hiyas,
I got some fibreglass flares off marc in WA, they are in good nick (thanks mate) but I am thinking of painting them to match my bull bar and roof rack, sort of a charcoal colour.
How do you reckon I should prepare the surface? I was just going to clean them then rough them up a bit with a scourer or fine sandpaper, then hit them with a light coat of primer followed by the paint, pretty much the same as I would with painted metal.
Does that sound okay? Is there a special primer I should use for fibreglass or would the etch primer I have a tin of do? Or should I just not bother with primer at all?
Anyone got any tips?
Jason
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painting fibreglass flares
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painting fibreglass flares
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Re: painting fibreglass flares
chimpboy wrote:hiyas,
I got some fibreglass flares off marc in WA, they are in good nick (thanks mate) but I am thinking of painting them to match my bull bar and roof rack, sort of a charcoal colour.
How do you reckon I should prepare the surface? I was just going to clean them then rough them up a bit with a scourer or fine sandpaper, then hit them with a light coat of primer followed by the paint, pretty much the same as I would with painted metal.
Does that sound okay? Is there a special primer I should use for fibreglass or would the etch primer I have a tin of do? Or should I just not bother with primer at all?
Anyone got any tips?
Jason
Yes you can paint as normal (how you described) It is good to work with.
hands and mums dont count!!!
Going from memory (a while back) the only thing you need to put on fibreglass parts is flexi-add, but only if you think the flares will actually have to flex. Spray painters use it on modern bumper bars as part of the prep so when the bars flex on small impacts the paint doesn't crack and stuff up.
But, you should be safe just to paint them as you stated!
T.T
But, you should be safe just to paint them as you stated!
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Tonka Tough wrote:Going from memory (a while back) the only thing you need to put on fibreglass parts is flexi-add, but only if you think the flares will actually have to flex. Spray painters use it on modern bumper bars as part of the prep so when the bars flex on small impacts the paint doesn't crack and stuff up.
But, you should be safe just to paint them as you stated!
T.T
Ta... I've actually already done this job, and it appears to have worked well with just etch primer.
Whatcha got here, see, is a thread resurrection, see?
Jason
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