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greyjasper51
10th August 2012, 21:55
As above, is it possible to with arasole, whats the procedure, anything different to std painting?
Its for the plate goinng over my sunroof if thats needed
Car colours posi blue as well
Bedford126
10th August 2012, 22:01
Aluminium needs a wash primer before paint. Sikkens do a 1k etch in a aerosol and its pretty good. Other than that you need to clean it good with a harsh solvent using gloves and everything else after the wash primer is the same as normal.
greyjasper51
10th August 2012, 22:08
Cheers mate! :-)
f13sta
11th August 2012, 20:54
can't fault upol etch primer either, can be had from halfords.
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