Omega Owners Forum

Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Advanced search  

News:

Search the maintenance guides for answers to 99.999% of Omega questions

Pages: [1] 2  All   Go Down

Author Topic: Spraying Black Bits ?? Any advice ?  (Read 2052 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

duggs

  • Omega Knight
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Felixstowe
  • Posts: 1212
    • BMW 3.0 Sport
    • View Profile
Spraying Black Bits ?? Any advice ?
« on: 22 May 2009, 23:50:09 »
I have a pre-face lift.  Was thinking of spraying the black trims and underskirts..How hard can it be ?

Any advice please. Can I merely get away with a wash and spray or must I undercoat and everything..
Logged

Agemo

  • Omega Knight
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Cleethorpes
  • Posts: 1545
  • Insignia
    • View Profile
Re: Spraying Black Bits ?? Any advice ?
« Reply #1 on: 22 May 2009, 23:56:45 »
Seen it done a few times, but to be honest it usually looks like a bodge. Autoglym do a plastic restorer that makes tired plastic look like new.  ::)
Logged

tmx

  • Omega Baron
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Herefordshire
  • Posts: 2131
    • 3.2 MV6 2002
    • View Profile
Re: Spraying Black Bits ?? Any advice ?
« Reply #2 on: 23 May 2009, 00:04:08 »
Penut oil brings black plastic bits and tyres up like brand new too and it only costs £1 in asda down the spices aisle

i spent the entire day once waxing polishing and detailing a Transit van i was very annoyed that the bumpers stayed grey until my collegue told me theyre grey brand new :x
« Last Edit: 23 May 2009, 00:05:35 by tmx »
Logged

mantagte

  • Omega Knight
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • great yarmouth
  • Posts: 1777
    • omega bmw maverick
    • View Profile
Re: Spraying Black Bits ?? Any advice ?
« Reply #3 on: 23 May 2009, 00:15:33 »
Quote
I have a pre-face lift.  Was thinking of spraying the black trims and underskirts..How hard can it be ?

Any advice please. Can I merely get away with a wash and spray or must I undercoat and everything..

buy some painted ones of one of the breakers on here and get them resprayed as i did thanks to loo-knee
Logged

unlucky alf

  • Omega Baron
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • worksop, notts
  • Posts: 2394
  • this is some MOT advisory list!.
    • View Profile
Re: Spraying Black Bits ?? Any advice ?
« Reply #4 on: 23 May 2009, 00:16:56 »
you could use a silicone spray, wd 40 is another, or if you want to take your time try shoe polish :y
Logged

duggs

  • Omega Knight
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Felixstowe
  • Posts: 1212
    • BMW 3.0 Sport
    • View Profile
Re: Spraying Black Bits ?? Any advice ?
« Reply #5 on: 23 May 2009, 00:25:59 »
Sorry..didn't make myself clear.   

Was thinking of spraying black trims and such the same colour as the car as per the facelifts...JUST not sure how to go about it or how it may look. The car is Satin Red.
Logged

Pete Elite

  • Omega Knight
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Uxbridge, Middlesex
  • Posts: 1749
    • View Profile
Re: Spraying Black Bits ?? Any advice ?
« Reply #6 on: 23 May 2009, 00:34:28 »
Quote
Quote
I have a pre-face lift.  Was thinking of spraying the black trims and underskirts..How hard can it be ?

Any advice please. Can I merely get away with a wash and spray or must I undercoat and everything..

buy some painted ones of one of the breakers on here and get them resprayed as i did thanks to loo-knee

   I found these on the bay 190309318718 so could try painting and fitting these :).
Logged

al brown

  • Senior Member
  • ****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • alton, hants
  • Posts: 612
    • Rusty 97 3l estate
    • View Profile
Re: Spraying Black Bits ?? Any advice ?
« Reply #7 on: 23 May 2009, 01:05:06 »
I would find trim in the colour you need. Too much work to make yours look good if you try and paint them.
Logged
If it aint broken, you aint trying hard enough

holtender

  • Intermediate Member
  • ***
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Suffolk
  • Posts: 383
    • 2.5 CDX Facelift
    • View Profile
Re: Spraying Black Bits ?? Any advice ?
« Reply #8 on: 23 May 2009, 01:59:39 »
Yep , painting them with colour would not be a good idea IMHO, even a Pro would struggle getting a decent finish on plastic!

Stick to the original and your car will look just great!
Logged

duggs

  • Omega Knight
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Felixstowe
  • Posts: 1212
    • BMW 3.0 Sport
    • View Profile
Re: Spraying Black Bits ?? Any advice ?
« Reply #9 on: 23 May 2009, 10:23:59 »
THATS why this forum is so darn brillient.

Thank you for your advice.  Have shelved the idea based on your comments. She might be old BUT I don't want her to look naff.
« Last Edit: 23 May 2009, 10:24:17 by duggs »
Logged

Andy B

  • Get A Life!!
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Bury Lancs
  • Posts: 39778
    • ML350 TDM SmartRoadster
    • View Profile
Re: Spraying Black Bits ?? Any advice ?
« Reply #10 on: 23 May 2009, 10:27:15 »
Quote
Yep , painting them with colour would not be a good idea IMHO, even a Pro would struggle getting a decent finish on plastic!

Stick to the original and your car will look just great!

Look at an Elite. The sill covers & the lower edge of the front & rear bumper are colour coded, it is possible to paint plastic.
Logged

unlucky alf

  • Omega Baron
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • worksop, notts
  • Posts: 2394
  • this is some MOT advisory list!.
    • View Profile
Re: Spraying Black Bits ?? Any advice ?
« Reply #11 on: 23 May 2009, 10:37:41 »
Quote
Quote
Yep , painting them with colour would not be a good idea IMHO, even a Pro would struggle getting a decent finish on plastic!

Stick to the original and your car will look just great!

Look at an Elite. The sill covers & the lower edge of the front & rear bumper are colour coded, it is possible to paint plastic.
yeah but the thing is the original black trims are a textured finish so getting them smooth would be a job in itself, thats before getting the colour on. :o
Logged

Andy B

  • Get A Life!!
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Bury Lancs
  • Posts: 39778
    • ML350 TDM SmartRoadster
    • View Profile
Re: Spraying Black Bits ?? Any advice ?
« Reply #12 on: 23 May 2009, 10:43:09 »
Quote
Quote
Quote
Yep , painting them with colour would not be a good idea IMHO, even a Pro would struggle getting a decent finish on plastic!

Stick to the original and your car will look just great!

Look at an Elite. The sill covers & the lower edge of the front & rear bumper are colour coded, it is possible to paint plastic.
yeah but the thing is the original black trims are a textured finish so getting them smooth would be a job in itself, thats before getting the colour on. :o

I didn't mention being smooth  ;)  ;D  ;D  ;D
Logged

unlucky alf

  • Omega Baron
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • worksop, notts
  • Posts: 2394
  • this is some MOT advisory list!.
    • View Profile
Re: Spraying Black Bits ?? Any advice ?
« Reply #13 on: 23 May 2009, 10:51:13 »
Quote
Quote
Quote
Quote
Yep , painting them with colour would not be a good idea IMHO, even a Pro would struggle getting a decent finish on plastic!

Stick to the original and your car will look just great!

Look at an Elite. The sill covers & the lower edge of the front & rear bumper are colour coded, it is possible to paint plastic.
yeah but the thing is the original black trims are a textured finish so getting them smooth would be a job in itself, thats before getting the colour on. :o

I didn't mention being smooth  ;)  ;D  ;D  ;D
i consider myself reprimanded ;D, anyhow i think theyll look nasty all rough like, plus masking the chrome bit would be fun ;)
Logged

Andy B

  • Get A Life!!
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Bury Lancs
  • Posts: 39778
    • ML350 TDM SmartRoadster
    • View Profile
Re: Spraying Black Bits ?? Any advice ?
« Reply #14 on: 23 May 2009, 10:53:54 »
Quote
......
 anyhow i think theyll look nasty all rough like, plus masking the chrome bit would be fun ;)

Agreed!  :y  :y  :y  :y You could always paint the chrome bit too!  ;)
Logged
Pages: [1] 2  All   Go Up
« previous next »
 

Page created in 0.02 seconds with 17 queries.