Spray painting EK side skirts

[Mugen Civic]

Hay guys,

I see alot of you's have Side Skirts that are colour coded, how you guys do it? Cause I dropped off my side skirts and front lip to get colour coded and later today they call me and said that the side skirts can't be painted as it has silicon on it and the paint would just fall off. I think he said its actually inpregnated so sanding it off won't help.

Just would like to know how you guys do it? Like you use alot of primer or you guys did a DIY and used spray can or something?

Thanks

[Q_ball]

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If you're skirts are fcked, theyre fcked...
Unless the workshop is shiet, then i dare say that your side skirts are beyond repair... hence get new sideskirts.

Depends on the type of quality you want bro, you can opt for the el cheapo spray can... however if it were me, i'd get it done properly.

[kraiye]

well... i washed mine with dashwashing liquid, gave them a sand with wet & dry then washed them down with a wet rag. sprayed them with a few coats from cans of touch up paint from super cheap.
so far no evidence of any problems/defects - I was poor-ass at the time & didn't even use primer

if it had silicon on it you'd see immediately that the paint isn't sticking.

qball - unless i missed something i dont see where it says his skirts are f*d

[Mugen Civic]

oh no their not broken or anything.

Its just the original side skirts off my EK Sedan, Just wanted to get them spray painted to the same colour as the car.

Just see alot of civics around here thats done that and i'm wondering how they did it.

[Mugen Civic]

well... i washed mine with dashwashing liquid, gave them a sand with wet & dry then washed them down with a wet rag. sprayed them with a few coats from cans of touch up paint from super cheap.
so far no evidence of any problems/defects.

did u use primer and clear coat?

[sid]

well... i washed mine with dashwashing liquid, gave them a sand with wet & dry then washed them down with a wet rag. sprayed them with a few coats from cans of touch up paint from super cheap.
so far no evidence of any problems/defects - I was poor-ass at the time & didn't even use primer
if it had silicon on it you'd see immediately that the paint isn't sticking.

qball - unless i missed something i dont see where it says his skirts are f*d

That answers your primer question.

[Mugen Civic]

hehe sorry, his post was edited.

i guess i'll have to give the spray cans ago. hope the spraypainting dude is wrong.

[kraiye]

definately clear coat them when you're done. when i get a chance i'll freshen mine up and clear coat so they can be polished/waxed properly
if you're worried just get one can and test it on part of the skirt you can't really see (underneath or on the ends etc.)
g/l

[Mugen Civic]

definately clear coat them when you're done. when i get a chance i'll freshen mine up and clear coat so they can be polished/waxed properly
if you're worried just get one can and test it on part of the skirt you can't really see (underneath or on the ends etc.)
g/l

cool thanks
i will do it right now

off to the shop for now...

[Q_ball]

qball - unless i missed something i dont see where it says his skirts are f*d

Hay guys,

I see alot of you's have Side Skirts that are colour coded, how you guys do it? Cause I dropped off my side skirts and front lip to get colour coded and later today they call me and said that the side skirts can't be painted as it has silicon on it and the paint would just fall off. I think he said its actually inpregnated so sanding it off won't help.

Just would like to know how you guys do it? Like you use alot of primer or you guys did a DIY and used spray can or something?

Thanks

A workshop saying that they cannot paint something means 2 things,

a) theyre shit
b) the skirts fcked

[mrwillz]

lol me thinks the panel shop is shit

[Mugen Civic]

nah i don't think so

becuase anyone can just spray paint onto somethin.
if my spray painter said he see's that theres silicon in the material then he can't really garrentee that the paint will stick. It maybe stick for acouple months or over a year but it wouldn't really justify his profesionalism if it peels off.

Sorry for the many spelling mistakes, about to go pick up my skirts.

His doing my front mugen lip thou, which is the harder one. I don't mind giving the sides skirts ago myself.
I'l try write a DIY if it turns out good

thanks guys