Overiders & Spoiler

[cliff.b]

The overiders and spoiler on my Spit are in reasonable condition but past their best and wondering if anyone has used anything to smarten them up a bit?

Is painting them a good idea and if so, with what? Anything else worth trying?

[chrishawley]

Overiders respond quite well to painting with either 2-pack paint from a gun or just rattle cans. Paint won't stick to the plastic directly so it needs keying up first (400 or 600 WetnDry) then an application of spray adhesion promoter. Then a waft of primer, then matt or satin black according to taste. Ordinary body filler can also be used after keying to take up any obtrusive nicks or chips. Won't last forever but cost effective compared with forking out on a new pair.

In my experience spoliers don't take well to painting because of the grained surface and can end up looking ....errr.... painted. But may perk up with a wax type black, but reapply periodically. Oh, and can be worth a try just with black shoe polish if to hand.

[Pete Lewis]

back in the days of early plastic bumpers on trucks to shine em up a wipe with the old  green Swarfega  works wonders 

Pete

[Keith Nock]

I found in the past a polish with T cut worked wonders

Regards keith

[Keith Nock]

I should have said T cut on over riders and auto glyn bumper and trim jell, on spoiler 

Keith

[DJB350Z]

For restoring faded black plastic I use Gtechniq C4 Trim Restorer. You only get 15ml in the bottle but it goes a long way and lasts a good while.

I don't remember exactly but I think it dyes the plastic black which makes it last longer than something that otherwise fades again after a couple of washes.

https://amzn.eu/d/5VgkXDK

[cliff.b]

Many thanks all. A few good ideas to try 👍

[DanMi]

for faded black plastic gentle heat from a heat gun works wonders, the colour just reappears. even on coloured plastics, brought the colour back om my daughters topper dinghy pretty well as well

[ahebron]

And not forgetting the old classic peanut butter.
 

[Peter Truman]

Smooth of course!

[cliff.b]

26 minutes ago, ahebron said:

And not forgetting the old classic peanut butter.
 

Is this one of those things where everyone laughs when I say I tried it 🤔

[Colin Lindsay]

How do you stop dogs licking them at shows?

[ahebron]

59 minutes ago, Colin Lindsay said:

How do you stop dogs licking them at shows?

That is all part of keeping it polished.

[cliff.b]

4 hours ago, Colin Lindsay said:

How do you stop dogs licking them at shows?

Ahh,I presumed you were talking about dog shows. I can see it might be a problem but wasn't sure it was relevant to this issue 🤔

[Colin Lindsay]

15 hours ago, cliff.b said:

Ahh,I presumed you were talking about dog shows. I can see it might be a problem but wasn't sure it was relevant to this issue 🤔

The way things are going with dogs at present it's a wonder they're not a requirement at Classic Shows. A lot of local cafes are suddenly now dog-friendly and they do nothing but yap the entire time. A bit like the owners I suppose.

Stena Ferries are now permitting dogs on the decks; last October in the lounge I watched a small dog urinate against the end of a seat not too far from me, and wondered who thought they were a good idea.

However re overriders: it's difficult to find a product that doesn't go grey after time, but Meguairs Paint Renovator worked very well on plastic steering column cowls, and believe me they were grey when I started.

[Peter Truman]

Interesting here dogs aren’t/weren’t allowed in any shops but I’ve noticed recently Bunning’s are allowing dogs into their warehouse style shops and they usually have a cafe area

The rots setting in

[cliff.b]

A bottle of this arrived today, ordered from ebay. It says not to use it on steering wheel or pedals so I must remember that, especially as my steering wheel is wood rimmed 

[ahebron]

3 hours ago, Peter Truman said:

Interesting here dogs aren’t/weren’t allowed in any shops but I’ve noticed recently Bunning’s are allowing dogs into their warehouse style shops and they usually have a cafe area

The rots setting in

Same here in NZ Bunnings