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Hi,

I have purchased a standard 5 piece black plastic lower front spoiler from another member.

Needs a bit of a make-over.....

few scratches/scrapes/gauges in the plastic and also discoloured/faded from black to grey!!! :?

Any advice or tips on how to best tackle this one....

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Unless you're looking for perfection, I'd just spray it with a rattle-can - you can get cheap large cans from Halfords, gloss or matt. If you want perfect (and remember, it's not going to stay perfect for long), then you need to fill the scrapes and scratches before you start.
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tforturton wrote:Unless you're looking for perfection, I'd just spray it with a rattle-can - you can get cheap large cans from Halfords, gloss or matt. If you want perfect (and remember, it's not going to stay perfect for long), then you need to fill the scrapes and scratches before you start.


Thanks tforturton,
Thats what I had planned, didn't know if anyone had did this and had some tips of what to use or not!?

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Hi, plastic can be difficult to paint due to adhesion problems so make sure the spoiler is perfectly clean and de-greased, and key the surface with a fine abrasive pad. If possible, use an etch primer specifically for plastics.

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cassandra wrote:Hi, plastic can be difficult to paint due to adhesion problems so make sure the spoiler is perfectly clean and de-greased, and key the surface with a fine abrasive pad. If possible, use an etch primer specifically for plastics.

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Thanks Cassandra, good valid points/advice :ok
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Hopefully not too late - painting things like this never lasts. As soon as you catch anything and you get a bit of flex it with crack and peel.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Automotive/F ... B001MPY436

I've used the above before and it tends to work well - dyes the plastic back to black leaving an original satin finish that tends to last. Very easy and clean to do without removing parts from vehicle.
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ash1293 wrote:Hopefully not too late - painting things like this never lasts. As soon as you catch anything and you get a bit of flex it with crack and peel.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Automotive/F ... B001MPY436

I've used the above before and it tends to work well - dyes the plastic back to black leaving an original satin finish that tends to last. Very easy and clean to do without removing parts from vehicle.

That's great, makes more sense than painting


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