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Headlights Wiper arms colour?
- Thread starter 195910
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I don't know of any paint code- as you say they are just Satin Black finish.
Tips-
1:Wet sand then back & fill any stone chips
2: 2x light coats of etch primer aerosol (Upol Acid 8)
3: Allow primer to cure overnight then wet flat again with 800 grit
4: 2 light finish coats of satin black
Top tip- Make sure to keep the hinge area well flatted back. Otherwise when re-fitting the hinge will take the new paint off.
Before;
Tips-
1:Wet sand then back & fill any stone chips
2: 2x light coats of etch primer aerosol (Upol Acid 8)
3: Allow primer to cure overnight then wet flat again with 800 grit
4: 2 light finish coats of satin black
Top tip- Make sure to keep the hinge area well flatted back. Otherwise when re-fitting the hinge will take the new paint off.
Before;
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PTFE coating is the only coating holding up on the wiper arms due to the harsh conditions they stay in. And likely all kind of wiper arms for any application has that from factory. The Xylan 1010 series has been widely used in the Oil & Gas business for years, especially for subsea applications, which I have been dealing with for 30 years. Search around and you'll find the shops doing the process, it will be industry paint shops.
Here is a couple of links about Xylan:
http://www.microsurfacecorp.com/xylan.php
https://www.google.no/url?sa=t&sour...ggaMAA&usg=AFQjCNFdkUdkzYGhT0rGhHjB4WDbQR-ppQ
Here is a couple of links about Xylan:
http://www.microsurfacecorp.com/xylan.php
https://www.google.no/url?sa=t&sour...ggaMAA&usg=AFQjCNFdkUdkzYGhT0rGhHjB4WDbQR-ppQ
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I am repainting my wiper arms. They cost over a hundred bucks each to replace as of June 2018 so I cant see throwing out a good set that just need sand and paint. The google link above is NLA and the microsurface corps website awesome but I could not figure out how to buy some paint. Since I only need a small quantity and the job does not warrant a body shop (does it?) where I can get proper paint or a code? Is the paint color the same as used in the trunk lid and trunk area? So far with reading threads on painting my under trunk lid paint, etc I have determined it is most likely: Tiefdunkelgrau paint color MB 7167 or very dark grey I think in English and have also read that Rust-oleum 7798 semi Gloss is almost identical.
