Deano_P1

I have decided to paint my orange wegdes on my DMB classic silver.

Just wondering do they require rubbing down first and do you need a coat of primer?

Also what paint is the best to use?

Cheers

[Davey]

Best to clean them up with panel wipe and use a proper plastic primer (not the sh*t you get in rattle cans from halfords)...

Go to your local paint supplier and get a small tin of cellulose thinners and some UPol plastic primer.. wipe down the wedges with the celly, give them a very light sand with some 800 gritt then prime with the upol.

Ian

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what colour do youwant to do them? as i think, under the orange is a black or dark grey colour.

Deano_P1

Want to spray them silver

gtijames

i did mine last week.i prised them off gently with a screw driver then used thinners to get the paint off using a sponge and a tooth brush.then gave them a good wash down and rinse.i have left mine unpainted as the plastic is a charcoal grey colour which looks good with my dbm colour.

pslewis

Popped mine off when I bought the car new in May 2000.

Hung them in the garage and sprayed matt black - didn't bother with any prep.

Re-installed 3 hours later - jobs a good 'un

Now needing re-spray as stone-chips of Orange are showing through ...

top_fuel

iTrader: (1)

theres a how to here if interested:

Styling

Bumper Vents Mod - ScoobyMods

what would scooby do

I just pulled mine out with a pair of pliers and dipped them in nitromores, wiped down - job done

Deano_P1

Do you have any pics mate?

gtijames

just took these for you







she needs a wash

Deano_P1

Cheers mate. Looks pretty good.

Much better than the orange!

scooby-tc

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did you actually know that if you soak the wedges in thinners or paint stripper they are actually black to start with.Thats what i did stripped them back to the bare plastic and just gave them a couple of coats in matt black spray paint job done

top_fuel

iTrader: (1)

i can see a lil' orange tho... go pluck'em and do it again!

if you soak them in thinners .... does it harm the plastic?... or will it be okay?

scooby-tc

iTrader: (2)

doesnt affect them in the slightest besides 99.9% of people probably wont even notice you have wedges there

top_fuel

iTrader: (1)

ye haha.... i didnt notice i have wedges untill you guys started all this DIY stuff..

Owl28

Should look something like this when you've done.....only cleaner!