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26th March 2012, 14:22
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Best Paint?
what is the best paint to use if your wanting to:
Paint your VTS alloys?
Indoor Vents etc?
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26th March 2012, 14:23
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Id just buy halfords rattles.
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26th March 2012, 15:20
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Best paint is 2k aerosol but you will see the price and think fuck that. So I would just go for some Halford's base coat and a U-Pol clear coat.
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26th March 2012, 15:50
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be warned some halfords paints are not resistant to petrol, it melts lol
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26th March 2012, 15:59
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Damn i best stop washing my car in petrol then 
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26th March 2012, 16:09
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Gareth_R
be warned some halfords paints are not resistant to petrol, it melts lol
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im pretty sure my alloys never have and never will come into contact with petrol anyway, but maybe that just me 
Last edited by joel666; 26th March 2012 at 16:09.
Reason: miss-spelt word
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26th March 2012, 17:35
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Halfords is a rip off go rrd if u have one in your area 3 quid for 500 ml can like 8 quid at halfords , don't use expensive paint on ya wheels as you'll be screwin when u kurb it .
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26th March 2012, 18:52
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Ash/ Surrey
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Car(s): Saxo vtr
Saxo vtr with 106 gti cammed
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I used rattle cans and got it all £10 primer, gloss white and gloss black
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27th March 2012, 10:13
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dont go to halfords find a local bodyshop supplier; i use this pro xxl stuff and buy it trade at £3 a pop. Or i use upol at same price through them; much easier to use 
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27th March 2012, 11:32
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I agree upol good paint and good price u don't wana spend daft money on wheel paint you're guarenteed to kurb wheels and you'll be crying if uve spent daft money .
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27th March 2012, 15:33
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Quote:
Originally Posted by joel666
im pretty sure my alloys never have and never will come into contact with petrol anyway, but maybe that just me |
Your never to going to drive it then mate? lol.
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