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I am about to try to refurbish the grille on my 5. The aluminium elements will clean up well but the matt/satin black paint needs respraying. Can somebody advise me as to whether this can be a rattle can job and if so what primer would be the best to use. Being aluminium am I wasting my time trying a DIY solution and would a pro soluton be better?

Any views gratefully received.

Many thanks,

Tim

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If you Scotch the relevant part of the bars (careful masking of the rest is required) then rattle can will work fine.

Stuart.

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Thanks Stuart. Etch primer plus satin black?

Tim

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I'm more curious about the non-painted, anodized areas. To duplicated the original this would have to be sanded, re-sanded finer, re-sanded finer yet,  polished to a mirror finish then sent out for bright-dip anodizing. Should entail about the cost of buying a top notch reproduction if time is valued at nothing.

A reasonable facsimile would be to sand and polish per above, and then clear-coat with a reputable brand like Eastwood Diamond Clear Gloss.

 

Tom

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I did mine by masking the silver bits - needs patience and care - although any missed bits are easy to removed if you don't leave it too long before removing the masking tape. I just went over the black with some 800 grit paper and sprayed with tough black satin paint without primer (it says it doesn't need primer) I polished a few places with damage to the silver with Autosol and it looks like new. I have no doubt I'll have to re-polish the silver from time to time, but you would hardly notice the parts with the anodise missing. Regards Mike.

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