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Offline x.Girl.Loves.VW.x

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« on: 13 January 2007, 17:01 »
i want to change my standard plastic arches. i dont like the plastic look...i want painted ones but wouldnt have thought that painting them would look great. any suggestions about what ones to get, from where and how easy they are to fit.

any info would be great
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Offline Pete Taylor

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Re: arches
« Reply #1 on: 13 January 2007, 17:11 »
Why did you buy a golf with plastic arches if you don't like them?
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Offline Stu.750

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Re: arches
« Reply #2 on: 13 January 2007, 17:26 »
i dont think you can actually buy ;ainted one can u ? (correct me if im wrong anyone)

 But the only way to colour code them is to have them primer filled and painted

By a body shop or yourself ?
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Offline Pete Taylor

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Re: arches
« Reply #3 on: 13 January 2007, 17:30 »
I smoothed the arches into the panels and painted them on an XR2i once but they were sturdy arches. I think the golf arches may be susceptible to cracking if painted.
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Re: arches
« Reply #4 on: 13 January 2007, 17:43 »
its not that i hate the look of the plastic...im just thinking about trying to give the car a more smooth look. i didnt know if you could get aluminium arches or something similar
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Offline Dub-77

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Re: arches
« Reply #5 on: 13 January 2007, 17:53 »
Go at your arches with a DA and some 320 grit untill all of your pattern has gone then hi build primer them, flat them off with some 600 wet and dry then have them painted with some good quality 2k paint and baked off in an oven  :wink:
Thats what I done.....and mine are smmmmooooottthhhhhhhh........ :grin:
See what you think.....




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Re: arches
« Reply #6 on: 13 January 2007, 17:54 »
whats DA?
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Offline rich mk3

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Re: arches
« Reply #7 on: 13 January 2007, 17:59 »
take them off!
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Re: arches
« Reply #8 on: 13 January 2007, 18:03 »
A "DA" is an of centre orbital sander that is used in bodyshops for the preping of bodywork etc.

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Re: arches
« Reply #9 on: 15 January 2007, 21:24 »
cheers for the help. By the way, stunning arches Dub-77!!!
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