On My Acura Integra, my wiper arms were starting to have the Paint peel off revealing the shiny metal underneath in some parts, while other areas were regular OEM Black. I decided to paint them over with a new coat of Flat Black Paint.
Here is the Duplicolor Paint I used:
To take off the wipers on my Integra, there was simply two 14mm nuts holding on the Wiper Arms at the base of the Wiper Arms. Once I removed the two nuts, you simply pry off the wiper arm. They were a little tight, but they come off.
Here are a few pictures of the wipers off the car, and showing the condition they are in.
First steps are to give it a light sanding. Sanding the piece helps promote adhesion for painting so that your Paint job lasts. I used 320 grit sandpaper I had lying around.
Once you complete sanding, make sure to wash and wipe off all loose sanding dust from the wiper arms. Some soapy water works well, and is what I used. Here is a picture after this is done, and the wipers are ready to paint.
Here is a coat of paint on the Wiper Arms:
Here is the Final Coat (I waited 10 minutes between my coats, as was instructed on the can, and applied 3 coats of paint):
After letting it dry for 1 hour (the can said to wait 1 hour), I installed them back onto the car. Here are the results:
A great job indeed, and the Wiper Arms look like new with this paint job.
Regards,
Michael Kralj
Car detailing and Car Buying tips available in my other blogs.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)