Spraying

Toms820

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• Aug 9, 2017

• #1

Hi thinking of doing some touch up spraying on my defender, the black surrounds on my lights have faded slightly what have people used in the past to paint them? I have Matt black cans at home would they be any good?

 

neilly

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• Aug 9, 2017

• #2

Toms820 said:

Hi thinking of doing some touch up spraying on my defender, the black surrounds on my lights have faded slightly what have people used in the past to paint them? I have Matt black cans at home would they be any good?

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I used a can of matt black from a pound store , did the job, but then I am not precious about the black plasitc bits..........

Cheers

 

tottot

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• Aug 9, 2017

• #3

Get some new one's,not much more than decent paint.

 

bankz5152

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• Aug 9, 2017

• #4

Try using some warm/hot linseed oil, meant to bring plastic back to new.

 

TorsionBhudda

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Falkirk

• Aug 9, 2017

• #5

I used Tetrosyl easy spray Matt Black it gave a good finish and hasn't faded.

http://www.toolandfix.com/tetrosyl-...MI5cy4ioHK1QIVwpPtCh3ytAY_EAQYASABEgLC9vD_BwE

 

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GATSO

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• Aug 9, 2017

• #6

warm gently with heat gun brings black hard plastic to life