spraying wiper arms?

MaxDub · Post by **MaxDub** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 7:33 pm

is it a case of just taking them off, sanding down and spraying?

Tim_GTi · Post by **Tim_GTi** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 10:08 pm

I guess so, why du want to spray them?

3LL1077 · Post by **3LL1077** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 10:14 pm

My thoughts exactly Tim

I did have an idea of spraying them glow in dark yellow or pink for a laugh. But that idea wore off after 3 seconds

Tim you need a decent sig mate.....let me do one for ya

MaxDub · Post by **MaxDub** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 11:00 pm

cuz some of the paint has chipped of and gone flakey, so wanting a frest coat

3LL1077 · Post by **3LL1077** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 11:09 pm

Yea just go through al the grades of wet and dry. May i recommend 120 first. I used that when i sanded my interior handles when i sprayed them.

Just makes it eaiser to get the paint off.

Just make sure you give it loads and loads of coats of primer paint and lacquer

MaxDub · Post by **MaxDub** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 11:18 pm

sprayed your interior handles?
not the grab handles?

how'd they come out?

3LL1077 · Post by **3LL1077** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 1:34 am

They go with my mirror too

Don't go copying my ideas

DanOliver · Post by **DanOliver** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 6:49 am

I'm not gonna go copying your ideas now, but I am quite interested in how you did those handles

Mine are all flaking and I was planning on just getting new ones as they are scratched also, but if I can do something similar to this and have a rather unique look as well as saving some money might be something worth doing

Post by **alexperkins** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 8:23 am

You got a 1.4 16V 100BHP elliott mate?

3LL1077 · Post by **3LL1077** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 11:54 am

DanOliver wrote:I'm not gonna go copying your ideas now, but I am quite interested in how you did those handles

Mine are all flaking and I was planning on just getting new ones as they are scratched also, but if I can do something similar to this and have a rather unique look as well as saving some money might be something worth doing

So copying then

I done them to be unique.......but i wont be if other ppl do them aswell lol

Nah Alex i just have the 75bhp version

Its my first car tho so its nippy enough for me

Post by **alexperkins** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 12:05 pm

Ah fair. Interesting to see you have the cloth door card inserts

Better than my first car

1.0E! but oh the taste of GTI mmm

DanOliver · Post by **DanOliver** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 12:24 pm

3LL1077 wrote:
3LL1077 wrote: So copying then

I done them to be unique.......but i wont be if other ppl do them aswell lol

No I don't wanna go copying, it just seemed like a better way of sorting the handles out without buying whole new handles when they are just flaking.

I was quite tempted to just spray them a sort of matt black colour or something. But I think I would be just better off getting the new handles

3LL1077 · Post by **3LL1077** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 3:53 pm

alexperkins wrote:Ah fair. Interesting to see you have the cloth door card inserts Better than my first car 1.0E! but oh the taste of GTI mmm

I was thinking of fabric spraying them or something black.

They look a bit tatty IMO Alex. What do you think?

Thing is, if i do decide to do it, they will either look runnish, or great.

Either way im stuck with it if i do decide to do it as the inserts are part of the door card....hmm

Post by **alexperkins** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 4:31 pm

I think they are nice

With a GTI interior they look superb. Just get some Autoglym Foam Cleaner on them - itll bring the fabric up a treat!

If you do spray it, you only have one shot so mull it over carefully buddy!

3LL1077 · Post by **3LL1077** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 4:34 pm

alexperkins wrote:I think they are nice With a GTI interior they look superb. Just get some Autoglym Foam Cleaner on them - itll bring the fabric up a treat!

If you do spray it, you only have one shot so mull it over carefully buddy!

Ah ok mate ill give that a go

I might try and pick up a cheap door card somewhere. Could you keep an eye out for me Alex?

Just to use it as an experiemtn to see how it turns out!

thanks for your help Alex