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correct shade of red for S shroud
is there a rattle can color/brand that is close?
thanks, doug waters
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You will not be able to paint it and make it look "right" since they are color-impregnated fiberglass, but if you must paint it just pick 'normal red' and that will be close enough.
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They tend to look a little faded as opposed to, say, Guards Red. Mine has given up to be faded plastic pinic tray red.
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Remove and treat with a fiberglass renewal polish -- rub in well over & over again. You may be surprised.
There was an item in Pano re using a VW red paint that gave an exact color match but as noted above the tone will not be the same. |
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from the earlysregistry site...
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Chuck would know. I cleaned mine well with mineral spirits, then with laquer thinner. I then hit it with a satin clear. Looks great. All the red paints are not "deep" enough or too deep. Plus it will darken with age and temp wear.
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