Steps to Painting Aluminum

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13-Dec-2006, 01:50 AM

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Steps to Painting Aluminum

Hi all,

I have a set of front splitter that are made out of aluminum, and I would like to paint them black, would the steps to painting them be the same as painting a plastic part?

eg. clean, sand, primer, color, clear

Thanks!

13-Dec-2006, 11:28 PM

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what do u mean splitter???

14-Dec-2006, 01:41 AM

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yeah clean, sand (600 is good cuz AL is so soft), prime, paint, clear (depending on if you use base/clear or one step paint)

15-Dec-2006, 11:56 AM

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what do u mean splitter???

Carnards, either on the bumper side or on the bottom of the front lip I believe.

20-Dec-2006, 01:03 AM

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yeah clean, sand (600 is good cuz AL is so soft), prime, paint, clear (depending on if you use base/clear or one step paint)

Since aluminum is so soft, am I safe to assume that a flexible primer (eg. for plastic and fiberglass) is suitable?

20-Dec-2006, 01:16 PM

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it's not necessary, aluminium has softness as a material, not flexibility. if it ever gets bent, it's not gonna bend back... so any type of primer is fine.