After seeing that orange peel removal thread, I decided it was about time I did something with the cup spoiler I had painted about 5 months ago.
After getting it painted, I put it on the car. After just one day it had gone very orange peely and had been damaged by bird poo. I then got a full refund from the bodyshop and they gave me some BS about how they can't paint the spoiler because the plastic is too porus. Anyway, I got my money and we went our separate ways.
The spoiler had been kicking about in the shed since then and has so been damaged, a few chips and a scratch on the top.
For this I used 1500 wet and dry. And a bunch of clothes. Followed by a DA6 with a Menzerna Polishes and some pads.
I am crap at capturing on camera but hopefully you can see how bad the orange peel is. It was so bad I couldn't have the spoiler on the car.
So off I started....
One of the scratches was very deep, I managed to get most of the long part out but I didn't want to risk it to much.
This is where a bird has done its business on it, its etched very badly.
After a bit of work its virtually all gone
Midway
The edges were very tricky as I didn't want go through them...
That big chip isnt budging, I will probably fill it paint and then flat it down, but for now this will do.
The top edge is pretty much done, so now its time for some polish!
And that was just with a few passes of Menz Intensive, its not taken the sanding marks out, but its getting there.
More tomorrow.
After getting it painted, I put it on the car. After just one day it had gone very orange peely and had been damaged by bird poo. I then got a full refund from the bodyshop and they gave me some BS about how they can't paint the spoiler because the plastic is too porus. Anyway, I got my money and we went our separate ways.
The spoiler had been kicking about in the shed since then and has so been damaged, a few chips and a scratch on the top.
For this I used 1500 wet and dry. And a bunch of clothes. Followed by a DA6 with a Menzerna Polishes and some pads.
I am crap at capturing on camera but hopefully you can see how bad the orange peel is. It was so bad I couldn't have the spoiler on the car.
So off I started....
One of the scratches was very deep, I managed to get most of the long part out but I didn't want to risk it to much.
This is where a bird has done its business on it, its etched very badly.
After a bit of work its virtually all gone
Midway
The edges were very tricky as I didn't want go through them...
That big chip isnt budging, I will probably fill it paint and then flat it down, but for now this will do.
The top edge is pretty much done, so now its time for some polish!
And that was just with a few passes of Menz Intensive, its not taken the sanding marks out, but its getting there.
More tomorrow.
