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| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610   
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D J,
Plastikote is very resilient against weather and moisture ingress and I have used it on window catches and lightguards on my Defender. It covers extremely well and with the primer you can apply a lot of coats in a very short time 10 minutes if I can recall between coats. Unaware how good it is against abrasions but would imagine a matt finish would not be the way to go.  If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!
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19th Jan 2014 7:18pm |
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| diesel_jim Member Since: 13 Oct 2008 Location: hiding Posts: 6219 
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Cheers Mal
Is that aerosol or hand paint you used? |
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19th Jan 2014 7:21pm |
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| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610
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In a can that goes 'psssssssst' when you press the button. Who are you calling an aerosol?
I am naturally heavy handed and usually make a hash of spraying but with this stuff even I got a perfect finish as it dries before you can apply too much and it runs. The fact you can apply so many coats in such a short time also means you can build up the primer to mask any imperfections/repairs. You will obviosly need to 'key' the surface if it is currently smooth or the Plastikote can be removed like a sheet afterwards! If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!
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19th Jan 2014 7:28pm |
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| Lambley Member Since: 20 Apr 2013 Location: Mid Devon Posts: 1435 
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Rather than painting....
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19th Jan 2014 7:31pm |
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| redhandluke Member Since: 02 Jun 2013 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 243 
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Halfords do plastic paint in different colours in aerosol cans. Sticks and wears well.
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19th Jan 2014 8:12pm |
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| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610
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B & Q also have a varied selection and stock Plastikote and other plastic coating paints too.
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19th Jan 2014 8:19pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 21044
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I'd use acid etch for rigid plastics for it's etching properties into the plastic.
If it's anything with any flex in it at all then you need a plastic primer. So primer, base colour coat and then a clear protection coat. ____\We|Will|Win/___ ____/π¬π§πΊπΈ\____ _//*β½οΈπ’οΈβοΈπ§°*\\_ |
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19th Jan 2014 9:52pm |
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| diesel_jim Member Since: 13 Oct 2008 Location: hiding Posts: 6219
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Cool, cheers all for the advice.
It's a Honda quad i've bought, for a bit of wheeler-dealering money making. The engine needs some TLC, but the rest is fairly sound. It's been on a farm all its life (well, several farms), so naturally all the lights have gone AWOL, although it was road legal at one point, so shouldn't be too hard ro re-instate it. I was in two minds whether to vinyl wrap the platic in realtree type stuff. A good friend of mine has a couple of quads in this and it looks good, although they were built like that... my effort would probably look like i'd actually hit a tree, so coating the bright red Honda finish is probably the way forward. |
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20th Jan 2014 7:43am |
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| martinfiattech Member Since: 13 Nov 2013 Location: leicester Posts: 422 
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What would be the correct type of paint to use on the engine bay plastics as I would like to colour match these and the door mirrors.
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31st Jan 2014 8:23pm |
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