The paintwork on my car isn't great but it comes up a nice deep Diablo when she's clean, albeit dented and scratched.

The main thing that makes it look older is the god awful faded rub strips, spoiler, filler caps, scuttle panel, wiper arms and all that sort of stuff. I've tried some of the black restorer spray and that didn't last at all so I feel like I need to repaint them. I do actually like them in black as I think they accent the car quite nicely so don't want to colour code them, just a nice matte black finish. Has anyone got any links to good guides or advice for getting this kind of finish? Never sprayed anything before.

Thanks,
Matt

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1999 Astor Grey GTi-6 OEM+

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=103881
Get that,
Its the f**king nuts

Thanks me later

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Ex- Phase 3 China GTi-6 T-Reg

Looks the dogs mate, thanks!

I think my wiper arms will need painting though as they are metal and the paint is gone on some of it. Are they easy to get off or am I better off masking a lot and doing it on the car?

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1999 Astor Grey GTi-6 OEM+

Just been looking at this, as you say not cheap but it obviously does the job and does it VERY well. I will be investing I think. The trim around my mirrors and scuttle have obviously discoloured with age, but this stuff looks like it will bring them back to life and look natural as opposed to some of the 'back to black' products which simply cover it in silicon and make glossy. So many thanks for the link to this.

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Bianca 306 Rallye.
Mondeo Titanium X.

No real need for powder coating. I've previously done wiper arms with sanding back, etch primer and VHT satin black, looked perfect and lasted for years.

For the black plastics I'll be using that stuff from Detailing World. I remember asking a good painter years ago about getting plastics painted black and he said the paint can fail due to the difficulty of getting all the silicone and other back-to-black type stuff off the plastic pieces to get the paint to stick. He advised against it, so I didn't bother.

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Cherry Rallye SOLD

Why has my post been added in the post lol?

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Bianca 306 Rallye.
Mondeo Titanium X.

my whole car is painted in blackboard paint..

only one coat with no surface prep whatsoever and it been on it over a year and still looking fresh.

looks awesome when it rains and goes half matt half gloss

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