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fixing up old Euro bumpers





Sandor wrote:

>>Hi Kids,
>>
>>I just bought some used Euro-bumpers for my '88 16V.  I wanted to get
>>them painted, as one of them has some significant fading.
>>
>>Problem is, the shop is telling me that they need to sand the bumpers
>>down for the paint to stick.  Doing so would basically remove the
>>plastic coating and would alter the appearance noticeably.
>>    
>>
>
>Most mk2 scirocco bumps I have seen are match painted to the car...so
>these are already painted a colour that matches your car or are these ones
>just the shiny black plastic type like the mk1's? (which now looks grey
>and flat)
>If they're just the black plastic variety and unpainted and you want em to
>look nice, break out the kiwi black shoe polish liquid (in the bottle with
>a built in sponge applicator)...I did this to the small bumpers on my mk2
>jetta and they now look brand new and it cost me $6 CDN and a couple hours
>of my time.  the stuff should be available at any drug store or show
>repair.
>It looks so good I'm going to do the palstic arches on my mk1 jetta next
>(same bottle will do 2 cars easy).  Just make sure the trim is VERY clean
>(I scrubbed mine down with some simple green full strength) and do 2 coats
>(by the time you do the whole car, its dried and you can apply another
>coat, use the sponge applicator to get the coats even.
>hth
>
>sandor
>81 S
>83 Jetta
>90 GTX
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Hey, neat idea - will that stuff rub off onto your clothes after it 
dries?  How long till you have to re-apply due to weathering, etc?  Any 
greasy residue?

- Camron from Vancouver, WA USA
   '86.5 Black 16V 2.0L