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Bumper infill colour
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 06 11:49 am
by Anonymous
mine looks like it never had any paint on, kind of a dull greyish/silver colour front and rear.
If I was to paint them, what should I use?
Can anyone confirm what it should look like?
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 06 11:30 pm
by Guy
My back one is black and the front one is a goldy colour will take some pictures tomorrow if i can. Just a word of warning DONT take the plastic off the metal fixing strip if you paint it as for some reason the plastic srinks

as I found out to my cost and you cant find replacements

Posted: Tue Jan 10, 06 8:46 am
by Anonymous
I did wonder about how the plastic would be affected by painting, especially now it`s aged and weathered.
I wonder if there`s any special paints for plastics?
I have noted that these infills are rare to find now.
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 06 9:34 am
by Anonymous
Try a little green scourer dipped in gunk for the "black" rubber in-fill. Gently work away and the rubber goes back to plack and becomes slightly more supple.
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 06 4:29 pm
by Anonymous
before I try that I think I need to get the infill off the car and have a look at the backside to see what the unexposed bit looks like.
Attacking the surface with Gunk worries me and I don`t want to ruin the plastic. I could always try the Gunk on the backside where it won`t be seen.
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 06 4:49 pm
by Dave-R
Would it not be better to just give it a good clean with Autosol vinyl and rubber cleaner? Or maybe that black plastic polish stuff you uses on modern bumbers?
Posted: Wed Jan 11, 06 5:01 pm
by Guy
Pictures as promised notice the shrinkage on the rear fill