Hondamad1988 Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Thinking of spraying the bump strips all round in satin black. Anyone tried this before? Was thinking mask off the surrounding parts of car, run down, and either spray satin black straight on, or use some kind of plastic primer, then 2 x coats of satin black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krzys Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 The strips on the doors and wings are clipped on so you could remove them to save you some time masking. the ones on the bumpers are moulded so would need masking as you mentioned. I think a few have tidied them up with satin black before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Have a look at Huberts project thread mate (our October Car of the Month) as he had his done in gloss black. It's easy enough to do, as long as you're careful when sanding down the bumper ones. I'd use a plastic primer first because as plastic flexes, normal primer will crack/flake off, Use plastic primer and it will give the paint a really good surface to stick to. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hondamad1988 Posted October 18, 2015 Author Share Posted October 18, 2015 Cheers Guys, good tips, especially on the primer front. I have a slight concern with gloss black on pirates black mb6 looking tacky, looks perfect on Huberts great contrast to the white. The satin looks really smart on the the rear number plate surrounds so may grab some more if homebase still make there painters touch smooth satin black. The can I have is about 5 years old bought and never used on the ED7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 i got mine in gloss black Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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