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Painting a spoiler myself? Tips and help please...

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astronut1885

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Hey guys. I just bought a Steeda rear wing/ spoiler for my 04, and I'd like to install it asap. It's being sent to me finished in Mineral Grey from the previous owner, but I have a Dark Shadow Grey car. I bought a nice Craftsman HVLP paint gun last year in anticipation of spraying some motorcycle parts for my dad. I have a big (I think 300 gal) compressor too. What I'm wondering is, how hard would it be for me to refinish the spoiler either in flat black (thinking about a Boss/Mach look), or in my DSG body color? I've never painted anything before, but I'd rather not pay a shop 150+ to do it when I have the tools available. Plus, I eventually want an 01 Cobra nose, so if I can manage to pull this off, I can go ahead and paint that too in the future. So, any info, tips, pointers, and anything else you can offer me would be great, if you think I should attempt it at all. Note too, that I am a perfectionist with my car and take it to shows, so I want it to come out nice. I'm a fast learner, I went from knowing nothing to building desktop PCs, and the same with doing HCIs on older 5.0 motors, so I'm not afraid to learn...
 

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150 is cheap for the amount of work it will be. The paints and primer w/ the activator + sanding and suit costs will equal more than that. Plus the labor to sand it and in the end still have it match your not newly painted car
 

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you have to be pretty good to be able to paint something and make it match paint thats 3 years old.
 

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suit? I'm a little lost on that one. Also, if I have it painted, I was going to just drop the spoiler off and then pick it up and install. My paint is in good shape and regularly washed/waxed. Could it end up being that far off? I'm leaning more toward a satin black anyway, as I plan on getting a cowl hood and having the center blacked out as well, a-la the 1969 Boss 302s...That, along with some nice Ford Racing side stripes, a CDC rear panel blackout, side exhaust from Steeda, and some other retro parts and I think it would look sweet. I already have a chin spoiler, and I love the old school look of the Mach, but I can't afford one. I figured a Boss inspired car would be unique, nice looking, and appeal to my love of nostalgic looking modern cars...
 

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If you are not an expierienced auto painter, I would think twice about painting this yourself. I painted my spoiler two years ago to match my car and it looked pretty good but was a pain in the Arse to do. After a few dings and bad driveways it was chpped and looked nasty. I just painted mine over again in a non gloss black scuff / stone resistant paint in a can. It is sooooooo much easier and it is really easy to touch-up boo boo's.

That's my 2 cents... your mileage may vary...

My new spoiler paint job....

View attachment 360769
 

astronut1885

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This is a rear wing spoiler, not a chin spoiler. My chin spoiler is staying OEM black plastic lol... Nice job on yours though, that is pretty nice looking if you ask me
 

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try this site its how i learned i took community college classes too
http://www.autobody101.com/forums
 

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astronut1885 said:
This is a rear wing spoiler, not a chin spoiler. My chin spoiler is staying OEM black plastic lol... Nice job on yours though, that is pretty nice looking if you ask me
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OOps!! yes after I re read your post, it does say rear wing spoiler. My Bad....
 

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astronut1885 said:
suit? I'm a little lost on that one. Also, if I have it painted, I was going to just drop the spoiler off and then pick it up and install. My paint is in good shape and regularly washed/waxed. Could it end up being that far off? I'm leaning more toward a satin black anyway, as I plan on getting a cowl hood and having the center blacked out as well, a-la the 1969 Boss 302s...That, along with some nice Ford Racing side stripes, a CDC rear panel blackout, side exhaust from Steeda, and some other retro parts and I think it would look sweet. I already have a chin spoiler, and I love the old school look of the Mach, but I can't afford one. I figured a Boss inspired car would be unique, nice looking, and appeal to my love of nostalgic looking modern cars...
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Full body white suits, preferably one's that don't drop surface lint. The paint match w// proly be okay since it wont be a flat panel butted up against another. And as always i recommend fabbing your own side exhaust for performance and cost reasons.
 

astronut1885

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Ah. I'll probably just have it done, finished like the spoiler on the 04 Mach. Mine has the billet winglet plates too, so it should look sweet.
 
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