anyone ever had any experience w/ painting vinyl/rubber??

[Ti Kan]

JordanVw at aol.com writes:
> i have a molded rubber spoiler i want to paint the color of the car..  its 
> foam core w/ a soft rubber coating.  it bends/flexes very easily.   similar to 
> the rubber spoilers of early sciroccos/jettas/audi 4000q etc..    how would i 
> paint this?  im afraid of it not adhereing and cracking off if the rubber 
> expands or contracts, or if its bumped..  any ideas? 

There are "flex agents" that are mixed into the paint to make the
paint soft and pliable after it dries.  Any good auto body shop should
have these.

-Ti
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2001 S4 biturbo 6-sp
1984 5000S turbo
1980 4000 2.0 5-sp
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