Hubby is about to start tidying up door handles and grills while our T25 is away having a respray.Any advice the best way to do it,he thinks the grills are aluminium..do they need a special primer..someone suggested plasticote spray
any advice please
Sue
respray door handles/grills
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Re: respray door handles/grills
grills are plastic, handles are a cash ally based material. Plasticote satin or gloss black is a good paint use etch primer to make it really grab
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Re: respray door handles/grills
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Make sure the grill is well prepared, give it a good rub down with a grey scotch pad getting in all the corners, spray it with a plastisiser which you can by in aerolsol, then you can prime straight onto it once dry, give the primer a light rub down with 5-600 grit paper and the top coat should look good
I would etch prime the handles once they are flatted before applying the primer
It's all about the prep work, as you don't want the paint flaking off
Good luck
Make sure the grill is well prepared, give it a good rub down with a grey scotch pad getting in all the corners, spray it with a plastisiser which you can by in aerolsol, then you can prime straight onto it once dry, give the primer a light rub down with 5-600 grit paper and the top coat should look good
I would etch prime the handles once they are flatted before applying the primer
It's all about the prep work, as you don't want the paint flaking off
Good luck
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Re: respray door handles/grills
Yup, grilles will be plastic. Halfords plastic primer followed by Halfords satin black.... A good clean with soap and water followed by a light sand with 180 grit wet and dry paper. Another wash followed by a thorough drying...then paint:
Door handles WILL need etch priming, or you risk the paint coming off at the slightest provocation!
Door handles WILL need etch priming, or you risk the paint coming off at the slightest provocation!
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Re: respray door handles/grills
as has been said, bloody good clean, scotch pad, then i use a satin black designed for plastics instead of using primer. Can get them from Paint supply shop for £5 or so for big can
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Re: respray door handles/grills
As we all know, DIY on the cheap where possible is always high on the list here. I also know that several on here have bought the sand blasters from lidl/aldi, thus, may I offer the suggestion of blasting the grill and just spraying it? Saves a lot of rubbing down and gets into every nook and cranny. In fact it's sooo quick and easy that I even did the rear face of my grill. Not sure I would've bothered if I'd have had to rub it down. Still looks great now once I wash the bugs and other muck off it.
If need be, a blasting company would do it for a tenner or less. Options options options, one of which is NEVER maintenance free motoring with a t25!
If need be, a blasting company would do it for a tenner or less. Options options options, one of which is NEVER maintenance free motoring with a t25!
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Re: respray door handles/grills
thanks folks...lots of good tips here