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Hi folks. My silver alfasud ti has a matt black paint finish around the rear number plate, well it used to but a lot of it has gone, weathered away over time. Can anyone tell me what spray paint to use on this and any tips on doing a better job than my normal cack handed efforts would be appreciated.
Also can I spray the bumpers or do anything else to get them back to original because they are more faded than my childhood memories. Cheers!!
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the number plate surround shoudl be a simple squirt of some rattle can matt or satin black. Best bet would be to mask off the area to be painted, then give a light sand in 600 to key the surface and remove any flakes of old paint. Wipe down with a clean, damp cloth, then a clean dry one, then paint, using overlapping strokes, light coats at a time. You should find the finish more than adequate!
I take it the bumpers are plastic? If so, you can also buy rattle can plastic primer (plasticiser) then finish off with the afore mentioned satin black.
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Last Edit: Jun 9, 2006 12:27:01 GMT by jettadeluxe
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Cheers Jettadeluxe, yes the bumpers are plastic so even I should be ok doing this lol. Thanks for the info.
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make sure you scrub bumpers up first as wax or silicon or whatever can hide in the grain and cause your new paint to lift. A good clean and preferably a degrease is what you need.
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