seriously need help with painting gti grill stripe

stani540 · Post by **stani540** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 6:35 pm

has anybody painted the stripe on their gti grille? if so could you talk me through what you did before you sprayed it, any prep work etc!

and some pics of the final result would be awesome!!!

*update* have got my new grill and tried to mask it off today but got to angry with it and almost threw it at something very hard, but managed to clam myself and keep it in tact!

if anybody sprayed there grille stripe can they give me some advice on how they did it please!!!!!!

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 6:38 pm

All I'd do is mask off the bits I didn't want sprayed, rub the 'strip' with a bit of wet and dry to score it, primer it (couple of coats making sure it's touch dry between each one), paint it (again, couple of coats making sure it's touch dry between each one), maybe lacquer it, then job done

stani540 · Post by **stani540** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 7:10 pm

just need to be careful when using the wet and dry then!!!!!

stani540 · Post by **stani540** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 7:58 pm

any pictures?

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 9:15 pm

I haven't done it myself, but that's the way I'd do it.

Pretty straight forward job, if you managed to spray your front badge then it'll be a walk in the park.

stani540 · Post by **stani540** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 9:55 pm

this is true!!!

stani540 · Post by **stani540** » Fri Feb 16, 2007 6:10 pm

help!!!

dino · Post by **dino** » Fri Feb 16, 2007 6:54 pm

stani540 wrote:help!!!

might be helpful to say what you need help with?

stani540 · Post by **stani540** » Fri Feb 16, 2007 7:45 pm

dino wrote:
stani540 wrote:help!!!
might be helpful to say what you need help with?

read the first post!!!!!

waveydavey · Post by **waveydavey** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 1:06 am

Do you mean like this?????

If you do..... then you don't need to paint it......... Just go to Halfrauds and buy a roll of red side lines for about 2 quid and stick it on....... Mine was on for over a year before i sold the car and still looked like new. If you take your time putting it on it still only takes about 5-10 minutes.

Cheers

Dave.

stani540 · Post by **stani540** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 10:04 am

i know i have got some of that already im not doing it red either!

plus they dont sell it anymore anywhere

dino · Post by **dino** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 4:13 pm

whats wrong with what Tom posted?

waveydavey · Post by **waveydavey** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 10:36 pm

stani540 wrote:i know i have got some of that already im not doing it red either!

plus they dont sell it anymore anywhere

They still sell it at all three Halfrauds in the Sheffield area...... And in more colours than just Red..........

Only tryin' to help.....

Cheers

Dave.

stani540 · Post by **stani540** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 11:09 pm

sorry if i sounded agressive didn mean to be well halfords in beverley and hull and york dont sell it im a student in sheff so i might look there!!

waveydavey · Post by **waveydavey** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 11:41 pm

stani540 wrote:sorry if i sounded agressive didn mean to be well halfords in beverley and hull and york dont sell it im a student in sheff so i might look there!!

S'ok mate........ As i say i've been in all the Sheffield area one's this last month or so as i was looking for something i needed for the Furby and they had the tape on sale...... i do seem to remember it was hidden away in a corner though.

Good Luck

Cheers

Dave.