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Offline BobbyT

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what paint to use in smoking head lights
« 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:
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Re: what paint to use in smoking head lights
« Reply #1 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.

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Re: what paint to use in smoking head lights
« Reply #2 on: 16 March 2008, 16:14 »
here's a guide to help you... http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3000249 all though it just lists "high temp semi matt paint" that'll be satin engine paint then??
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Re: what paint to use in smoking head lights
« Reply #3 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:
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Re: what paint to use in smoking head lights
« Reply #4 on: 17 March 2008, 10:59 »
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
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Re: what paint to use in smoking head lights
« Reply #5 on: 29 March 2008, 20:13 »
Will that guide work for the mk4 headlights???

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Re: what paint to use in smoking head lights
« Reply #6 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
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