mirror caps

  1. Established Member Joined: Nov 2010 Invergowrie Posts: 1006 Saxo VTR
    #1
    i got one posi blue one from a scrappy, and just got a silver one from another, how would i go about respraying the silver one to posi blue. in a nutshell?? i know it would be easier and probably cheaper to buy one offline or to hunt about, but would like to challenge myself as iv never painted with primer, laquer before, can i buy posi blue paint from halfords or any known shop? i know that painting mirror caps are hardly a da vinci. but would like to try it ?
  2. Established Member Joined: Sep 2010 loughborough Posts: 2229 1988 ford fiesta mk2 1.4- 2001 black saxo furio (d
    #2
    nothing wrong with having a go mate.
    you'll need a tin of plastic primer. a tin of posi blue and a tin of laquor
    some wet and dry paper.
    some form of degreasing/ panel wipe.

    you want to degrease first.
    then sand the silver back untill the shine has been taken away and is smooth.
    prime
    let to tack off
    prime again x2
    sand the primer back. (only light dusting.
    few coats of top coat.
    and a few coats of laquor

    of course you can flat the primer/ topcoat between coats. but personally i would get a few coats on there. flat back then add a few more.
    due to can paints being really thin. but up to u
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  3. L-plater Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 44 MK2 VTR, Golf 4Mo, Bora TDI
    #3
    Just to add if the laquer doesnt go on very flat dont panic. You can used t cut to flatten it back until you are happy with the finish...
  4. Established Member Joined: Nov 2010 Invergowrie Posts: 1006 Saxo VTR
    #4
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by f13sta View Post
    nothing wrong with having a go mate.
    you'll need a tin of plastic primer. a tin of posi blue and a tin of laquor
    some wet and dry paper.
    some form of degreasing/ panel wipe.

    you want to degrease first.
    then sand the silver back untill the shine has been taken away and is smooth.
    prime
    let to tack off
    prime again x2
    sand the primer back. (only light dusting.
    few coats of top coat.
    and a few coats of laquor

    of course you can flat the primer/ topcoat between coats. but personally i would get a few coats on there. flat back then add a few more.
    due to can paints being really thin. but up to u
    followed this mate and they've came out like brand new, if not better, fair do's to halfords their paint is pretty spot on like. thats again for the wee guide mate. if i could rep you i would
  5. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 31279 Citroen Saxo VTS, S60 D5
    #5
    they do fine paint mixes from my exp
  6. Established Member Joined: Nov 2010 Invergowrie Posts: 1006 Saxo VTR
    #6
    painted them all now, look the dogs tbh, will not be totally convinced until theyve been on the car for a while and see if they peel or bubble. hope not.

    anyway what would be the best thing to stick them to the car, apart from tigerseal, heard a few people say that they used regular sealent and they stuck, would normal sealent work or failing that might get super glue, fuck playing 15 quid for something to hold down bits of plastic?
  7. Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2010 loughborough Posts: 372 Pug 306 - gone BlackmK 2 vtr - present
    #7
    I just stuck mine bak on with normal sealant .. Still on after a year or so maate
  8. Established Member Joined: Nov 2010 Invergowrie Posts: 1006 Saxo VTR
    #8
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by sgeary View Post
    I just stuck mine bak on with normal sealant .. Still on after a year or so maate
    legend, cheers chief
  9. Established Member Joined: Jan 2011 Aylesbury Posts: 1868 Seat Leon Cupra tdi
    #9
    As said you can use normal sealent. I used some sort of cheap, shitty silicone sealer and that was about a year ago and they're well and truely on there, need to take one of them off to re-spray it as i chipped it on somebody elses wing mirror but can;t get the fuckers off. Think the stuff i used was 49p from Wilkinsons..