sill coating

Post Thu Jul 16, 2015 2:32 pm

Has anyone stripped off the original black coating on the sills and re coated them? I want to do so and want a coating that is very similar to re apply. I have found sikagard 6544 in aerosol but cant seem to find a uk supplier.Are there any other options people know of?

Post Thu Jul 16, 2015 10:42 pm

Should just be stone chip which is applied via a Schultz gun

Post Fri Jul 17, 2015 9:39 am

Don't use a can of Stone chip thinking it will give the correct finish - It Won't

Post Fri Jul 17, 2015 10:09 am

I used a Schultz gun with 3M 08868. The finish is very much dependant on how you spray it; I found light coats sprayed from 40-50cm produced the best result.
To make everything uniform, I scotched the rest of the stoneguarded parts and re-finished them. Once dry, I sprayed a bit of black satin on top and they came up nice.

Post Fri Jul 17, 2015 12:26 pm

Ye don't use the aerosol it had to be the Schulz gun and practice on some card first to get the texture roughly the same

Post Fri Jul 17, 2015 8:06 pm

Has anyone painted them body colour on a facelift? Have seen prefacelift done like that and they look smart

Post Sun Jul 19, 2015 9:06 pm

The 3m stuff looks just the thing.Thanks chaps

Post Sun Jul 19, 2015 9:11 pm

Stripped my rear valence and sills back to bare metal to cut out a couple of rust spots and repair some light impact damage on the OSR. Re-applied stone chip and it looks bob on, but didn't colour code the sill.

Did the work at a mate's body shop, you need to befriend your local sprayer as it makes life so much easier!