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May 18, 2010 17:46:45 GMT
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Hi guys, and any girls into paint and stuff.... I have a potential dilema. The mudguards I bought for the teardrop trailer are a shade of dark BLACK gelcoat. How do I now get the colour changed to a red, maybe even a metalic cherry red ? Oh, and it has to be durable please. I could brush paint with Dulux enamel house paint, but suspect you guys will crucify me. Mudguards as they are at the moment. Thanks for the help.
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May 18, 2010 17:49:04 GMT
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This is the current thinking. Nicola says less is more. Thanks to Mike for the photoshop magic.
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Last Edit: May 18, 2010 17:49:35 GMT by grizz
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Mike
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May 18, 2010 20:14:43 GMT
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Would prep and painting as you would any metal panel be ok? As long as the paint you use doesn't eat into the gel coat of course...
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kee
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May 18, 2010 20:40:40 GMT
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there is a dye available in america that is very good for dying plastics. its actually fabric dye but works well on plastics www.ritdye.com/home.lasso
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May 18, 2010 20:51:31 GMT
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Ryte dye is best used on Nylon,
Skate board wheels RC suspension components ect,
Grizz (this is how I would do it )
Prep as normal as you would to paint car panels ect,
Use a plastic flex primer and a flex additive in your paint and shoot as normal.
Ask at your nearest specialist motor-factors (NOT Halfords ) an auto paint supplier will be best.
This is just the method have used in the past and not the holey grail.
Ps have you cut your ally yet??
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May 18, 2010 21:26:36 GMT
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Ryte dye is best used on Nylon, Skate board wheels RC suspension components ect, Grizz (this is how I would do it ) Prep as normal as you would to paint car panels ect, Use a plastic flex primer and a flex additive in your paint and shoot as normal. Ask at your nearest specialist motor-factors (NOT Halfords ) an auto paint supplier will be best. This is just the method have used in the past and not the holey grail. Ps have you cut your ally yet?? Hi mate, Not cut the ally. Just finished the inner ply lining and loads of other little jobs tonight, including another coat of varnish on the one outer side panel. Need to do the insulation , then a sheet of outer ply at 4mm, and then lastly the ally. I did buy a very thin cutting disc yesterday, as I am planning to cut it with the grinder, I have a reasinably steady hand ;D
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luckygti
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I need to try harder!
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May 18, 2010 22:17:13 GMT
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I changed the colour of the fibreglass arch extensions for the 205. Keyed the surface with scotch brite, they don't flex so just used normal primer, and sprayed with halfords black paint. By the last one, I was wet sanding them to get a proper shiny finish. Loving the look of this; Reckon Nicola has it spot on
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RobinJI
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May 18, 2010 22:44:10 GMT
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As has been said, just paint it as usual. Normal fiberglass resin, (and gel coat) is a polyester based product. Just like car body filler is. So it can usually be prepared in exactly the same way you'd prep anything with filler on it. As mentioned though, it's worth taking into account the flexibility of the arch's when picking paint, just like you would with anything else.
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