painting the spoiler :O

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AndySweeney
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painting the spoiler :O

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hey all :O i got a hold of a gsi spoiler for £10 only hing is it was black so i sanded it all down primed and painted :O thing is it didnt match my car (flame red ) i used the halfords spray can paint code 79L ? which is my colour code for my car ! how many coats should i have put on i used red primer 3 coats :O then about 3-4 coats of flame red then 3-4 coats of clear coat !! its came out considerably darker cars just been professionally polished !! so the only thing i can think of is halfords paint is poo or i didny give it enough coats !! any ideas or anybody in glasgow willing to do it .. ive looked around on getting it done in a paint shop .. £70 quid for a spoiler ? or 300 for front back bumber , wheel arches door handles boot lock and spoiler [][] couldnt work that out
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Re: painting the spoiler :O

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halfords paint is poo mate.and overpriced poo at that.
I'd rather push a Corsa,than drive anything else. : )
AndySweeney
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Re: painting the spoiler :O

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should i just sand it down and go at it again with hycote ?
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matty101
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Re: painting the spoiler :O

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sand it back and start again, get the paint code off your car and get the paint mixed up, so it will deffinatly match
OFFICAL DVLA DATA:
1414 - corsa gsi's on the road in 2008.
735 - corsa gsi's currently on the road and 436 SORN
Basicly you would have to be a right tw*t to break one for parts :rant:

Thanks to everyone for an awsome weekend at pvs!
AndySweeney
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Re: painting the spoiler :O

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but i dont have a painter or anyhing [] could they get it areosoled up []?
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matty101
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Re: painting the spoiler :O

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yeah thats woti had done, they can just mix it up in rattle can for ya
OFFICAL DVLA DATA:
1414 - corsa gsi's on the road in 2008.
735 - corsa gsi's currently on the road and 436 SORN
Basicly you would have to be a right tw*t to break one for parts :rant:

Thanks to everyone for an awsome weekend at pvs!
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