Does anyone know where I can get a s/h rear spoiler for a 91N/A

or can anyone tell me how to strip a cracked spoiler so i can repaint it.

 

many thanks:dance:

If you paint the original rear spoiler it will only bubble and crack again. Reasioon being that the spoiler is made of foam , and once the water gets into it, it is goosed.

 

Second hand originals will suffer from the same fate.

 

 

zed center spoilers

 

Have a look there, fibreglass copies of the originals, or different versions

 

HTH

 

Ps. welcome to a growing band of NA owners on the forum :)

But surely, if you dry it out, seal it, prime it, paint it, the moisture will not be able to get back in, at least for a few years.

Im sure the original spoiler lasted 5 or 6 years before it started to crack.

 

John

I dont think it is as simple as that. The foam is not a good heat conductor, that is why they use it as insulation because it cant pass through. So even if you put it in a warm room the heat wont seep deep enough to dry the middle of it.

 

If direct sunlight the hot summer where it reached 30ºC regulary and didnt rain for 5 and a half weeks didnt dry it out, taking it off and putting in your house for a week wont do a think.

 

Its not a nice thing to admit, but ones its soaked in there is nothing you can really do about it.

 

Stuart

Stuart,

 

Mine is starting to paint crack, I guess after the winter I will have to have a new fiberglass one. Are the ones (standard type) for sale at the ZedCenter (£150) fairly easy to fit? Could it be sprayed with a can of spray paint first and carefully installed without damaging the paint. Or maybe even buy a cheap paint sprayer, spraying is not too difficult. I am trying to eliminate going through a body shop, turning a £150 spoiler into a £300 project.

 

John

bought the glass fibre from zcentre, sprayed it with the cans they make up for you in halfords, and my 99 front end, doesnt look that clever, but i used a red undercoat when it should have been white and so paint is a half tone too dark, also I am cack at spraying (no patience). if you are half way decent/ patient, it should be no problem for you.

Don't forget to add your vat on Dixon John, already making it into a £200 project before you get it on the car.

You can fit it if your very very carefull after it's painted, but really don't use touch up cans, you'll need heaps to get a thick enough finish, and it'll fade and need polishing regularly as they are cellulose based.

 

I paid my paint chap £100 for a top job in 2 pack and then fitted it myself.

 

Paul

Thanks Paul,

 

Before I would pay anyone £100 for an hours work to paint a spoiler I would buy a spray gun and do it myself.

 

Good point about the spray cans, paint goes on so thin it would take numerous coats, and with so many coats it would increase the chance of getting a paint run.

 

Cheers

 

John

I would normally agree with you John, and have in the past repainted a whole car I was restoring, but 2 pack paint is best, and to buy this yourself with all prep materials and primer will be at least £30, then you will need a spray gun, at least £30 for a good cheap one, assuming you already have a compressor, but to use 2 pack safely you'll need a breathing line, which will up the total cost to well beyond £100! You will be able to get a good finish with Cellulose if you don't mind polishing it regularly to keep the shine and you won't need an air breathing line then.

 

I suppose it depends on your plans, to get kitted up to do the job yourself will be best if you intend to do lots of bits in the future, but if it's once in a blue moon, it's sometimes more effective cost wise to pay someone.

 

And thats coming from someone who hates having anyone else work on his car!!!

 

Paul

 

:)

When you read this post, what everyone is saying is spot on. I had my rear spoiler resprayed 8 weeks ago, and the paints already bubbling again, new fibre glass one later in the year is first on the shopping list

Paul,

 

I see your point, except I am a little confused about the need for 2 pack paint. Some time ago, I think all cars were painted with enamel or laquer paint, and they had no problem keeping their shine. Whilst I would be hesitant doing a large section of the car with a one part paint, maybe you can away with it on a relatively small area like a spoiler, However, by the time you buy all the equipment and paint, etc., the costs would be approaching that of having a professional do the installation.

 

 

Cheers

 

John