Painting Flares

[Rickb1b]

Ok guys, I got two white and two black fiberglass flares, so I need to paint them. Is there anything special about painting fiberglass wheel flares.

Because I'm painting yellow, I need to make the black one white first. I plan to sand with 400 and shoot white primer surfacer, then base clear yellow. The white one I'll just sand and shoot. Will this work.

 

[allenfahey]

if they are fiberglass and they are in good shape painting them are easy. If filler is needed you will have to prime and sand those spots. Once they are in good shape I would finish sanding with 400 and a red scuff pad. Clean all 4. You are correct that you need to get them white because yellow is the worst covering color there is. Instead of priming and sanding the whole flare I would just seal them all. The easiest way is to check and see if the primer is able to mix as a sealer. Some primers are also sealers. A primer for example might have a mix ratio of 4:1:1 primer, hardener, reducer. And if you wanted a sealer it would be thinner at 2:1:1. Which ever way you do it isn't right or wrong, but sealer is faster because you don't sand it. Make sure to let the sealer flash before the paint. It will probably take at least 5 coats or more for coverage depending on the brand of paint. Also make sure not to trap the base coat wet under the clear. I would wait and hour before clear if it's cool in the shop.

 

[yesters3]

painting flares

always good to wipe fiberglass down with alcohol before after sanding and before you spray. not sure why but with fiberglass/plastic static electricity attracts a lot of dirt/dust.

 

[Rickb1b]

Thanks guys. Didn't figure there'd be much difference, didn't know if I needed something like an epoxy primer and wondering about the constant flex and if I would need some sort of flex agent.

Thanks again, seems pretty straight forward.

 

[half cab]

Fiberglass flares aren't gonna flex at all.

 

[allenfahey]

Flex agent is for car bumpers or urethane flares.