VOLinGA,
I assume you painted it yourself, where did you get the info? I am going to do the same for my silver Ridge and have lined up where to buy everything but haven't seen any tips for the actual painting.
Lou,
Below is what Beaullieu sent me for instructions. I followed them to the letter and everything worked great. Having some issues installing the shield but hope to have that corrected tomorrow.
Good Luck
No, I painted myself. It's really easy and you can do it yourself.
You will need the following:
1. Spray clear primer for plastic.
2. Spray body color.
3. Spray Clear Coat
4. Wide "blue" painters masking tape
Mask the front side of the deflector with wide masking tape and overlap edge (completely cover the front). Use a razor to cut the tape cleanly so only the back of the shield can be painted.
Primer goes on first. Be very careful to apply thin coats because if you get a run, it will show through. Use two coats of clear primer.
After the primer dries, apply 2-3 thin coats of body color paying attention not to let it run. After the body color dries, apply 2 thin coats of clear coat.
After it dries, remove the masking tape from the front and install. I masked over the attachment points so that I could see through them during install.
Following is a link to a site where I bought the paint.
I used Bulldog primer and it worked fine.
http://www.automotivetouchup.com/spray_paint.asp
Materials cost is under $35 if you do it yourself.
Alternatively, I would contact an independent body shop. I recall a couple of RL owners reported that they had it done for $70-90.
Good luck. Let me know how you progress... I'm really enjoying my deflector..
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