I made a trip to the junkyard today, and picked up:

sunroof wind deflector - 5$

oem rubber lip spoiler - 5$

my question is how do i repaint the rubber spoiler, is there a special paint needed? will the spray clear work? do i even want to use the spray clear?

 

the rubber lip on the wind deflector?

why do you want to paint it?

actually Ill start off with - use whatever paint you want to, spray balm, tremclad doesn't matter becuase nothing will stick (well) and stay for long...that rubber strip is so flexible that seriously nothing will stick...its a weather strip....have you ever seen weather stripping in the doorjambs with over spray on it? thats what that rubber piece will look like.

If you are talking about another piece please correct me but if I am right then I really don't think paint will work even half *** decent in that application. I would recommend Krylon if you are going to try however.

BTW the deflector with rubber strip attached is aprox. 90 bucks shop cost...brand spanking new in a box - if its that important to you (as it was for me) just buy it new and be done with it.

edit: If you are talking about the lip spoiler for the front bumper cover then PM me and I will send you repaint instructions - thanks

 

nah... the spoiler that is basically on the hatch... the factory black one, its kinda faded, i figured that normal pain wont stick to it well

 

you got to get a paint that will flex since its rubber .they should have it at any hardware store . or you could just go to a body shop and see what they can do ,shouldnt be much i dont think

 

uh... you can do it in two ways, the ghetto way, or the better way. the ghetto way is to just sand it down with a 200 grid sand paper (dont sand the original paint off), primer, wet sand (sanding with water) it down with a 400+ grid sand paper so it could be a little ruff for paint to stick, give it a good wash, and just rattle can it (spray paint) atlest an automotive touch up paint, those dont need to be clear, but if you want it shinny, spray clear over. heres the better way. if you know someone with a paint gun, then you can: sand,primer,sand,wash, just like the ghetto way but instead use a paint gun to lay your 2 coat of color, then two coat of clear, then wet sand it carefully with a 1600 - 2000 grid, then polish it out to get rid of the orange peal.

* i dont recomend sanding dead on plastic with less than 400 grid sand paper since it will cut through plastic easily and it will make it harder to paint. if it has paint on it, then just sand it lightly with 200 grid sand paper primer and wet sand it with 400+ then paint.

 

i would use a polly flexable paint which is a must, or it will crack l

 

perfect... thats what i was thinkin... ill post pics when done... also about to paint the motor... them too

 

I painted my rubber spoiler with no problems although sanding it is a bitch. You'll get chunks of rubber that come out while you're sanding, so it's very tough to get it smotth. Scratch and fill primer is your friend