Respray Fibreglass

[Biz]

I just got a 99-00 OEM EM1 wing in silver and my car is white...
so like i need to get it sprayed..

ive resprayed stuff before, but not fibreglass... just wondering if there are DOs and DONTs? and what the process would be?

[AlexK]

i think i saw you in the city last saturday if that was you lol, but the thing is fiber glass is something that most people never want to touch its really hard to get the paint correct on it, you best bet is to have it professionally done if your not a spray painter, reason is like i said its really challenging alot of effort sanding priming goes into it if you want it to come out mint. i had a mate with a s15 fiber glass vertex rear bar, was a absolute night mare to paint....
I guess you could always give it a go your self and if it doesnt work out get someone els to do it ( painter )
Hope this helped :)

Alex

[chauster]

I'm assuming you bought it and it already has undercoat on it. So if it does just rub the undercoat down with some ultra fine scotch bight and then paint with colour Or if its not undercoated then i believe you have to rub it with very fine scotch bight and then spray primer on and then proceed as before.

[v-tec power]

i dont mean 2 b rude but chauster dats the wrong process , respraying fiberglass isnt as hard if wat biz is saying its already silver he wants it white all u have 2 do is rub the wing with 800 wetand dry papper just get rid of the shine on it and then prep sole it and paint it white

[chauster]

OH LOL
I thought he bought a new one. my bad! :D i didnt read =P

[v-tec power]

lol nah, but for future reference even if it was a new fiberglass one u wouldn't scotch bight it, it will most likely have primer of sum sort on it , so id recommend 2 rub it with 240 dry and then high fill it then rub it with 400 wet and dry then a 800 wet and dry and paint away .

[ThePacman]

lol nah, but for future reference even if it was a new fiberglass one u wouldn't scotch bight it, it will most likely have primer of sum sort on it , so id recommend 2 rub it with 240 dry and then high fill it then rub it with 400 wet and dry then a 800 wet and dry and paint away .

Best bet is to prime anyhow.

Give the wing a good rub down. Good soft block and work from 400 to 800 paper.
Then prime, block that back again. And spray your color, block again with 800 and up to 2000 wet and dry.
Before clear coat and buff.

[Biz]

Best bet is to prime anyhow.

Give the wing a good rub down. Good soft block and work from 400 to 800 paper.
Then prime, block that back again. And spray your color, block again with 800 and up to 2000 wet and dry.
Before clear coat and buff.

cheers mate! :D

[CVCEM1]

and if you dont prep fiberglass right or have a good temperature while spraying your going to get bubbles..

[v-tec power]

lol bubbles r solvent boil, solvent boil happens on anything . trust me fibreglass is easy iam a painter do it everyday

[tiksie]

and if you dont prep fiberglass right or have a good temperature while spraying your going to get bubbles..

Are you talking about fisheyes ? That applies to anything really, it's due to moisture in the air.

[ThePacman]

lol bubbles r solvent boil, solvent boil happens on anything . trust me fibreglass is easy iam a painter do it everyday

Not a panel beater spray painter....? LOL don't let a panel beater near fiberglass..... LOL

(kidding, they can paint it just fine. Just don't let them attempt to repair it....)

Painting is painting. It's all in the prep. And your just better off etching and primeing everything.

Then it's all in the finishing.... (after doing your final buff. Use a soft clean wool buff and sprinkle corn flower to buff for the best mirror finish you have ever seen...)

[v-tec power]

lol i can panel beat 2 but my trade is painter . corn flower for buffin now dats different never heard of dat , iv seen soap used or baby powder but i suppose u learn sumthin new everyday .