Jellybean Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Anybody have any suggestions on bringing the Scuttle panel back to life! Mine has gone a little faded over the years , it is 19 years old! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Prep, plastic prime and then coat it with satin black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jellybean Posted July 31, 2012 Author Share Posted July 31, 2012 Didnt realise you can paint it; I presume you need to use some sort of UV resistant paint By Prep , would you sand it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Its no different to painting the insides of your headlights. A good prep is the key. If you want an OEM looking finish then give it a few coats of matt lacquer. That will protect it from UV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Turism0 Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 i'm debating getting mine carbon dipped http://www.wickedcoatings.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Golf-R32-scuutle-tray-carbon-dipped-2.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noz Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Was looking at mine over the weekend thinking about spraying it. are they easy to remove I've never tried. Dan that carbon dipping looks awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Easiest way is to take the bonnet off, the rest is child's play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 i'm debating getting mine carbon dipped http://www.wickedcoatings.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Golf-R32-scuutle-tray-carbon-dipped-2.jpg Dan that looks great! I'd be interested in doing that! @JellyBean - When Stonkin detailed my car, he used Auto Glym Bumper Care for the scuttle and it came up a treat. http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?270010-Abz-s-white-NA-Supra-at-Invisible-Touch-Detailing&p=3404441&viewfull=1#post3404441 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 I guess it all depends on how far gone it is. I've seen some which are virtually white in places, no treatment in the world will bring that back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The-Plethora Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 1. Remove the 5 scuttle screws 2. Remove bottom rubber strip (very fiddly, may lose some clips) 3. Remove the wiper covers at the base and 2 bolts You should be able to free it now. I sprayed mine black and it came out quite well even with my poor skills. A few of the fishbone ribs were damaged on mine, if I had longer I would have removed all these between the ribs, sanded it back and sprayed. Still wish someone would make a carbon fibre or fibreglass version of this though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Turism0 Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Dan that looks great! I'd be interested in doing that! @JellyBean - When Stonkin detailed my car, he used Auto Glym Bumper Care for the scuttle and it came up a treat. http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?270010-Abz-s-white-NA-Supra-at-Invisible-Touch-Detailing&p=3404441&viewfull=1#post3404441 Got the image from these guys their work looks top notch http://www.wickedcoatings.co.uk/carbon-dipping-2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 They do some nice work. I quite like the satin lacquer finish over the gloss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jellybean Posted July 31, 2012 Author Share Posted July 31, 2012 Might get these guys to do mine http://www.aquaprint.ie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linconhawk Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 The other week I cleaned mine up.... Came up like new.... It was grey / white in places... really looked bad... Gave it a good wash, then got a toothbrush and used Autoglym "Vinyl and rubber cleaner". Sprayed loads on, scrubbed like mad, left it for about 2 hours, then done it again... Still looks new to this day.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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