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WipeOut

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Apr 22, 2005, 4:17:46 AM4/22/05
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Hi,

I have an external part that is a grey/silver plastic and I want to
paint it black..

I know that many have tried painting bumpers etc and after a short time
the paint cracks and peels..

Is there a correct procedure to preparing and painting plastic parts?
What are the recommended paints etc?

Thanks

G-man

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Apr 22, 2005, 5:10:18 AM4/22/05
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WipeOut wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have an exterlacquered that is a grey/silver plastic and I want to

Providing it has been primed, sprayed and laquered correctly there shouldn't
be a problem.

Ta,
G.

Mike G

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Apr 22, 2005, 5:25:23 AM4/22/05
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"G-man" <tes...@magaff.co.uk> wrote in message
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A very profound reply. I would never have thaught of that. :-)

I think it's usual to add a plasticiser to the mix when painting plastic
parts that might be subject to flexing.
Mike.

Nik&Andy

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Apr 22, 2005, 5:35:24 AM4/22/05
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"Mike G" <met...@lycos.co.uk> wrote in message
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Can you not buy a tin of something made up to do the job already?
I would like to paint the roof rails on my Peugeot 406 estate, as the
current paint has flaked off and turned light grey.

Andy


Mike G

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Apr 22, 2005, 5:59:31 AM4/22/05
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"Nik&Andy" <nic...@adenleyremovethis.f9.co.uk> wrote in message
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Sounds like like the ideal sort of job for an aerosol.
Something like that probably doesn't require a plasticiser.
Mike.


petermcm...@yahoo.com

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Apr 22, 2005, 6:21:21 AM4/22/05
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You could try something like 'back to black'. I've never used it, it's
a lot quicker and cheaper! You may find that paint is better in the
long term though.

Actually, my AutoGlym tar remover seems to remove the greyness from my
bumper :o. All my plastics seem to look new after using it. When I
get chance I'm gonna wipe my bumper strip to make it go black again. I
haven't used the stuff much though, in the short term it seems to be
good though.

Doctor D

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Apr 22, 2005, 2:14:20 PM4/22/05
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"WipeOut" <m...@here.com> wrote in message
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About 13 years ago I renovated a late Talbot Alpine with a friend (bought
for £225 at 123,000 miles, sold two years later at 150,000 miles for £175 -
bargain motoring!) part of that included spraying a damaged bumper after
filling it. I bought an aerosol of paint specifically for plastic parts from
B&S Motor Spares (they were a South/Mid Wales chain - now gone.) It cost
about £6 then and it may have been made by Hycote if I recall correctly.
There was a choice of colours, and it stayed intact over the two years he
ran the car.


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