i used to paint cars for a living amongst other things so all i did was strip them back to the plastic and respray them gloss black ...it toke a lot of work and coats to get them as shiney as they are but was well worth it and i think cost a totle of £50 in materials

i think thats all powerfull do as well....just find a good body shop and make sure they use an etching primer on them first "RANGEISM WILL NOT BE TOLERATED"
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kingpleb wrote:

Looking nice there fella

Where di you get the piano black bits and how much as the ones i've seen from powerful and the like are mega £££ for the proper bits and not the clip over ones

I've seen some people vinyl wrap the interior trims - if you do a good job they look great

Problem is that it is f g difficult to do a good job

I take it that's rattle cans then?? What are the paint code for the etch primer, color coat and gloss you used please as I don't mind having a go myself as I can take 1bit off at a time

I'm afraid I don't know the paint codes as I just used gloss black from halfords and just ask for etching primer I don't know if they sell that in halfords "RANGEISM WILL NOT BE TOLERATED"
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Cheers fella I'll go grab some on Monday when I get paid and give it a bash on a test piece

how did you get on your majesty  "RANGEISM WILL NOT BE TOLERATED"
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Not been. Halfrauds yet as not had a chance going to get a clay bar from them too

i think i need to get a clay bar too and treat my car to a proper detail "RANGEISM WILL NOT BE TOLERATED"
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Pret

May I recommend Elite Car Care based in the UK super stuff! I just bought a machine polisher from them and took me about 24 hours in total but the car is looking  Present :2008 TDV8 HSE
Gone Audi A5 2.7TDI
Gone Discovery 3 HSE
Gone Mercedes CLK
Gone Range Rover 2.5 DSE

+1 for elite, I get all my stuff from them. 2006 Mercedes CLS
1991 Retro-style Mini
But really finding it hard to fight the urge for a S/C...

kingpleb.

If your not some kind of a wizz with a spray can i would suggest you get them done at a shop! Please remember you have to look at them every day you drive it!

I have a customer that "had a go" himself and well! Shocking springs to mind!

The bodyshop charged me £15 per item when i did my 2004 and i had 28 parts done! They said it was a nightmare and repainted around 60 percent of it due to imperfections...

By all means get a tin and give it a go my friend, but these were professionals that struggled with the vast amount of prep needed, the parts were all covered in different materials which all had to be stripped during prep without damaging the plastic surface...

Hope this info helps pal

Craig

Cheers Craig

For the few quid rattlers cost i'm willing to give it a pop, ive done a fair few bits myself on past cars from bumpers, alloys, brembos, and cam covers but the high temp paint was a lot easier to do

Biggest thing is doing it in a dry enviroment to avoid bubbling

Cam-Tech-Craig wrote:

kingpleb.

If your not some kind of a wizz with a spray can i would suggest you get them done at a shop! Please remember you have to look at them every day you drive it!

I have a customer that "had a go" himself and well! Shocking springs to mind!

The bodyshop charged me £15 per item when i did my 2004 and i had 28 parts done! They said it was a nightmare and repainted around 60 percent of it due to imperfections...

By all means get a tin and give it a go my friend, but these were professionals that struggled with the vast amount of prep needed, the parts were all covered in different materials which all had to be stripped during prep without damaging the plastic surface...

Hope this info helps pal

Craig

+1 i must say i used to spray cars for a living and despite that painting these parts was a pain in the ar5e for me as there is a lot of prep work to do and if you miss one bit the whole part will react "RANGEISM WILL NOT BE TOLERATED"
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im hoping 1200grit will be fine enough for the final prep before the layers of paint are aetch and paint are applied, time will tell as the first bit is the rear seat heater panel

just make sure you get all the horrid silver paint off as the smallest amount will react "RANGEISM WILL NOT BE TOLERATED"
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