paul ashton Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Had parking sensors fitted a few weeks ago and going to Halfrauds to get some paint cos they're black and i got a silver car.Just wondering if anyone else has sensors and sprayed them,worried the paint might affect them working properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 I put sensors on my red Supe - havent got round to painting them yet though. Looking at mine, they have a silicon band around them, presumably where the sensor bit actually is, so the outside edge is plastic, then the silicon, then the plastic centre. I reckon you should be able to spray them if you mask 'em off properly. You can buy a paint on liquid latex masking solution, my mate uses it for fancy airbrushing. You should be able to dab this stuff into the gap with a small brush, then peel it off after you've painted the plastic. (Note: I bear no responsibility for any chaos and destruction that may occur during this procedure) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rik Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Just remember that aerosol paints contain a lot of thinners which can be very aggressive:twak: to some plastics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Yeah, it might be better trying a model shop to see if there is a silver enamel close enough to the colour of your car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoFuture Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 or you could always buy new sensers from a dealer who does a silver car IE bmw ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seb Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 I've bought some I haven't had fitted yet, and the company who sold them to me suggest that prior to fitting you mount them in cardboard and give them a couple of coats of spray paint, so I reckon you sould be fine spraying them either way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 you can normally spray them, i have not known a problem yet in doing so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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