painting

Hi I bought a driver side front wing from ECP when they had 30% off. Should it be painted before or after fitting? Are aerosol paints over the internet (some are offering by colour code some offer to much colour samples) any good? Any advice on painting with aerosols / suppliers of such...

Did anyone tried to paint a car himself. I have a vito wich want to paint with hammeried paint spray. Just wondering if this will work. White colour.

I've been thinking about have my brake calipers & hubs painted professionally but due to the lack of people that do this locally, I've decided to do it myself in the next couple of months. I've read all the guides on the forums etc I'm going to leave the calipers on the car, wire brush,wire...

Trying out the Android app with this post, I'd recommend it! Anyway onto my point. I'm looking to get the brake calipers painted on my w203 with my spare time this week. After trying this with a previous car and failing I'd rather pay this time. Does anyone know anywhere that could do it same...

This might sound mad but I'm getting my brakes changed this week and I hate the way the "hub" bit of the discs and also the ventilated edge rust over time. Is there any merit to painting the sides of the hub (the bit you still see when fitted) and the ventilated edge. Obviously I'd have to use...

Guys, Do any of you know where the best place to get calipers painted is or recommendations? Mine are looking a little worst for ware and a fresh black look to match my car would go down well in my opinion. Cheers

My friend attempted to paint the metal part of the door miiror on his W124 (same as 190e)He rubbed down the corrosion (not rust), primed it with a universal rust/corrosion primer then sprayed it Halfords satin black. It's all gone crazed now. Should he just use a normal grey primer then topcoat...

I have alot of rust on my recently acquired 1999 W202 C200 in Azzurite Blue. However I'm not prepared to pay a workshop to remedy the problem... Out came the drill with a wire brush attachment to expose the bare metal and any left over rust was treat firstly with jenolite, then kurust, left...

Hello to everyone, I am new to this forum, having been the proud owner of a brand new A class since last December. However my joy was short lived after a stupid bloke decided to skid his car into mine after what I think was reckless driving from his side. My car didn't sustain as much damage...

How would be the best way to paint my chrome (stainless steel??) grille in a matt black colour? Would it be best to sand, acid etch primer, normal primer then top coat? Any advice much appreciated.:thumb:

Just got a replacement bumper what needs to be sprayed silver (it's blue), what are the correct procedures for painting it myself using spray cans etc. Any advice will be much appreciated. Thanks Kurt

In my search for a new mirror for my w124 I found one, but in the wrong colour, does anyone know of a paintshop that could paint the mirror (and surrounding plastic clip)? Thanks in advance

what's the best way to do this: - spray or touch up pen - primer first or paint direct - any lacquer required - how many layers cheers

This is what I am up to this morning and it is long overdue. My aim is to smarten up PCS. Jack has a hangover too! Ha ha!

hi has anyone ever painted their exhaust pipes? has anyone ever painted their wishbones? (and other similar black items) i'm going to waxoil the underside of my SL before its put back on the road and would also like to tackle the above items at the same time. i read high temp paint is...

hi 2 corners on my R107 have damage to the chrome (rust) on the bumpers and the chrome finish is split. although this will be something i will most probably live with for now (the rear bumper atleast as its the most expensive at over £200 for a new part). The front corner bumper part is...

Hi all I've had some experience before with bodyshops touching up panels on older cars that the colour never matches. Had a 95' E36 318i saloon where bumper, and front wings were different shades to the rest of the car. Worried that if I get a bodyshop to sort out my areas of rust those...

DISCLAIMER: ............................................................................................... This is a cosmetic upgrade, the brake pads are not removed from the calipers so this is not a full on MOD more of the lazy mans way :) there are plenty of others ways to do this, i...

Whilst trying to paint over some stone chips on my bonnet I found that the new paint was leaving a very dark perimeter edge. It's hard to explain sorry, but the car is silver, the new paint matches quite well, but the edges of the new paint seem to be many shades darker. Any suggestions or...

Popped into the paintshop who are removing my front bumper next week and repspraying due to peppered stone chips. While i was there i asked them if they could paint my chrome grille Diamond Black to match my car. They promptly told me that one stone chip and the paint would start peeling even...