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Title: what paint to use in smoking head lights
Post by: BobbyT on 14 March 2008, 16:50
word up yarll! just need some advice, i am thinking of stripping down the boras head lights and spraying some of the chrome matt black, now what paint can i use, i was just thinking of using plastic primer and normal matt black but i am not sure if this will take the heat, does anyone know if this will be ok or what else i should use!  :smiley:
Title: Re: what paint to use in smoking head lights
Post by: mk2mark on 14 March 2008, 18:21
I'd imagine it'd be hard to get the paint to key, you'll need a high temp etch primer or something like that.
Title: Re: what paint to use in smoking head lights
Post by: boneybradley on 16 March 2008, 16:14
here's a guide to help you... http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3000249 (http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3000249) all though it just lists "high temp semi matt paint" that'll be satin engine paint then??
Title: Re: what paint to use in smoking head lights
Post by: BobbyT on 17 March 2008, 10:42
cheers buddy!  :smiley: will get on to this when i can be bothered to take the bumper off the bora! grrrr why make things so hard  :grin:
Title: Re: what paint to use in smoking head lights
Post by: iMation on 17 March 2008, 10:59
Quote from: Rob Toogood on 17 March 2008, 10:42
cheers buddy!  :smiley: will get on to this when i can be bothered to take the bumper off the bora! grrrr why make things so hard  :grin:

its not hard, your just a lazy bastard! :D:D:D
Title: Re: what paint to use in smoking head lights
Post by: Mutley08 on 29 March 2008, 20:13
Will that guide work for the mk4 headlights???
Title: Re: what paint to use in smoking head lights
Post by: filthy on 06 April 2008, 12:08
Just be careful that the masking tape doesn't take the chrome off the reflectors...Yes, it happened to me, now i've got huge yellow patches in my headlights....if I were you, I'd brush it on