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I was told if the clear is peeling, like on the mirrors, there is a problem with the paint.

You never know what the problem is, it could even be the primer, so you have to strip it all off.

Thats why i stripped my car to metal, and im glad i did, there was a mix of acrylic, 2 pack, and who knows what else.

From what i can see, its different on the bonnet. Lets hope so, or it will be expensive.

The colour matching should be good as its not metallic, but because its red, it gets attacked by uv the most and will fade quicker than other colours.

So you might get a small missmatch in colour after a couple of years.

Thats why paint problems really suck, because you know it will need a full re-paint sooner or later when it starts looking crappy again.

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Respray the Mirrors and Bonnet BLACK! (no colour matching required)

Get your wheels Powder Coated Black or White.

Would Look Awesome. :thumbsup: and gain 50 - 70kws. :woot:

only 50 you'll need fluffy dice to get 70 out of it ..... :closedeyes:

But love the thinking Rob, very logical solution ... do we go matt black? I'll pick up some cans (coz I'm old enough to get em with no Q's) ... you pick up the sandpaper .... into it! :D

Plasti dip costs around $30 a spray can. Different colours like paint but it's a plasticy rubber stuff that you can just peel off without needing paint stripper / sanding etc... SUPPOSEDLY won't harm the paint underneath. (although I've read of it happening)

https://www.plastidip.net.au/

Thats cheap cf vynil in the photo. Nasty stuff..... Oh your grille... oops

Well i do have a compressor and spray guns, etc. If you went acrylic i have thinners and everything. For plastidip youd need a special spray gun.

Aerosol is hard to avoid splatter.

Vynil is best done in summer when its warm. Very difficult when cold.

Black is a good idea, easy to do, cost hardly anything.

Waiting for wax to dry a bit....... too cold.

Edited by D.I.Y. Mik

Hehe rob <3

Yeah plastidip is weird.. Spray it on and it bubbles and does weird things and then dries smooth.. You just need to make sure the surface is really clean beforehand.

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