Refurb for wheel spats Defender 90

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Cassillis

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• May 3, 2006

• #1

Can anyone tell me the best way to rejuvenate my Black rubber/plastic
Defender 90 wheel spats? Over the years they have become grey and look
rather untidy. Can I paint them, or is there a product that I can use to
return them to their original condition? I have just done the rear
crossmember which now looks great but the spats being grey instead of the
black let the motor down.
Thanks

Graeme

 

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Austin Shackles

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• May 3, 2006

• #2

On or around Wed, 3 May 2006 08:12:38 +0100, "Cassillis"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>Can anyone tell me the best way to rejuvenate my Black rubber/plastic
>Defender 90 wheel spats? Over the years they have become grey and look
>rather untidy. Can I paint them, or is there a product that I can use to
>return them to their original condition? I have just done the rear
>crossmember which now looks great but the spats being grey instead of the
>black let the motor down.
>Thanks

I'd go for that stuff for polishing up plastic bumpers, meself.
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Dave P

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• May 3, 2006

• #3

Back To Black. Great stuff, but it don't last well.

DaveP

 

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Austin Shackles

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• May 3, 2006

• #4

On or around 3 May 2006 06:03:11 -0700, "Dave P" <[email protected]>
enlightened us thusly:

>Back To Black. Great stuff, but it don't last well.
>
>DaveP

you could try spray-on lacquer. Or paint 'em body-colour.
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Cassillis

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• May 3, 2006

• #5

"Austin Shackles" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On or around 3 May 2006 06:03:11 -0700, "Dave P"
<[email protected]>
> enlightened us thusly:
>
> >Back To Black. Great stuff, but it don't last well.
> >
> >DaveP
>
> you could try spray-on lacquer. Or paint 'em body-colour.
> --
Austin, despite being told not to paint them by many people I decided to
give it a go. Satin black with a small amount of plasterciser to give it a
little flexibility and they look bloody great.
Even if it lasts 6 months it will only cost a tin of satin black to touch
them back in. Thanks to the others who suggested some thing else.

Graeme

 

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Austin Shackles

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• May 4, 2006

• #6

On or around Wed, 3 May 2006 19:21:01 +0100, "Cassillis"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>
>"Austin Shackles" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> On or around 3 May 2006 06:03:11 -0700, "Dave P"
><[email protected]>
>> enlightened us thusly:
>>
>> >Back To Black. Great stuff, but it don't last well.
>> >
>> >DaveP
>>
>> you could try spray-on lacquer. Or paint 'em body-colour.
>> --
>Austin, despite being told not to paint them by many people I decided to
>give it a go. Satin black with a small amount of plasterciser to give it a
>little flexibility and they look bloody great.
>Even if it lasts 6 months it will only cost a tin of satin black to touch
>them back in. Thanks to the others who suggested some thing else.

some of 'em are painted body-colour by the factory...
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beamendsltd

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• May 4, 2006

• #7

In message <[email protected]>
Austin Shackles <[email protected]> wrote:

> On or around Wed, 3 May 2006 19:21:01 +0100, "Cassillis"
> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
> >
> >"Austin Shackles" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> >news:[email protected]...
> >> On or around 3 May 2006 06:03:11 -0700, "Dave P"
> ><[email protected]>
> >> enlightened us thusly:
> >>
> >> >Back To Black. Great stuff, but it don't last well.
> >> >
> >> >DaveP
> >>
> >> you could try spray-on lacquer. Or paint 'em body-colour.
> >> --
> >Austin, despite being told not to paint them by many people I decided to
> >give it a go. Satin black with a small amount of plasterciser to give it a
> >little flexibility and they look bloody great.
> >Even if it lasts 6 months it will only cost a tin of satin black to touch
> >them back in. Thanks to the others who suggested some thing else.
>
> some of 'em are painted body-colour by the factory...

There's 2 different parts - paintable and gloss black. The gloss
ones are intended to be black, and as such are not inteneded to
be painted (though whether they can or not I wouldn't like to
say). Pre-painted ones have not been available as spares for
some time - they are now supplied "self-colour".

Richard
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