I purchased the fender fillers for my '77 Cutlass that fit between the end of the fenders and the rear bumper from Autobodyfillers on Ebay. The new flexible plastic kind, not fiberglass and not the original hard/stiff plastic OEM type.

Anyway, how should I go about painting them or having them painted. I don't have any paint equipment myself and really don't think rattle can is the correct way to do it. I want them to look right. I don't think most production paint shops will be interested in doing a small job like this. As I understand it, their bread and butter is insurance work, the bigger the job the better for them.

So, any recommendations?

 

I would go to place that specializes in automobile paint. You will have to get flexible primer. Which you can get in a spray can. They can mix for you paint in a spray can that will match your color on the car. Plus they now all the guys that paint for themselves and point you to someone if you want someone else to do it that has the equipment to do it with a spray gun. Main thing is using the flexible primer.

 

I think you should take them down to your son's house in OK and you and he can use his air compressor and an HVLP gun to spray the fillers with white paint that you can buy at O'Reillys.

 

X 2 Getting advice from a good auto paint store

I'm a paint moron and I've had very good luck getting advice from the guys who know their stuff. They were able to mix a Firefrost gold dye for my 69 H/O headrest stripe and sell me a 1/2 pint

If ya want I'll go by one today and ask 'em. I'm used to acting stupid.

 

X2 on Jesse's offer, or X2 on paint shop - they can mix all you need in a spray can. hang em spray em admire I like Finshmasters http://www.finishmaster.com/locations.cfm

 

When your kid makes an offer ya gotta take him up on it. Then you have someone to blame if it don't turn out right

Nice offer Jesse

 

As noted, there are special cleaners and primers for flexible plastic. They vary depending on the type of plastic. You need to use the correct products for a proper paint job.

 

I just want to use his Olds parts as a guinea pig before I paint my Olds.

 

So these are the parts. Is there a way to tell what type of plastic they are or do I need to contact the seller and ask? I mean, is ABS all the same?

 

AHA!! You devious person you....

What kind of guarantee do you offer on your work?

 

Dan,

That's the tuff part for me "What kind of plastic is it and /or does it matter"

 

Well, apparently according to Joe it does matter and I don't doubt that he is correct. Seriously, I can deal with a slight mismatch in color or tone, and with some imperfections in the finish. What I don't want to have to worry about is the paint not lasting as long as the original that is on the car now. I think there is where the solvents/primer/paint comes into play.

I think Jesse will be getting a box from the UPS man in a week.

 

Dan get that guarantee in writing from Jesse. I know he is your son but..............

 

I offer all of my customers a complimentary Grape White Owl delivered by the man with the red beard!

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