to paint, or not?

[Euan]

does any1 think it would be a good idea to remove the bump strips and spray the black parts of my sr carmine red(not the bumpers!) as i have a new door coming and it dont have the black or the bump strips.

[learchnovavan]

as long as u dont put any rub strips on the side at all it wu look quite subtle. u got standard bumpers?

[Euan]

yeh its standard sr bumpers. i'm kinda unsure about changing the look of the sr cus i like it just now. just need to wait and see, it can all be changed back again a suppose.

[MattyWoo]

Sr's have vinyl so you just remove the vinyl from underneath the bumpstrips

[Jim]

yep, the black bit your referring to is vinal. You can peel this vinal off by carefully using a hairdryer to heat it up and then peeling back. It's a time consuming job, but with care and patience, it can be done, and done well. I found getting some "tar remover" from halfords helps with getting any small bits of vinal off your car. Once the bumpstrips and vinal is off, make sure you give the sides a really good polish to eleminate and marks. Chances are you might have a slight colour difference where the exposed red paint has faded. Some T-cut and elbow grease should help to restore the original colour.

Good Luck

Jim

[mikeoxford]

sure is easy enough to put back like u say

BUT

itll cost ya!

proper vauxhall kits for vinyl dont come cheap (does anything from that parts counter place!!!!!!)

so if u do decide u dont like and wana go back, perhaps buy a large sheet of it from your local sign shop?

[mikeoxford]

maybe even just do one side? the one where u gettin new door, and c if u like?

[Euan]

cheers guys. a didnt realise it was vinyl. thought i was gonna hav to spray it!!

well think i might just go ahead a do it. i'll probably fuck it up sumwhere along the way but! :D

[locky]

[/quote]proper vauxhall kits for vinyl dont come cheap (does anything from that parts counter place!!!!!!)


Yeah i get lots cheap :wink:
As for the vinyl, u could try using a fudge wheel, less work for yourself on the smaller bits!

[brian]

if you don't want to use vinyl, mask up and spray it matt black.
I have seen many Novas like this and looks perfect :wink: