painting mirrors
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painting mirrors
i have original mirrors on my truck black plastic housing with chrome back on it i want to paint the black plastic white to match the truck. what all have to do to make it look good what kind of spray paint would be best. eventually going to get rid of the grill and bumper for white ones to.
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Aside from the possible cost of buying the paint materials to paint such small parts, automotive paint would be the best thing to use as long as you prep the surface properly. Painted mirrors from the factory are painted with you guessed it, automotive paint.
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You might want to check if Fusion paint by Kylon is available in white. That stuff works great, I used it on my mud gruards and they still looking great after 2 or 3 years.
If you are going the car paint way, you will need to apply plastic adhesion promoter to the part before you apply the base and the clear coats.
If you are going the car paint way, you will need to apply plastic adhesion promoter to the part before you apply the base and the clear coats.
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use to have can of white krylon paint around so does come in white. might have to go get another can of it then seems to be the best thing to use so far. probably going to do the door handles and the plastic molding in the center of my bumper to.
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i used the krylon fusion and it works great. did my mirrors grill and the molding in middle of my bumper. and also the wipers. it turned really good i think. ill get some pics up tomorrow should have gotten some before pics forgot about was to excited to get it done.
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i agree on the krylon fusion did my wiper cowl,wiper arms, vent shades, everything plastic i could on the truck to match. all black. no peeling or chips been on there over a year now and driven hard every day all through nepa winters.
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Rustoleum has a paint for use on electrical switch and plug covers. It is designed (has the adhesion properties included) for plastic. I don't know if it's what you want for color though. There are more shades of white than all the other colors combined. Use caution and remove the mirrors from the body. It easier to keep the paint off the rest of your truck...LOL!
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