painting my spoiler...

[8atman]

I searched, has anyone DIY painted there rear spoiler? I want to do it myself but wanted to see what you guys thought of paint selections and techniques.

Thanks

[Teaguer]

The biggest issue would be getting rid of the cracks if it has any showing .

You would really need to incorporate some filler with your prep work to eliminate them completely .

On the painting you can get good results with a good quality rattle can if you are going black .
For other colors I would say use a spray gun or let a shop do it for best results .

[8atman]

for sure, well what kinda filler would you recommend? From what I can see there isnt really any cracks its just faded red and the original clear is coming off. I am going to paint it flat black or a black that matches the side molding look.

[Teaguer]

If the cracks are very minute and you wont plan on squeezing it once its mounted on the trunk then don't worry about them .

For the black I would say do not go with a flat black ..always turns out looking like a dried out POS .
Using a semi-gloss would yield better results .

[8atman]

yeah I was thinking semi gloss, you are right the flat black would look like it was dried out and old.

[nando]

trim black works best. duplicolor trim black is cheap and looks nice - I did my plate filler with it more than 4 years ago and it still looks fantastic. otherwise there's SEM, Dupont, etc. but duplicolor is easier to get ahold of..

[8atman]

yeah the trim paint is great if you clean and prep the surface. I think I will give this a try this weekend :) I will post pics when I'm done.

[trent]

use a paint that flexes or you will be HOSEDDDDDDD with MOOOREEE Cracks, make sure yo use a filler that ALSO flexes if you decide to fix the cracks, there are multiple products on the market for this...goto a local jobber

[8atman]

"jobber"? what products could I pick up over the counter that would be perfect for this DIY?

thanks

[golde30]

bah, i painted an IS spoiler with regular trim paint after sanding the surface a lil just to scuff it, and 2 yrs later it still looks just as good. but if yer anal like trent likes it, then you prolly wanna do it the rite way.

[8atman]

well Im not in to anal haha so guess I will just do it the DIY way.

[e30prideTN]

Ask Josh, Mr. Anderson. He did a fabulous job on his reiger lip, it's amazing; all from spray can too.

Hope I can post this link.

http://www.e30tech.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=41625

[stknrvrs]

Go with bumper coating, Here is the one I used. http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductD...egoryCode=3461 It works great. It flexes a lil, so it will work good on the sapoiler. There are a few different colors, and it is not flat.

[8atman]

Go with bumper coating, Here is the one I used. http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductD...egoryCode=3461 It works great. It flexes a lil, so it will work good on the sapoiler. There are a few different colors, and it is not flat.

sweet thanks, but the link doesnt seem to work.

[dinanm3atl]

i did SEM trim and didn't do any filler. Kind of sucks up close. Plan on fixing it soon!