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My rubber rear spoiler is in a bit of a nick, it's been painted and is starting to peal off. It looks like it's been covered in filler and ten painted or something.

Anyway, if I can get it back to rubber, how do you paint it properly? The colour is Alpine White 2

Cheers

Geo1400

Come on guys! how do you paint a rubber boot spoiler?

Should I put this in the tech section?

not the easyest thing to do mate you can use plastic primer on it before you paint it but rubber usualy starts flaking off/and cracking

halfords/most car accesory shop do plastic primer in cans or go to a paint shop and ask for it

some paint shops do an adative for paint that ruberises it to stop it cracking not sure how much tho

i got my tourer spoiler sprayed in high build primer rubbed it down and sprayed three times to smooth it out i think plastic primer was used first though

Touring spoilers are plastic, not rubber though...

Standard touring spoilers are rubber.

mines rubber

Oops, thought mine was plastic. ('94) I'll look again, sorry guys.

yep standard one just wanna colour code it lol

I've just done my rubber spoiler today.


I had a look for some primer to do the job but couldn't find anything, Halfrauds plastic primer is only for plastic or fibreglass.
I ruffed up the surface of the spoiler then applied the primer (2 or 3 coats), then flatted it back and finally applied colour coat and flatted again then applied a coat of laquer.

It seems to be ok but i'll let you know if it starts flaking.

Greeny wrote: I had a look for some primer to do the job but couldn't find anything, Halfrauds plastic primer is only for plastic or fibreglass.

So was that plastic primer you used?

I'm on an 'L' plate and my spoiler's rubber. I have the same problem with the rubber cracking.........missed one on ebay for 4 quid the other day!

greentouring wrote:I'm on an 'L' plate and my spoiler's rubber. I have the same problem with the rubber cracking.........missed one on ebay for 4 quid the other day!

I have on here in good condition which you could have for a tenner, but postage might be a little toppy.

greentouring wrote:I'm on an 'L' plate and my spoiler's rubber. I have the same problem with the rubber cracking.........missed one on ebay for 4 quid the other day!

Mine's on an L too, and Yup, it's definately rubber...
Mmmmm, ruuubbbbbbbbeeeerrrrrr.....

Thanks for the offer Chris, but I'm penniless/Euroless right now and sure the post would be quite a bit to France. Will have one from you in the future though, if you have them often that is.

Greeny, hows that spoiler looking? I've started rubbing it down gonna paint soon.

Geo