I am having my white Baur repainted (Alpenwiess).
How do I redo my mirrors as they have lost their lustre.
Can they be repainted black? If so, i presume it is a mat finish.
Many thanks,
PeterCS
Oakville, Ontario Canada
Baur 82 315
Paint the black mirrors?
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Re: Paint the black mirrors?
You probably won't get the original finish by painting them but you can etch prime and do any colour you like.
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Re: Paint the black mirrors?
Perhaps first try a lot of plasticshine, plastic spray, bumper spray or similar to try and restore the plastic's color?
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Re: Paint the black mirrors?
What Jeroen said. As a cheap, useable fix, a quick key and light coats of satin black paint. Had that done to my grills and they've still held their colour
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Re: Paint the black mirrors?
I've used a heat gun before now on VW Golf black bumper plastics etc. not sure if this will work on an e21 though, mine are painted the same colour as the car...