OEM Spoiler Painting

[Nurega]

I was at a junkyard today and happened to find an OEM Spoiler sitting on a black '93 Accord SE. Ripped it off for $25! My CB7 is Seattle Silver though. Does anyone know how I could go about painting the wing? I think a professional shop would charge an arm and a leg to paint it to a matching color.

[lonski]

What I would do is sand it down with coarse (80), and then fine (150-180), spray primer, let dry, wet-sand primer with 600, spray oem paint, let dry, wet-sand again, spray oem paint again, let dry, then lastly, clear coat. You can either get base and clear in two separate cans, or you can have the two mixed together so it's cheaper. It would also make your life easier if you have a palm/detail sander or similar tool coz sanding by hand takes longer.

[knysha]

Get yourself a detail sander - if You'll do this with hands be sure, prepare for some big muscle ache next day :P

lonski layed out the stuff you'll have to do, so go for it

gl

[Nurega]

thanks for the step-by-step, guys, I appreciate it. Now all I have to do is find some OEM paint.

[mj213]

Autozone carries Seattle Silver paint. I have like 6 cans of it. You'll need probably 2 cans, make sure you get self etching primer and enough clear coat.

[750chop]

Heres the proper way to do this, if your hellbent on using rattle cans. If the spoiler doesnt have any chips or peeling clear on it dry sand the whole thing top and bottom with 220-320 until there is no shine left at all, put 1 or 2 light coats of grey filler primer on it, mostly just for color matching purposes, silver over black wont match. Wait for primer to dry wetsand with 600 grit, reprime if you go through back to black and repeat until its smooth. Wash the piece with hot soap and water, blow out all the cracks/crevices with compressed air, wipe the entire thing down with a damp, not soaked rag with rubbing alcohol on it, spray your color in even coats until it looks uniform. do 3 or 4 coats of color waiting 5 minutes or so in between. then wait 30 minutes and 3 or 4 coats of clear.

[Nurega]

Autozone carries Seattle Silver paint. I have like 6 cans of it. You'll need probably 2 cans, make sure you get self etching primer and enough clear coat.

whoa, thanks for the help! I was just starting to give up on looking for the correct color.