Spraying a spoiler gloss black

[espritmania]

Hi,I was going to get my roof wrapped in gloss black as well as the rear spoiler,the chappie said that the spoiler could be quite hard.Would it be quite easy to spray it my self?? Any tips would be handy.Thanks.

[iainskea]

It's all in the prep - what condition is it in?

[mr.oogieboogie]

Yep all in the prep. Painted mine on the back garden

[arbell9]

Black wing and vents :-)

[espritmania]

It's in good nick,in Azure blue.Do I need to primer it or just rub down and spray it with halfords gloss black?

[rogerch]

[espritmania]

Have I got to heat it first??

[Mike6]

I think thats the result of Roger de-winging his car.

[espritmania]

Well I,ll be refraining from doing that to the S4 spoiler,just going in the bin instead,gonna have an S4s spoiler instead.

[iainskea]

Prep I would do:

Clean with grease & wax remover

Rub down with 700 grit dry sandpaper to scuff surface

Clean with grease and wax remover

Spray with 2 coats primer/sealer specific to top coat

Wet sand with 700 grit

Clean with grease and wax remover

Tac cloth

Three top coats

3 clear coats if you want

Optional: colour sand surface with 1200, 1500 & 2000 wet sandpaper, then buff with 3M finisher.

Iain

[espritmania]

Bril,thanks.