DavyTee Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 My mirror stems are becoming very faded, I have tried all the usual blackening products and am only getting a few weeks before it's faded again. Is there any reason I can't spray paint it black? I've searched on the forum and you tube and no one seems to do this, any reason why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomsFocus Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 There's no reason you can't paint it black but make sure it's prepped well and good quality paint. It's fairly common on older cars but I've seen so many where it looks awful in a few months time. The mirrors take a lot of abuse with the strong air flow around them and bugs etc hitting them at 70mph+. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isetta Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 as above, make sure you prep it well, or the paint will flake off. also, it's going to be difficult to do well if you don't remove the parts that you are going to spray. People probably don't do it because it is too much hassle to remove the parts to do it well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbell Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Looks a bit like wax stains. Tried the usual pencil rubber / peanut butter / etc tricks? I had better luck with a rubber than black trim products. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAKE191 Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Try Turtle Wax tyre and bumper and trim gel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyTee Posted May 22, 2018 Author Share Posted May 22, 2018 On 5/18/2018 at 9:26 PM, jbell said: Looks a bit like wax stains. Tried the usual pencil rubber / peanut butter / etc tricks? I had better luck with a rubber than black trim products. Jbell you were spot on. Five mins work with a pencil rubber and hey presto 👍 Cheers bud 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomsFocus Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 Can't believe I'd not heard of the rubber trick! I know the oil in peanut butter helps, but how does the rubber work? Will be interesting to see how long it lasts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantt Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 one of the bodyshop workers uses a special spray paint for plastic panels, you cant tell its been repaired and sprayed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbell Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 26 minutes ago, TomsFocus said: Can't believe I'd not heard of the rubber trick! I know the oil in peanut butter helps, but how does the rubber work? Will be interesting to see how long it lasts! I think it pulls the wax off the trim. Friction/heat & the stickyness of the rubber. Should last until the next wax job. I got some masking tape to stop it happening again. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyTee Posted May 22, 2018 Author Share Posted May 22, 2018 1 hour ago, TomsFocus said: Can't believe I'd not heard of the rubber trick! I know the oil in peanut butter helps, but how does the rubber work? Will be interesting to see how long it lasts! No idea but it defiantly works 😁 I'll keep you posted how long it stays like that. As Jbell says I'll mask it off next time I polish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexBartlam Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 wicked im going to try this, my mirrors are the same and the runners on the roof are white with wax stains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zain611 Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 The rubber trick definitely works but you do need a bit of elbow grease. Need to try it again as I have some wax residue on the rear boot handle. I just hope it removes it as I used a wax which goes hard when it dries. In terms of painting my dad funnily enough recently painted the area which the stem of the mirror is on on a VW eos. On that car that area is made of some kind of magnesium which had corroded over the years. I'll try and get some pictures of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zain611 Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 Here's pictures of my dad's work. It's the black area he sprayed. It's not perfect but is a lot better than before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJT Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 On 5/17/2018 at 1:31 PM, DavyTee said: My mirror stems are becoming very faded, I have tried all the usual blackening products and am only getting a few weeks before it's faded again. Is there any reason I can't spray paint it black? I've searched on the forum and you tube and no one seems to do this, any reason why? Hi I have painted my mirror stems. I’m no professional but it turned out ok I think. I definitely looks better than the fading plastic though. Getting behind the mirror is going to be your biggest issue as it is quite tight. Also if your mirrors fold in then you will have to paint the bit of the base that becomes on show (I didn’t). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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