1985chevydude

Hello everyone,
I have a 85z with rough paint.
Particularily the chi spoiler.

Wondering if anyone has done a quick/cheap job just to hold over for a real paint job.
For exmple some autozone shelf products.

Id appreciate some guidance as far as sanding and paint prep since the spolier looks as if its plastic or fiber glass.




Old paint,but shes a daily and i dont need anything amazing,just presentable

84 1LE

iTrader: (9)

Its plastic/rubber, so go light on the coats.I just rattle canned mine blk primer.

bryan623

Yeah there isn't any fiberglass on our cars its all rubber/plastic. Just sand it down with some light grit sand paper and grab a can of spray paint from your local auto parts store. It's not like its gonna rust, so as long as its not cracked you are good to go.

1985chevydude

Thanks guys,
Should i clear coat it?
Or just paint it flat black like my hood?

bryan623

Honestly? Unless you are planning on painting the whole car don't bother with clear coat. It's just going to get dirty and chipped anyway (road dirt, bugs and other crap). I just say get some spray paint primer and give it some good coating to protect the rubber. I used rustolem primer/sealer on my hood and it has held up pretty good so far.

Scorpner

iTrader: (4)

FWIW, you can sometimes get color matched paint put into a spray can from a local autobody shop. The only problem with that is matching it up to the paint on the car due to fading etc. I imagine if you do just the bottom it won't be as noticeable vs. trying to match to the fenders on the side. I would not attempt to match the upper part with a spray can.

chazman

iTrader: (4)

Looks like someone repainted your '85, 1992 Purple Haze Metallic. I'd get some matching paint in a rattlecan and prep and paint.

Try to prep it a little better than the guy who laid on the purple paint.

RedLeader289

iTrader: (2)

I did a rattle can job on my car until time/budget allows for a quality paint job. Turned the car from a 50 footer to about a 20 footer. Just take your time, prep prep prep (sanding, etc), and do multiple light coats. Don't bother with clear.

*edit* I did do clear on my car, didn't make much difference and the majority of it got sanded off with I was finishing anyhow, that's why I say don't worry about it.

1985chevydude

The car is dark mulberry.GM paint from 1999.
Previous owner had the car towed and the jerks who towed it just trashed the front of the car.

Im just gunna paint the front spoiler flat black
Thanks for the help guys