Re: Front spoiler installation: question

[OSTY <lerb@redrose.net>]

Well dude i have painted alot of car (not spoilers) and i know this the LAST
thing ya want it a SMOOTH area to paint on.....this is the whole reason for
primer, to give the paint something to hold onto besides SMOOTH METAL!


At 10:23 PM 9/22/96 -0500, you wrote:
>
>Something got to me today and I set out to install an ABD front spoiler 
>(exact Kamei copy) on my 85 8V (Josh, you will be getting the picture 
>soon, if you still need it). While that thingie looks nice and greatly 
>improves the lame stock underneath-the-bumper-look of the 8V car, I had 
>some problems in painting it (installation is extremely easy by the way, 
>only two extra holes (5/16) are needed in the front of the car). 
>
>The folks over at ABD claim that the primer coating they have put on 
>makes the spoiler ready to paint. Stupidly enough, I believed them and 
>started spraying. The problem is: the surface is so smooth, that if one 
>scratches the paint after it has dried, the paint peels off. Maybe I 
>should have let it dry more and then test its hardness, but it seems to 
>me I should have lightly sanded the spoiler first. 
>
>So, question number one: has anybody painted aftermarket spoilers? If so, 
>was the primed surface smooth? Was your paint peeling off in strips 
>after a week or so? 
>
>Question number two: only four small screws hold the spoiler to the car 
>(one on each side and two on the sides of the front). In case I 
>absent-mindedly come too close to a parking curb and the curb hits the 
>spoiler, what can happen? Will the screws give way, or will the spoiler 
>crack (I can't imagine it bending permanently, simply because of the 
>material it is made). 
>
>
>Thanks,
>	Ilias
>
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