has anyone got any thoughts of using this to prime the chrome grill on a mkii ocatavia after its had a light sanding with wet n dry?

the link to it is below and its what has been recommended by the technical chaps at painst4u.com. Ive had a go of stripping the chrome with some over cleaner which didnt really work plus i havent got a container big enough to leave the grill in bleach which was suggested on another thread.

http://www.paints4u.com/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=296

My Fabia one was just painted over after sanding which seemed ok. I happen to know there is a black one being painted this week and I'm sure the owner will make comment if he sees this.

thanks stu, did you get many chip/peel free miles out of it before you changed to the octy

Yeah seemed ok Stu.

I happen to know there is a black one being painted this week and I'm sure the owner will make comment if he sees this.

That'd be me then , but I got a 'man' to do mine and I have know idea what process he uses but I'll ask when I collect it later this week.

Edit: Just rememberd him saying something about sanding it down and using a primer but what type I hav'nt got a clue

I sanded mine down and then painted it first with primer, then with black. Worked fine.

I probably didn't make my first post that clear. I was primed with normal body painting primer, but not acid etched AFAIK.

its not a great deal dearer than the normal stuff so i may just plump for a tin and try it out.

my skoda dealer was told to sand it befor epainting it - he BS'd me that he did and now I have nice chromed stonechips... Will take it off again and get him to repaint it....

I have heard that if you leave the chromed plastic in bleach for a couple of days the chrome flakes off and leaves the plastic, not tried it personally though so disclaimer applies

Sandblasting apparently works a treat - if you have a compressor a basic sandblasting nozzle isnt very expensive....

I have heard that if you leave the chromed plastic in bleach for a couple of days the chrome flakes off and leaves the plastic, not tried it personally though so disclaimer applies

id seen that one too but i dont have a container big enough to put in the grill plus a shed load of bleach!

Sandblasting apparently works a treat - if you have a compressor a basic sandblasting nozzle isnt very expensive....

ill have a look in the yellow pages tomorrow to see if there are any sandblasters near me. havent got a compressor im afraid

mine was acid etch primed before it was sprayed.

my first attempt was to sand thoroughly , prime (normal grey stuff) then spray the colour. this peeled off with the first sight of a pressure washer.

so i gave it to my body shop mate and he did it properly, year on an no problems

Scott

thanks beedie. ive actually sandblasted it now but its not something id advise after doing it. the back of the grill comes off at the first sign of the grit down to the bare plastic. great i thought, this should be a doddle. a long time later and the front was finally done but i think i may have taken a few mm off the plastic in the attempt to get the chrome off. The back seems to be one coat but the front seems to be several which doesnt come off easy with the blaster. it just seems to blister which you then have to peel off which is a feckin nightmare. ho hum, you live and learn. now its down to bare plastic im going to see if any of the bodyshops in the area can spray it for me or I may be brave and get some paint, laquere and plastic primer from paints4u.com.

oh, the other thing is that after the thick chrome is off the part loses some of it stiffness so is a bit more wobbly now. hopefully when the black grill is attached it will be stiff enough and ok.

pics hopefully to follow once its sprayed

The method i used was, Put in 5l of bleech for 3 days till all chrome goes black.

then with the sand blaster on its lowest setting give the grill a once over. The chrome just blisters as the sand hits and by leaving it in bleech its really soft so just peals off.

finally got all the chrome off (wish id spken to skudmissile before I started!)

the grill has gone in to be sprayed yesterday in a bodyshop and should be back end of the week.

Look forward to seeing some pics

Look forward to seeing some pics

i thought you might be as a fellow Islander!

i thought you might be as a fellow Islander!

Its a pretty exclusive club on here!

got mine done at last, thread is here

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/new-octavia/green-grill-green-l-k/86866/

That looks loads better.

I've been quoted

thats about the same as mine cost. id get it done at the shop as the paint and primers etc will cost over

Yea, I suppose in a way it'll be fairly easy to match. Even if it's slightly off it should still ok.

Would I have to inform my insurance company about it? Surely not?!

Oh, visited a bodyshop on Friday...

Guess how much he quoted just to spray the grill?

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