Colour Coding...

[bluerxe]

Has anyone atempted to colour code their bumpers or side mouldings with aerosol spray paint of the Halfords variety? Any advice wanted as Im considering doing it this weekend.

 

[tigerclio]

ive just bought the halfords monaco blue paint, im going to give it a go on my door handles at the weekend if i dare. will let u know how it goes.

 

[bluerxe]

Monaco blue. Nice colour ;o)

Id be really interested in hearing the results. Cheers.

 

[nedbeard]

Youd better get some wet n dry and go mad sanding them down otherwise theyll look cack.

 

[pete bann]

alright there mate, i colour coded the door trim and the wing mirrors. Easy to do and looks really good. The only problem is that some prat decided to open there door on to mine so chipping a nice chunk of paint off the side trim. Had to rub it all down and start again. Otherwise, go for it. Halfords is the best place for the primer, laquer and paint.

pete

 

[bluerxe]

Do you need any special plastic primer for adhesion or will the normal grey stuff do the trick? Did you degrease and stuff first?

 

[pete bann]

my trim was in pretty good nik, i recommend cleaning it before using plastic primer. I got my primer from halfords, plastic primer would hold the paint better and give it a better finish (like mine), normal crappy cheap primer would be OK but the finish wouldnt be as good and the paint finish wouldnt be as solid. i didnt degrease - mates recommendations-, dont rub the trim down either cos youll have a scratched surface and you cant really use filla to buff it all up. Hope that is OK

cheers

pete

 

[BenR]

i did my entire front bumper in halfords stuff, and was well impressed, top quality and easy to use, just take your time, and do it well......i rubbed mine down with fine grade wet&dry, it wont leave scratches that need filling!??

 

[Fred@BTM]

I used deep fill yellow primer (two to three coats then sanded) on my side bump strips then grey primer and then Pearl black and then two coats of clear lac. Came out mint looks like factory!!! All of the 172 owners think my car is a 172!!!!!!

 

[BenR]

yeah, i used that to fill in a tiny little recess nect to my light, did the job, and if you take your time working slowly, it looks just as good as a professional job.

 

[GR7]

Do the other Clios have the little silver badge on the edge of the door trim?

 

[Fred@BTM]

Nope, mines got a black one with "16V" on it

 

[bluerxe]

Both the Halfords stores in my area ore out of monaco blue. Ive brought the grey plastic primer and some wetndry though, so at least I can prep them.

Ill start on the side mouldings and see how it goes.

 

[bluerxe]

I made a start on the side mouldings this morning. I opted for the halfords filler primer (yellow) in the end.

Keyed the plastics first with a sanding block. I applied three coats of yellow filler primer with 15 mins between each coat. Let it dry for a few hours. wet sanded it with 600 grit to get it smooth, no more pimples. Im waiting until tomorrow before I proceed further so it has a chance to dry thoroughly.

Ill update with more then.

 

[bluerxe]

Okay, Ive finished one side of the car (ran out of Monaco blue). The colour and finish is spot on. In total its cost me £36 for all the spray and some wetndry paper. Not bad for a weekends work.

Materials used:
2 x plastic filler primer (yellow stuff)
1 x plastic primer (grey stuff)
4 x monaco blue pearlescent
2 x clear laquer
1 x 800 grit wetndry

 

[hon_n_gem]

Bluerxe, have u done both sides yet? Is the result REALLY good? I went to a local body garage and they said they could do it for me, but because the surface was textured it wouldnt be very good, but i didnt believe him! Do you have any pics? Thanks

Gengar

 

[Fred@BTM]

ive done mine (well the drivers side!!!) aan they come out looking brilliant!!!! perfectly smooth

 

[bluerxe]

They look real sweet! The trick is to key the surface slightly and then build up 3-4 layers of plastic filler primer (the yellow stuff from Halfords). Once this is done use some wetndry 800 grit to smooth it. If you get one of the coats wrong it could all look sh*te so TAKE YOUR TIME and youll have no problem.

Ill try and take some photos soon.

Im going to leave it a few weeks to see if any problem crop up due to temperature fluctuations etc then Ill do my front and rear bumpers.

 

[bluerxe]

Okay, here is a photo of the finished article. What do you think?

<a target="_blank" href="http://www.boughey-fritsch.demon.co.uk/images/P1010003.jpg" target="_blank">Click here for photo

 

[GR7]

Looks cool. I like the pale blue and peach coloured areas, very artistic!

 

[Ben P]

Did you take the rubbing strips off to paint them?

How much did it cost in paint etc?

 

[bluerxe]

Yes I removed the strips first as per the Haynes manual.
See post above for price and material (about £40).

 

[Ben P]

I would have a go at this but my paint sprayng technique is absolute crap. I can never get an even coat.

I might just pay to have them colour coded as Ive been quoted £40 by a local bodyshop.

 

[hon_n_gem]

Looks phat Blue, nice job mate...shame i aint got the skill or the patience, looks like im going body shop too!

Gengar
PS thanks for the photo