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Has Anyone painted their gti splitter themselves?
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 3:32 pm
by h4r1s
I decided to buy the gti splitter, but now i need to get it colour coded, im thinking of colour coding it myself since i still have all the materials left over from colour coding my rear badge (plastic primer,paint,lacquer etc.) but im not sure
has anyone else colour coded their GTi splitter themselves and did you get a good finish on it? or shall i just leave it to the proffessionals?
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 4:18 pm
by sorted
I painted mine myself , it doesnt have a third brake light on it.
I primered it , sanded then a few layers of paint then a good few coats of laquer. It looked pretty good - no one ever asked who painted it or said it was a bad job ... but when it got broke into and it needed new handles and the damage fixed it needed painted so i asked the guy to run over the spoiler with a new layer of paint , id say i my painting was just as good lol.
To paint it , i hung it up by putting screws in the underneath and hung it in the shed and spray painted it like that , each side then then edges - smooth thin coats , leaveing a few hours between them, give it a try if it all goes t**s up you can just sand it down and take it to a body shop
Spray Painting = Time, hope that kinda helps lol
Neil.
Pic of when i painted it - hard to see though
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 4:21 pm
by sorted
Ok - hit me for my daft reading skills.
I'l just leave this here for the laughter of other people
)
YOU SAID SPLITTER AND NOT SPOILER
LOL
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 5:02 pm
by olop_chris
haha wake up
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 10:10 pm
by h4r1s
www.neil-f.net wrote:Ok - hit me for my daft reading skills.
I'l just leave this here for the laughter of other people
)
YOU SAID SPLITTER AND NOT SPOILER
LOL
Still kind of relevant LOL
looks like a good job, and as you said if i f**k it up i can always sand it down and take it to the body shop. Im gonna give it a shot this weekend
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 7:42 am
by polopowah
it was 3.18pm that post he shouldn't have been sleepy
unless..........
-Ben-
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 7:51 am
by smash_it_up_666
www.neil-f.net wrote:I painted mine myself , it doesnt have a third brake light on it.
no my splitter doesnt have a brake light on it either
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 9:24 am
by sorted
LOL , It was a long day at work yesterday
At least i explained how i painted it so hopefully you learned a mini bit - theres a few sites online for simple techninics
Stick up a pic once you do it
Neil.
Curoisity - has anyone else painted splitters/spoilers/handles ?
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 1:17 pm
by h4r1s
yeh will do, i see everyone is still
about it
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 8:38 pm
by Alex_6n2
I painted mine with a spray can and it didnt come out very well. Its better to get it 2 pack painted properly with a spray gun instead of out of a can with some clear on it.
Unless youve got a spray gun where I would say take your paintcode down to halfords and get your self some.
Sand it down first to detexturise it