Spray painting old windscreen wipers

[20ss7]

Hey, i'm new to this whole forum concept and not sure if this has been asked somewhere before BUT i'm looking at spray painting my old wipers.

Any suggestions on how i should go about this?:confused:

[hmetro24]

Sand it down or clean it, and paint it.

[Loagz]

Well this is how I did mine just a month or so ago. 1. Sand away all old paint untill gone then use some real fine sand paper. Second wash them with light soapy water then let dry in sun (try not to get grubby prints on them so best to wash your hands aswell). Third light coat of primer, 5 mins later a second heavier coat (or what ever the can specifys). Then I just did 2-3 light coats of satin black. Came up real nice for less than $20 bucks. I'm sure there are other ways on how to do this properly but this worked fine for me :)

[20ss7]

thanks for the help! I was wondering though do i have to worry about getting paint on the rubbers?

[Loagz]

I reckon just take them off. Take off the bolts then get a large flathead screw driver and put under the metal base of the wiper and twist it. Should come off quite easily

Edit: and yeah take out the rubber

[charliebrown]

I just sprayed mine a few hours ago with a DIY spray booth. If it's your first time... i can almost guarantee you'll have runs. And in a few months they're gonna be flaking/peeling.

[EKVTIR-T]

thanks for the help! I was wondering though do i have to worry about getting paint on the rubbers?

Yeah dont get paint on the rubber blades dude

Take them off or if you have trouble tape them up.

For the record I sprayed mine on the car with a $2 can of flat black and lasted about 3 yrs with no primer or prep

Lazy stylez lol

[Lukey]

I just sprayed mine a few hours ago with a DIY spray booth. If it's your first time... i can almost guarantee you'll have runs. And in a few months they're gonna be flaking/peeling.

lolwut

[mocchi]

lolwut

didnt you know that spray booth is necessary for painting windscreen wipers?
what is this?

[TyD]

Well this is how I did mine just a month or so ago. 1. Sand away all old paint untill gone then use some real fine sand paper. Second wash them with light soapy water then let dry in sun (try not to get grubby prints on them so best to wash your hands aswell). Third light coat of primer, 5 mins later a second heavier coat (or what ever the can specifys). Then I just did 2-3 light coats of satin black. Came up real nice for less than $20 bucks. I'm sure there are other ways on how to do this properly but this worked fine for me :)

Holy shit dude..

They're wind screen wipers.. lmao.


I just sprayed mine a few hours ago with a DIY spray booth. If it's your first time... i can almost guarantee you'll have runs. And in a few months they're gonna be flaking/peeling.

lol

[chauster]

Lmzo. Runs on spray cans. Lmzo!

Spray booth for spray cans Lmzo!

@op - remove all your wipers. Remove the rubber. Clean them and rub them
With grey scotch bight. Clean again and spray black... No clear required.

[tiksie]

Where the **** did i say i got runs you 8==Dhead. I'm telling this guy not to bother with it cos he has no clue what he's doing and the end result will most likely be worse than what he started with. Learn ****ing english before you go talking shit

Negged mate.

No need for that sort of language.

[androo]

Negged mate.

No need for that sort of language.

Reckon... Hey Charliebrown can you take pics if your DIY spray booth? I am (and I'm sure a lot of other people here) are interested. Or explain what a DIY spray booth for wipers comprise of?

[charliebrown]

You know when you were a kid and played 'fort'? Sort of like that with cut/taped cardboard boxes and strings and chopsticks.

[tiksie]

A spray booth can be made up of anything really as long as it's a sealed working area.

4 stakes with a clear tarp wrapped around it can be used as a booth.

Just depends how creative you are really.

[chauster]

http://img.tapatalk.com/cbabc4b2-e8fd-633b.jpg this is a spray booth

[androo]

haha sweet. Nah know what a spray booth is, just interested to know what a spray booth for wipers would look like....... Essentially you could use a big cardboard box then? =]

[GSi_PSi]

Doesn't it need light to bake the paint lol dat dere iPhone lightz

[chauster]

it uses gas. lol lightz.

[Bludger]

charliebrown, you should make a DIY on how to setup a DIY spray booth, I wanna spray my car on the cheap.

DIY spray booth would save me a bit of money.

[jeremydawg]

hey guys. i need to spray my rearview mirror, but i dont have a spray booth. pls help

[charliebrown]

To be honest... spray booth is not for everyone. You have to be baller and purchase lots of rims to have big boxes which is absolutely essential for assembling a spray booth.

[TyD]

To be honest... spray booth is not for everyone. You have to be baller and purchase lots of rims to have big boxes which is absolutely essential for assembling a spray booth.

Or pay a $170+ - to hire a booth for the day... But why would you spend all that on a booth when it's only 500+ to paint your car without one

[charliebrown]

Why would you paint a car? Just gonna get scratched/chipped again

[tiksie]

Why would you paint a car? Just gonna get scratched/chipped again

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[EKVTIR-T]

To be honest... spray booth is not for everyone. You have to be baller and purchase lots of rims to have big boxes which is absolutely essential for assembling a spray booth.

I think Ive seen those

Heres a partially made temporary booth for example
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/224/490232285_1b80ddeb1e.jpg

[GSi_PSi]

Why would you paint a car? Just gonna get scratched/chipped again

Why would you take a bath/shower your just going to get dirty again

[charliebrown]

That's what i say when mum tells me to take a shower. True is it not?

[TyD]

Why would you take a bath/shower your just going to get dirty again

Thank you for agreeing.. Now can you please call my mum and local GP and tell them it's normal to think that...

[chauster]

why wipe your ass. its just gunna get dirty again.

[GSi_PSi]

Thank you for agreeing.. Now can you please call my mum and local GP and tell them it's normal to think that...

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QCcMTHCBJ4c/TUc_WwRQDUI/AAAAAAAAFXw/40yTqHRhCI0/s1600/Cool%2BStory%2BBro.jpeg

[EKVTIR-T]

This thread http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg66/wde8608/frogger.gif

[mocchi]

is it this spray booth in question?

http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/424/20111205121903.jpg

[charliebrown]

That's a pretty nice spray booth ey. Must be a sick **** who engineered it

[TyD]

is it this spray booth in question?

http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/424/20111205121903.jpg

Holy shit.. Why bother?

[charliebrown]

Do it once, do it right = JDM

[mocchi]

KEEP IT VIET KEEP IT JDM. spray in booth!

[Raztaz]

Educational thread, I am now very learnerd

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/9017/smilememe.jpg

[TbM]

Do it once, do it right = JDM
http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j480/tbmindustrys2/LOLIDONTEVENNEEDABELT_c8015a832e00ee16e1633f07321b bc0e.jpg
Japanese Domestic Market = JDM

I wish you luck.
Regards,
I dont even.....

[JPR28610]

LOL spray booth ftw!

[Sparkei]

let the guy make his own thread without people giving him shit....

[mocchi]

is it this spray booth in question?

http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/424/20111205121903.jpg

this was the real spray booth charliebrown made.
some ppl may think i was joking around.

dont think it's effective as dust barrier per se but maybe used to reduce overspray on floor/furniture.

[JPR28610]

let the guy make his own thread without people giving him shit....

SPRAY BOOTH FTW!!:thumbsup:

[NightKids]

this was the real spray booth charliebrown made.
some ppl may think i was joking around.

dont think it's effective as dust barrier per se but maybe used to reduce overspray on floor/furniture.

I'm a bit concerned the wipers might do this....

http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrtr15PaLK1qbs5uso1_500.jpg