chin spoiler in need of a tidy up
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chin spoiler in need of a tidy up
hi all,
my bluestar has recently come back from the paint shop and looks great, but i have the usual fading / greyness of the chin spoiler. can anyone recommend the best way to bring this back to life. I can see there are a lot of bumper care products out there, would something like this do the job, or does it need removing and spraying with some type of paint ?
any ideas would be great, as i am eager to get this done as i feel its the only thing lacking the van down now.
my bluestar has recently come back from the paint shop and looks great, but i have the usual fading / greyness of the chin spoiler. can anyone recommend the best way to bring this back to life. I can see there are a lot of bumper care products out there, would something like this do the job, or does it need removing and spraying with some type of paint ?
any ideas would be great, as i am eager to get this done as i feel its the only thing lacking the van down now.
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Re: chin spoiler in need of a tidy up
I did mine with plastic primer and Halfords Satin black
comes up like new!
comes up like new!
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Re: chin spoiler in need of a tidy up
Ahhhhh, good old satin black. Amazing stuff. Just watch wheeler dealers. They love it.
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Re: chin spoiler in need of a tidy up
Ours is about 50% gaffer tape. Turned out that it used to be about 50% filler and pop-rivets, since it keeps grounding...
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Re: chin spoiler in need of a tidy up
thats chaps, will get along to halfords and find the satin black tomorrow morning.
guessing they are easy to remove ? from a quick look it does appear to be complete.
guessing they are easy to remove ? from a quick look it does appear to be complete.
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davec1 wrote:guessing they are easy to remove ?
Depends on how bodged or rusty the screws are, as ever - if they're good, then yes.
from a quick look it does appear to be complete.
Yeh, I thought that, too... But ours had been freshly painted. If yours is all faded, there's a good chance it's not been battered too badly.
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Re: chin spoiler in need of a tidy up
thanks for the help, while i am tacking this job i may as well tidy up the front grilles, i am guessing the best thing to bring these back to life is the usual back to black etc etc ? or is there something else, much better for the job ?
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I use back to black and then a silicone spray.
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Re: chin spoiler in need of a tidy up
davec1 wrote:thanks for the help, while i am tacking this job i may as well tidy up the front grilles, i am guessing the best thing to bring these back to life is the usual back to black etc etc ? or is there something else, much better for the job ?
same again.. plastic primer and satin black
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Re: chin spoiler in need of a tidy up
Boiled Linseed oil is supposed to work wonders, And cheap as chips too.
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Re: chin spoiler in need of a tidy up
Suggested to me by a professional valet bloke was to use peanut butter on any faded plastic parts. Seems to work pretty good. Just don't do what my missus did and buy the chunky variety tho'.
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