JayT
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the original plastic wheel arches on my corsa B are all scratched up by the previous owner! they are supposed to be black, but they are that scratched, they are almost completely grey! im thinking of repainting them black but dont know the best way of doing it or what paint to use!
any suggestions! 
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Reedy
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quote:
Originally posted by corsa boy Jay T
the original plastic wheel arches on my corsa B are all scratched up by the previous owner! they are supposed to be black, but they are that scratched, they are almost completely grey! im thinking of repainting them black but dont know the best way of doing it or what paint to use!
any suggestions!
back to black them. But use the liquid stuff. Do this for a few weeks reaplying coats every day.
The colour will be back.
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JayT
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kool! whats the best brand to use! i want it to look proffesional!
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JayT
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should i use a brush too!
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abdus
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back to black
autoglym bumper care
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JayT
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i think the original colour of the arches may have been grey in the first place actually not black! i think the previous owner may have painted them black himself and done a shite job ov it! ma dad sez it could be a good idea getting some sandpaper and removing all the black and applying some proper plastic paint! u reckon its a good idea? be honest please! and do you know how to take the arches of to make painting them a lot easier?
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abdus
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http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=82596
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JayT
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im not sure of the original colour of the plastic arches on my car! are all arches the same colour on standard corsa b'S!
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matthewz
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I have always used shoe polish the push liquid bottle one's, may not sound like the best thing to use but i found it never needs much more attention after a couple of coats and while i've worked at a car valeting company all there back to black, dash shine, vinyl gel does not work as well, makes them real shinny too!
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JayT
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how do u get the plastic wheel arches off on a corsa b
i cant see how they possibly come off?
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abdus
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http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=82596
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JayT
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iv read that thread loadza times n it doesnt help me! i can only see 1 bolt and no clips!
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abdus
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http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=282905
http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=298896
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JayT
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cheers m8
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JayT
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jus that my plastic arches have been painted black by the original owner, so have been at it all day tryin to remove the paint! i cant make out whether its original colour is grey or black though! i need sum black paint and re do them all but in a more professional way! any products i should use?
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abdus
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if you want to do them yourself...you will have to sand it then plastic primer it then paint with the colour you want...I did mine using halfords cans....
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JayT
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what was the finnish like
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abdus
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black 
i'm yet to fix them...
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JayT
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would be ideal if i could take them off, but cant possibly see how they do?
[Edited on 01-08-2006 by Ian]
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vx.racing
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There should be 5 plastic nuts along the underside of the arch so stick your hand under and have a feel. Undo these and there is a little plastic clip/button thing holding it into the bumper. You can just force this out gently really. If there are no plastic nuts behind the arch then the previous owner may have just stuck the arch back on. Then you'll just have to prize it off.
[Edited on 01-08-2006 by vx.racing]
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