Thread: Painting Defender Flares

I painted mine with aerosol plastic primer from supercrap and then with two pack solid black[doesnt need to be clear coated]

And how'd that work, ok?
What perpetration did you do for it, anything special or just a scuff over?

cleaned first as the flares were faded matt black/natural, then sprayed with plastic primer, worked well for over 5 years but has the usual scratches but flare is still flexible and so is the paint[hasnt cracked or flaked]

G'day Sam,
How'd you end up going with this?

Talking to a guy at work who drives race cars, he suggested to me to have the flares Vinyl Wrapped.

Originally Posted by Chops

G'day Sam,
How'd you end up going with this?

Talking to a guy at work who drives race cars, he suggested to me to have the flares Vinyl Wrapped.

Isn't there a process that vinyl can be fitted to, say, a bonnet instead of painting and how do the costs stack up?

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Originally Posted by Chops

G'day Sam,
How'd you end up going with this?

Talking to a guy at work who drives race cars, he suggested to me to have the flares Vinyl Wrapped.

Annoyingly, this is still on my "to do" list.

My Defender is parked in the car park under the building I live in so I can't readily just let rip with the spray can - I need to wait until I can get a decent spot outside.

I am still waiting for get the perfect combination of:

1) Having Time - a day when I am free to do this.
3) Nice weather - not too cold/hot/sunny/rainy/windy.
3) Suitable location - at the end of the on street parking.
4) Remembering to look out for the above!

However, now I know there might be a non-paint option I'd like to know more...

Originally Posted by sam_d

Annoyingly, this is still on my "to do" list.

My Defender is parked in the car park under the building I live in so I can't readily just let rip with the spray can - I need to wait until I can get a decent spot outside.

I am still waiting for get the perfect combination of:

1) Having Time - a day when I am free to do this.
3) Nice weather - not too cold/hot/sunny/rainy/windy.
3) Suitable location - at the end of the on street parking.
4) Remembering to look out for the above!

However, now I know there might be a non-paint option I'd like to know more...

3M Designer Wraps

Sit down when you get a quote though... I think a small car is around $5k fitted. A whole defender would probably be $8-10k given the size and complexity.

DIY is about 40% of those prices apparently

Might work out cheap enough for flares only...

Originally Posted by isuzurover

3M Designer Wraps

Sit down when you get a quote though... I think a small car is around $5k fitted. A whole defender would probably be $8-10k given the size and complexity.

DIY is about 40% of those prices apparently

Screw that then! I only want my wheel arch flares doing and I've already spent $30 on the paint to do it.