv done.
would this same this work on the plastic wheel arches if sanded smooth first you recon?
Yeah!
You could just build the primer up and not sand the arches down. Again up to you.
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A badgeless one I had on my old golf
iv had loads of badgeless grills and non of them were soft rubber like the rear spoiler
What's soft rubber?
My back spoiler is made of the same stuff as the bumpers.
like what he said, your spoilers made from foam? :huh: i wouldnt say there soft