So he won't even guarantee his own work? I would be looking for another paint shop.

As it's a minor cosmetic alteration I doubt your insurance company would be interested.

Exactly what I thought!

Waiting to hear back from a mate who works for Audi who might be able to get it done for trade price.

I'm tempted to do it myself at this rate!

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

I used this method and have had no probs, apart from one or two chips but thats expected with even the best of spray jobs.

I simply cleaned the chrome, scotch padded it, primed it with the grey stuff (etch primer?) and then painted the colour:thumbup:

Anywhere to get Acid #8 1k Etch Primer apart from here:

Aerosol Acid #8 1K Etch Primer

The p&p is

Or thinking about it, is this the same from halfords as I have one down the road:

U-POL Etch Primer from Halfords Price

Anywhere to get Acid #8 1k Etch Primer apart from here:

Aerosol Acid #8 1K Etch Primer

The p&p is

Thats probably because its aerosol and needs a special delivery

Didn't even cross my mind!!!! :eek:

Didn't even cross my mind!!!! :eek:

:P

All prepared for Friday night!!

Going to sand it down and wash it. Hopefully I can either get the chrome off or at least rough enough for the primer to take well.

Then apply 3-4 layers of primer, sanding with 1200 grit paper in between. Leave overnight.

Saturday morning, 2-3 coats of colour... again sanding down with 1200 grit. Sand down last coat till matt.

Sunday morning 4-5 layer of lacquer (it's gonna get chipped to hell on the front of the car)

Sunday night fit / go for a hoon! :P

good luck!

Ok it's pretty much complete now! Going to do a full write up of what I did when it's fitted to the car later on!!

The lacquer has been left for 24 hours now.

Would it be wise to give it a coat or two of wax before fitting it onto the car?

Just as extra protection before the lacquer fully hardens in the next few weeks.

Ok it's pretty much complete now! Going to do a full write up of what I did when it's fitted to the car later on!!

The lacquer has been left for 24 hours now.

Would it be wise to give it a coat or two of wax before fitting it onto the car?

Just as extra protection before the lacquer fully hardens in the next few weeks.

Give it some super resin polish, then wax if you want - it shouldnt really need waxing but IMO it gives it the same depth of shine as the rest of the car which is waxed:thumbup: