Factory paint code is on a sticker on the inside of the frame around the driver's door. Open the door and look toward the rear of the vehicle on the door frame. I have the Steel Blue color and the paint code is B-533M-4. You should see a similar type code.Where did they get the factory paint code? I want to do the same thing. AWESOME!!!!
Post pics please!!!
Thanks Chef, I appreciate it. Ordering my deflector tomorrow. Now I'm off to find a good paint guy in Atlanta.
VOLinGA,Just got my hood deflector delivered and painted this week. Thanks to Beaullieu for information on the priming, painting and clearcoat. It was very easy. I am mounting it tomorrow and will post pics after.
If you have everything, all materials like clear deflector, paint, and clear coat, you first need to degrease the clear deflector. The inside part of the deflector with degreaser. Make sure you make a mix of 10/90 or something that you can make sure its very clean and there's no residue of some sort on the plastic. Also, do not use any abraisive stuff that can scratch the inside. I used a microfiber towel to dry the inside part and make sure there's no dust or dirt to where you're painting "it will stick to your deflector due to static" also mask all surrounding plastic and the opposite side of deflector, after you cleaned it all well, start by painting by making one pass and let it dry for 2 min, and make another pass and wait for two min. and continue until you have full coverage and you cant see through it. Wait aprox 30 min no longer or shorter, or the clear coat will bubble up on the inside. "found this out by my own error" The make a couple of pass with the clear coat. Wait for a full day to dry depending on the temp and weather...i did mine over the summer when the weather was sunny and the air was dry. For good curing wait to install for 3 days.
Lou,
ya, i don't think you don't want to paint it when its cold, i've actually never tried painting during winter time, unless you have a heated room with vents
, just make sure you degrease your deflector before you paint and dry it with a lint free towel or mircofiber...the paint store where i bought mine, explicitly told me to degrease it before painting, sine the plastic has some sort of residue on it or something...yea..looking forward for you pics.Glad to help. I can't take credit for any of this, just passing on great information and a great idea. The shield apparently did its job. I have two seperate cracks in it where rocks hit it. No dings on the hood at all. I will wait for a piece to crack off before I replace it with another shield, but I will do it all over again. The deflector has made a significant difference on the wind noise too.
I think its either way, i installed it on the outside screws first to allign the shield to the body so it matched up. then installed the inner screws. Basically what ever you feel will work both ways, just don't over tighten the screws, you can crack the sheild or plastic from the screw pressure. Also, note that the shield will contact the body, so you may have to shave a few mm of plastic off so it doesn't chip the paint (usually its near the headlights or the edge of the body and hood area...hard to decribe with words, you will see when you install the deflector.The directions say to start with the outside screws first and then do the inside screws. I found it easier to do the inside screws first and then the outside. It will help if you have someone hold the shield firmly against the hood while you install the screws. Less chance of the grommets slipping out.
Good Luck!
I'm curious about the color of the primer. Since the shield was painted from the inside, and the primer goes on first, wouldn't the primer color be what shows thru on the outside ?
As far as I know, you are absolutely correct. People I know didn't use primer for this particular application.
