Mtech Front Spoiler Paint 'peeling'

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HJG-E30
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Post Wed Apr 14, 2010 2:30 pm

After some rather enthusiastic driving on various Scatter Rallies around South Wales, my M-tech front spoiler is looking pretty worse for wear! Stone chips have taken the paint off, showing yellow underneath. In some places the paint has flaked off as a result.

What is the best way to repair this ? Can I just respray the affected areas? Thanks

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Post Wed Apr 14, 2010 6:57 pm

I think its best just to respray the whole thing. Theres some clear film that can used to protect the paint. I've it on Aston Martins.
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Post Thu Apr 15, 2010 6:16 pm

Really to do the job right you need to rub the spoiler down to base material and then spray the spoiler with a primer that bonds onto the spoiler. This will act as a key for the more normal primer and top coats. If you don't use this bonding coat then the paint will chip or flake off very easily.
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Post Thu Apr 15, 2010 6:23 pm

THought about this a bit more and the paint you need initially is called 'adhesion promoter X2' I sprayed my spoiler with this as it was chipping badly and the paint now seems more resistant to chips.
Try this website
http://www.paints4u.com/productsByCat.a ... egoryID=56
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Post Thu Apr 15, 2010 11:20 pm

adhesion prmoyot is the same as plastic primer, its a clear liquid and basically just aids the sticking to the panel and the primer.

best off getting the whole lot painted, not a big or hard or expensive job tbhh.