[urq] Good paint for headlight trim?

[Ingo Rautenberg]

L-A,

I suggest going to the nearest automotive paint supply store and see what
they recommend.  Prep of the chrome is important, and I think there is a
special primer that has to be applied before applying the black finish
paint.

HTH

Ingo

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Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 4:05 PM
Subject: [urq] Good paint for headlight trim?


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> Hi there,
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> I need to repaint the black OEM headlight surrounds on my car. This is the
> second set I get (thanks Al K.!!) and one of them is not nice. Since these
> parts have the black paint over the chromed-plastic, I need something
> better than the average spray paint. I already did some test on one set,
> and it don't last. I even sanded the chromed face, but this stuff is real
> hard and there was not much effect on the finish.
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> I try some pinstripes too, but the result is not very good.
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> Is there a rubbery paint (or primer) available ? Something that will hold
> to the chrome but won't be chipped by the road debris? Spray or brush, it
> doesn't matter.
>
> TIA,
>
> Louis-Alain
> 1983 Quattro
>
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