I used black vinyl spray paint that I got from a FLAPS on all the plastic trim on my Golf 2 years ago. It has held up quite nicely. Replaced the dingy sun-faded grey with a satin black. Frank Miller
At 01:58 PM 3/24/99 -0800, you wrote: >I just received two new bumper endcaps (shameless plug: from the bus depot). >They are a bright shinny black and will look out of place on my rig. >Someone mentioned (6 months ago) about spray painting their grill to look >new. How has this held up? What type of paint (gloss, flat, satin). Will >this painting cause the plastic to crack easily? Any advice or comments from >the peanut gallery is appreciated. And no, I will not trade my new ones for >your old faded ones! Any pointers to installing them is appreciated too. > >Matthew >84 rig > Frank Miller Alternative Business Systems Columbus OH |
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