Adam
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Registered: 1st May 01
Location: Hurstbourne Tarrant
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Got my spoiler yesterday, it's currently in black and laquered, do i need to sand back to primer or just sand it back till the surface is all dull and smooth?
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Kris TD
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
Location: Ware, Hertfordshire
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just go over it with a grey scotch brite, wat they do at bodyshops. you dont even need to primer it then either.
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
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just till its dull and smooth i think... but dont know for sure!
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Adam
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Registered: 1st May 01
Location: Hurstbourne Tarrant
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been rubbing it down with p800 and water, gone down to primer on the edges, cheers 
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antz1
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Registered: 1st Dec 02
Location: reading, berks
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just take the shin of it then prime it mate
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STEvieXE
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Registered: 21st Jan 03
Location: Ballymena N.I.
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kris i think u owe me an apology my friend??? after all the fuss over the same question about prepping which we agreed to disagree on....
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Colour-Tec Coachworks
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Registered: 18th Dec 03
Location: Winners of Max Power Live 2004 - Best Bodywork of
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Depends really on the condition of the spoiler... if its fibreglass, in most cases the poor mouldings result in a crap finish with pin holes excess gell goat etc, you may need to sort that side of the prep first. However if its good condition, then really all you want to do is key the surface so the paint has something to grip... we't'dry or scotchbrite will be fine. Then use a really high quality panel wipe ie one with a long flash off to give the spoiler a wipe clean before painting.
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Adam
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Registered: 1st May 01
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It's a proper GM one in plastic, got a perfect finish atm so just gonna key it up
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Colour-Tec Coachworks
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yeah, just key'd but obviously with something fine, you dont want a scratch pattern that the paint cant fill
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