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Re: golf mk3 rear spoiler
« Reply #10 on: 26 January 2007, 22:33 »
Garfay,

Thank you so much. I spoke to a guy in halfords today and he explained what you said to me...so tomorrow at 9am im going to get the undercoat spray, dragon green spray, lacquer, and some wet and dry...and will do it throughout the day...hoping for good weather!

Im happy with the painting procedure now..

However attaching to the car...once its painted and dried...(sunday...) I..

a) put three strips of the adhensive on the spoiler
b) surround the rest of the spoiler in silicone...
c) stick it to the car...
d) then gaffa it up so it stays in place..

Correct?  :smiley:

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Re: golf mk3 rear spoiler
« Reply #11 on: 26 January 2007, 23:08 »
yup, that's pretty much it. I think on the underside of the spoiler it's not completely flat, i.e. when you rest it up against the tail gate, so you should put the silicone on all the bits that actually make contact.

The araldite will set hard after 20mins, so you'll have sometime for adjustment to get the spoiler sitting perfectly. Use the gaffer tape to hold it in place. After a few hours check its stuck firmly, within a day mine could take some pretty hard knocks, i.e. I could lift the back end up slightly by pushing up on the spoiler, but I wouln't push it too much, might end up ripping the paint off.

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Re: golf mk3 rear spoiler
« Reply #12 on: 27 January 2007, 00:17 »
alright! well ill post photos on sunday evening then.... :laugh:

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Re: golf mk3 rear spoiler
« Reply #13 on: 03 February 2007, 16:52 »
did it go okay in the end?

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Re: golf mk3 rear spoiler
« Reply #14 on: 04 February 2007, 11:23 »
Ok...conclusion is

Dont paint something unless you know what you're doing. I really believed i was ontop of things..and applied 5 coats of grey primer, 4 coats of dragon green..and 3 coats of clear laquer

Doesn't look good though. It got chipped around the edges which i tired to solve using Halford's dragon green scratch/stone chip repair kit and looks even worse.

I don't really want to stick it to my car as the body work on my car doesnt have a single scratch thus...this bodge job will really stand out.

I think I need to take it to the pros...

Anyone know of a car painter in london? Any idea at how much it will cost? How long it will take? Do i have to provide the paint?

Any advice is welcome......

Nick

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Re: golf mk3 rear spoiler
« Reply #15 on: 05 February 2007, 22:59 »
Doh... sorry to hear that, but I guess it's a learning process.

Can't recommend anyone off the top of my head but I'll ask my mate who works in Battersea tommorow as he deals with a bodyshop all the time. He helped me get my front grill sprayed for £25, booked it in for a week, but only takes about a day to do. No need to supply paint or do any prep, just tell them the colour code.

In your case though, they might want to strip it back to bare plastic.

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Re: golf mk3 rear spoiler
« Reply #16 on: 06 February 2007, 09:33 »
mate that would be excellent. battersea is 10mins from me....thanks for your help  :wink:

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« Reply #17 on: 06 February 2007, 13:06 »
Hi Nic,

The place my mate uses is chipsaway, 0207 8010880 or 0800 028 7878. You can give them a try for a quote.

My mate says he can get it done through his contact at chipsaway for £80. Let me know what price is better and if you want I can pass my mates number.

Garfay.

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Re: golf mk3 rear spoiler
« Reply #18 on: 06 February 2007, 18:22 »
cheers...

gave them a call and they want £140..... :embarassed:

Guy was really nice though and said to me its just not worth it and he doesnt want to do it because he knows its a rip off...but it would take the same paint to do it as if he was doing for example, a front wing...

£80 sounds decent then....

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Re: golf mk3 rear spoiler
« Reply #19 on: 06 February 2007, 20:05 »
drop me a PM if you want my mates number, he'll sort you out.