Side Strips, Spraying

1. Jase125 Established Member Joined: Jan 2010 Wiltshire Posts: 1381 Pug 106, Saxo vtr

   #1 16th April 2010, 20:08

   Hi people, im hoping to spray the side strips on my vtr tomorow.. whats the best way to do it? im going to keep them on & spray... before i bought the car looks like they have had a go at it in white the sprayed it black & it's starting to peel/flake. Any help would be great thanks.
2. saxovtsmad Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2008 stoke on trent Posts: 8875 now own a possi blue mk2 vts mk1 went to heaven

   #2 16th April 2010, 20:23

   mask the surrounding area's off rub the trims with wet and dry wipe then clean then thin coats of primer sanding between each coat
3. 3cott Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2008 Rotherham Posts: 4614 Black mk2 vts

   #3 16th April 2010, 20:30

   Take it to body shop!!!
4. iSlayeR Established Member Joined: Aug 2009 King's lynn Posts: 2073 Turbocharged vtr

   #4 16th April 2010, 20:35

   Best to take them off imo, then just sand them, primer/paint/laq
5. adam661 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2009 chesterfield (ish) Posts: 2685 icelandic grey 53 vt

   #5 16th April 2010, 20:35

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by 3cott Take it to body shop!!!

   +1 lol
6. user_41827 Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 torquay Posts: 924 Citroen saxo MK2 VTR

   #6 16th April 2010, 21:23

   i would deffo take them off unless you are really good at masking ... (its not as easy as it looks) only just got it right and have been studying car body refinishing for about a year now ... they are so easy to take off it would be stupid not to tbh
7. Jase125 Established Member Joined: Jan 2010 Wiltshire Posts: 1381 Pug 106, Saxo vtr

   #7 16th April 2010, 21:43

   How do they come off?
8. user_41827 Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 torquay Posts: 924 Citroen saxo MK2 VTR

   #8 16th April 2010, 21:53

   If i remember correctly .. on a vtr they are just held on with trim clips .. take your time and open the door pull the bump strip from the back of the car to the front of the car .. on the way it is almost garenteed that you will brake a clip or two but the are like a 2 quid from halfords. Please wait for another member to confirm that thst is the correct way to remove them. i dont see why they will be different to a 1.1 .. apart from being bigger and going to the bottom of the door maybe :/
9. Jase125 Established Member Joined: Jan 2010 Wiltshire Posts: 1381 Pug 106, Saxo vtr

   #9 16th April 2010, 22:23

   thanks mate, they are clipped on i think i got a bit of a gap in it & i see white clips holding them on, so start from the back end?
10. Lewis Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Oct 2009 Middlesbrough/Coventry Posts: 3808 Megane 225

    #10 16th April 2010, 23:43

    Use plastic primer to prepare the surfaace. Also use metholated spirits to clean the surface before painting. Then be shure to use lots of lacqure to get them nice and shiny. Also if your painting outside you will end up with lots of 'debris' stuck to your paint so id advise finding a big enough garage to do it.