Looking around for some side skirts when i had the bright idea of painting my stock skirt. (don't know if that is what the hell they are called) I would just like them to be the same color as the rest of the car. Any thoughts.... also should I just try to rattle can it or would it be better to take it to a body shop ???


thanks in advance

 

Yes you can, I painted mine. You can go to a paint shop and get some of your car paint mixed in a can that can work, I have looked at some DIY on the net and it comes out pretty good. Or just take them off and bring them to a body shop, shouldnt be to much money. There have been a ton of threads on this if you search around.

 

what are they called so i can search, i honestly looked around a bit before posting but didn't find anything.


Anything against doing it myself ?

 

well you can do it yourself BUT i recommend that you take the skirts off and sand them smooth!
cause they do have a texture on them that is almost impossible to clean all the dirt out of the texture and tho it will look good after painting it... BUT after a few weeks/months the paint will bubble and separate. which wont look good!

just a suggestion..... i would also primer them AFTER sanding the plastic smooth and then smooth the skirts if ya missed any spots and if the primer doesnt lay down smooth. and then rattle can them.... just let dry and slapem back on...

 

I just googled painted side skirts and these sites came up.Try this, thisor this. Theres a lot of info on this site as well.

 

i just washed mine thoroughly, etched them a little for adhesion then primed and painted them with color matched paint off the shelf at NAPA. they still have all the paint on them and they look really good

 

wat about if your side skirt is all scraped up is it ok to put bondo on it sand it smooth and paint it?

 

if you put any bondo on it then make sure you scuff the area up and clean it really well! otherwise the bondo will have nothing to grab hold off and will eventualy fall off....

 

use a polyester bondo, "icing", it will flex with the plastic

 

good call didnt think about that