How To Paint Mirror Caps + Pics

[owensy]

How to paint your mirror caps!

What you need:

1x Plastic Primer
1x Colour match paint
600 & 800 grade wet and dry
1x clear coat laquer
T-Cut
Hair dryer/hot air gun

When removing the caps take care not to snap the clips which are located in the centre of the caps.
To remove them, gently prise a screw driver (covered with a cloth to avoid scratching the plastric) underneath from the front side and then pull of gently but firmly with your fingers, if your carfull then you shoulnd snap the clips. :wink:

[owensy]

Now this pics....

give a good wash with detergant (i.e fairy)
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww310/owensy1405/IMG_0144.jpg

then key with a 600 grade wet and dry
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww310/owensy1405/IMG_0145.jpg

then warm the plastic with hair dryer and then give several coats of primer, leaving 10 mins between coats
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww310/owensy1405/IMG_0148.jpg

then leave for about 1 hour and key the primer with a 800 grade wet and dry and give several coats of paint leaving 15 mins between each and warming with hair dryer
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww310/owensy1405/IMG_0149.jpg

while paint is still tacky after about half an hour give 2 coats of laquer giving again 15 mins between the 2 coats and warming with the hairdryer
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww310/owensy1405/IMG_0154.jpg

Leave over nite to dry and then T-cut to give a deep smooth finish and finish off with a good polish (i.e. Auto Glym) and waalaa! all done!!!!!!
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww310/owensy1405/IMG_0157.jpg

[Phill106]

very good m8, make it a sticky i say.

[Cozzi]

Thank god someone has done this, save the 20 questions a month. lmao.

[owensy]

yea if someone can make it sticky then that would be great! :wink:

[scuderia91]

ye it should be as this is helpful for any kind of spraying, not just the mirror caps

[Dan_C2]

Followed this sticky... and it was really helpful now the caps are down time for the whole wing mirror..

[owensy]

Followed this sticky... and it was really helpful now the caps are down time for the whole wing mirror..

I'm glad it was of help to you mate. :wink:

[Micky]

One question, anyone know the code for the mirror caps if i was to order them from Citroen?

EDIT: Just found out the two codes are as follows

815269
815270

Just bought some from Citroen, £5.24 was the total price.

[roebuckfurio]

just had look mate, and the pictures are down, i know they were working before, bloody photobucket eh

[Oz88]

wish i had mirror caps

[Orta]

What are mirror caps??

Also, any chance you could reactivate the piccies?

[Greg]

wish i had mirror caps

You do.

[Oz88]

do i? they don't look like them lol

[c2ology]

easy job!

[Greg]

do i? they don't look like them lol

Yep, they're just bonded on well and unpainted.

[Oz88]

aw right, it don't look like you can remove them see..

[Oz88]

im attempting this now, could go horribly wrong

[lazarus]

would this be the same for painting the rear valance and badges on car?

[Hitty86]

pretty much yes as it is plastic aswell :)

[Wickedredc2]

used this thread when i done mine . . +1. . . . want to do more bits now lol . .

[owensy]

used this thread when i done mine . . +1. . . . want to do more bits now lol . .

I'm glad it was of use mate! ;)

[gemmiella]

thanks for this, did mine last week =]

x x x

[owensy]

thanks for this, did mine last week =]

x x x


your welcome ;)

[c2furiotom]

hey im thinking of spraying my mirror caps soon, and im jst looking at halfords for the stuff i need to get, and for the plastic primer do i need just plain plastic primer or plastic primer red spray? im spraying my caps red by the way lol

[Greg]

hey im thinking of spraying my mirror caps soon, and im jst looking at halfords for the stuff i need to get, and for the plastic primer do i need just plain plastic primer or plastic primer red spray? im spraying my caps red by the way lol

Grey will be fine.

[kristinthomas21]

When you remove the caps careful not to click on the clips that are located in the center of the cap. You can delete, smooth price of a screwdriver (covered with a cloth to avoid scratching plastric) down the front, then pull gently but firmly with your fingers if you should be careful to snap clips.

[pedders]

doesnt matter what plastic primer you use!

[SAL73R]

One question, anyone know the code for the mirror caps if i was to order them from Citroen?

EDIT: Just found out the two codes are as follows

815269
815270

Just bought some from Citroen, £5.24 was the total price.

Was that for both caps?

[Oz88]

would it be a similar process for spraying the badge?

[AaronA10]

would it be a similar process for spraying the badge?

pretty much but make sure you get rid of as much chrome as you can as the primer and paint wont stick to well and will flake off

[barnacle]

thinking of doing this to the badge on the front of the car, how do I take that off?

[chrisj1992]

good thread, worked nicely for me :)

[InstructorPiggy]

Any thoughts on how to remove the caps without busting them?

I just couldnt get them off, so masked them up and painted them....but the finish on the edge is not as good as I would like...so I wana do again.

Piggy

[SAL73R]

,,,