Painting the Black bits !

Is it accepted or common practice to when colour co-ordinating mirrors and skirts to paint the black plastic trim on the front bumper where the washers are (on a 156) and the black strip on the rear bumper.

Obviously not an issue on a black car but howzabout on a silver one - or is that going to far etc?

FB

Not at all. The revision of the 156 in 2002 had this colour coded anyway. Just make sure you get a good job done!


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Originally Posted by frankie_boy

Is it accepted or common practice to when colour co-ordinating mirrors and skirts to paint the black plastic trim on the front bumper where the washers are (on a 156) and the black strip on the rear bumper.

Obviously not an issue on a black car but howzabout on a silver one - or is that going to far etc?

FB

Hi Chap

when you spray your mirror's.make sure you buy a good plastic primer or your black will flake off

regards john

cheerz dudez

the black bits on the bumper are painted black, so changing to silver is easy.

The mirrors are a pain, you need to remove the glass, then get a good few coats of a 1k plastic primer, then std primer, then base coat, then laquar.
If its a solid colour you can go 1k plastic primer then 2-pack, but colour match is not always great and your is silver anyway!