paint for the sills

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Alex
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Post Sat May 30, 2009 11:09 pm

whats the correct paint thats on the sills, mine could do with repainting, my step dad used hammerite i think on his but it looks a little darker/duller than they usually are

whats the nearest thing you can buy off the shelf to repaint them

thanks :)
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Post Sat May 30, 2009 11:12 pm

satin black
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Post Sat May 30, 2009 11:14 pm

e30topless wrote:satin black
can you get a brush on version :)
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Post Sat May 30, 2009 11:17 pm

Alex wrote:
e30topless wrote:satin black
can you get a brush on version :)

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo. Why would you want to brush paint them?????? :mad:

Satin black spray from halfords is very close to how they were new.

Or are you trying to replicate the stone chip finish?
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Post Sat May 30, 2009 11:18 pm

i would think so, but lots of masking and a rattle can will give a better result
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Post Sat May 30, 2009 11:19 pm

i would be scared incase i got it all over the paint drive wheels and what not :o:
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Post Sat May 30, 2009 11:25 pm

B7 wrote:
Alex wrote:
e30topless wrote:satin black
can you get a brush on version :)

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo. Why would you want to brush paint them?????? :mad:

Satin black spray from halfords is very close to how they were new.

Or are you trying to replicate the stone chip finish?
ive got areas at the edges etc where white is showing through :)

they dont look too bad brushed on :?

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but in honesty i want them to look like they left the factory so if its rattle cans it needs i will give it a bash
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Post Sun May 31, 2009 1:40 am

I used a Dinitrol anti-stone chip paint and it turned out really well. After a while it looked slightly weathered like an original finish in very good shape. Ordinary satin black paint is right colour but will probably not be robust enough for sills.