Anybody know the paint code for the 80 series black rear spoiler. mine is chipping, and was looking to fix it up. thanks
rear spoiler paint code.
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scottm
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Mine looks like anodized aluminum to me, maybe with a light sandblasting before anodizing for the matte finish. Maybe yours is painted? Anodize doesn't really chip off, it's actually the aluminum surface turned to clear aluminum oxide (rust) with black tint added. Aluminum oxide = sapphire, pretty hard stuff.
I send a lot of aluminum out to anodizing at the shop, it takes about three days. If it's anodized it'll need to be acid etched to remove the old anodize, then anodized. That's pretty standard stuff for anodizers, a lot of our aluminum extrusions come clear anodized and need to be black anodized for the optical test equipment we build. If it's painted you'll want to remove the paint, sandblast makes an even, flat finish. It's pretty expensive to send one piece, our anodizer charges a flat fee plus per-pound rate. I expect many machine builders and machine shops have anodizing done regularly, they'd send your spoiler with their stuff for a reasonable fee. Ask around. Or you could always have it painted, mine's black, pretty easy to match that.
I send a lot of aluminum out to anodizing at the shop, it takes about three days. If it's anodized it'll need to be acid etched to remove the old anodize, then anodized. That's pretty standard stuff for anodizers, a lot of our aluminum extrusions come clear anodized and need to be black anodized for the optical test equipment we build. If it's painted you'll want to remove the paint, sandblast makes an even, flat finish. It's pretty expensive to send one piece, our anodizer charges a flat fee plus per-pound rate. I expect many machine builders and machine shops have anodizing done regularly, they'd send your spoiler with their stuff for a reasonable fee. Ask around. Or you could always have it painted, mine's black, pretty easy to match that.
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Docmallory
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I could be wrong, but I thought the paint code for the spoiler was something like "RSTLEUM"..... 
Joking aside, why are you wanting to be so specific about it? Seems like any color black you paint it is still going to be black, right?
Paint match will be a bigger concern when it comes to fixing the rust holes that have formed in the body under its mounts.
Joking aside, why are you wanting to be so specific about it? Seems like any color black you paint it is still going to be black, right?
Paint match will be a bigger concern when it comes to fixing the rust holes that have formed in the body under its mounts.
There ia no published color code for that particular item. A quality satin-black rattle can will be just dandy. I find Krylon to be a good choice.
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sorry, yes it was kinda of dumb question. just wanted to know if it was a glossy type finish or more of a flat black. thanks though
