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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324  
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Welcome to the forum
It's definitely possible to paint them, although a gloss finish will be a harder one to achieve. I recently painted a set in a satin finish and that took a lot of time sanding and cleaning, which would be even more important for a gloss finish. It really depends on your ability and time available versus the cost of buying new. Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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2nd Feb 2021 11:22am |
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| mattia.CH Member Since: 29 Dec 2020 Location: Lausanne Posts: 53  
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Hi Darren, thanks for the reply!
I have quite a few tools for sanding and I am not scared to invest a few hours in this. I have a lot of upgrades I'd like to do, and I'd like to save a few bucks here. Maybe the satin finish is the smarter choice! |
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2nd Feb 2021 12:21pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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In that case, this might help
https://www.defender2.net/forum/post854628.html#854628 Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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2nd Feb 2021 12:26pm |
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| JOW240725 Member Since: 04 May 2015 Location: Suffolk Posts: 7904 
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Welcome to the forum
 Great looking Defender! I feel your rollercoaster, I was just the same 6 years ago, now i have 3 
You can certainly spray paint. For best result remove and and get professionally painted!! But DIY is very possible with good results. I'm no expert but have had a play with spray paninting myselfand quite enjoy it. I googled spray painting plastic car part and found a great video to follow. It's all about prep, rub down, clean, primer, top coat, laqueur. Lots of thin layers is much better than laying on too thick. Gloss black/santorina will show any blemishes. A lot of people roller paint so it will look better than than. Good luck, keep us posted! James
MY2012 110 2.2TDCi XS SW Orkney Grey - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic43410.html MY1990 110 200TDi SW beautifully faded Portofino Red - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post743641.html#743641 MY1984 90 V8 Slate Grey - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post744557.html#744557 Instagram @suffolk_rovers |
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2nd Feb 2021 1:10pm |
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| Dowks Member Since: 29 Nov 2012 Location: Surrey Posts: 121 
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I have the unpainted ones on mine, albeit its a 2015. I used a white magic sponge thing (stolen from my wife's supply) with some degreaser to rub down the plastic. Came up quite nice and took some of the marks out. The used Gtechniq C4 which gets them back nice and black and seems to last
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2nd Feb 2021 1:16pm |
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| Leamreject Member Since: 19 Dec 2020 Location: Middle Earth - Leamington Spa Posts: 969  
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Chiswick green and gloss black is in my opinion one of the best colour combinations... look forward to following your progress
I think if your panting them you may need a plastic primer coat once you have given them a good rubdown key. Also, don’t worry about bankruptcy, you can enjoy it in the knowledge that they hold their value very well, better than having money sat in the bank Ride like you stole it!!
If I’m not on a bike it’s because only a 4x4 will do… 2011 2.4 Puma 90 HT |
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2nd Feb 2021 4:38pm |
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| Dinnu Member Since: 24 Dec 2019 Location: Lija Posts: 3410  
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Have you tried some shoe polish? It works magic, but maybe not long lasting.
Be careful that whatever you do to the grille and headlamp finishers, you might have to do to the wheel arches (also called eyebrows sometimes). The truck already looks very nice in an original unmolested condition. 1988 90 Hard Top, 19J Diesel Turbo, Shire Blue - Restoration ongoing 2012 90 CSW, 2.2TDCI, Santorini Black |
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2nd Feb 2021 5:54pm |
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| mattia.CH Member Since: 29 Dec 2020 Location: Lausanne Posts: 53
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wow thanks everybody for the great suggestions.
I have a bit to think about it, I'm not planning to do anything during wintertime anyway. I'll also consider how everything will blend together: among the changes I also plan to get some black sawtooth 16x7 wheels w/ BFG tires and (very unlikely) pain the top and make it black as well. I know that this last bit might sound like a sacrilege to many, but the result might approach this:  Click image to enlarge Without the other 100k worth of mods of course.... |
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2nd Feb 2021 6:48pm |
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| Dinnu Member Since: 24 Dec 2019 Location: Lija Posts: 3410
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Or there is the more utilitarian look...something along these lines:
https://www.brooklyncoachworks.com/-brookl...wick-green 1988 90 Hard Top, 19J Diesel Turbo, Shire Blue - Restoration ongoing 2012 90 CSW, 2.2TDCI, Santorini Black |
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2nd Feb 2021 8:11pm |
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| mattia.CH Member Since: 29 Dec 2020 Location: Lausanne Posts: 53
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oh yes i has that one pinned too
great looks, i just like the sawtooth wheels better! |
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2nd Feb 2021 9:33pm |
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| Farmerben Member Since: 16 Jan 2017 Location: Herefordshire Posts: 605 
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Click image to enlarge I had my grille and surrounds sprayed gloss black and arches done body colour. Nothing worse than the tired faded black plastic. https://instagram.com/bentheoandrews |
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2nd Feb 2021 9:37pm |
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| mattia.CH Member Since: 29 Dec 2020 Location: Lausanne Posts: 53
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that looks great. did you do it yourself? got any tips?
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3rd Feb 2021 6:25am |
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| Dinnu Member Since: 24 Dec 2019 Location: Lija Posts: 3410
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I really like the sawtooths, but personally I find that they fit more on the silver, greys, and black body colour, and Fuji white with black accents.
But if course it is a matter of taste. I am a fan of the heavy duty steel rims. 1988 90 Hard Top, 19J Diesel Turbo, Shire Blue - Restoration ongoing 2012 90 CSW, 2.2TDCI, Santorini Black |
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3rd Feb 2021 7:58am |
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| Farmerben Member Since: 16 Jan 2017 Location: Herefordshire Posts: 605
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I initially sprayed grill and light surrounds "body colour" although the Keswick Green I bought looked nothing like Keswick Green once it had dried! I would have been happy doing them black myself but having not done much spraying before and having a habit of f***ing things up, I decided to get a pro to do the arches and front bits at the same time. I should have got them to refit the arches for me because they are an absolute arse to get on and I ended up cracking the paint. The one thing I did spray myself is the centre console when I did the stereo. Pretty pleased with how it turned out and holding up pretty well. https://instagram.com/bentheoandrews |
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3rd Feb 2021 12:18pm |
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