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can anybody help me collecting my new T6 combi tomorrow and leaving straight to body shop to get genuine sportline body kit fitted and I am wanting the front grill and lower grill painted in gloss black the body man was wanting to know Is there much work to paint it as in prep work what type of plastic
Can anybody help me out ?
 
can anybody help me collecting my new T6 combi tomorrow and leaving straight to body shop to get genuine sportline body kit fitted and I am wanting the front grill and lower grill painted in gloss black the body man was wanting to know Is there much work to paint it as in prep work what type of plastic
Can anybody help me out ?

As @Sjacko20 mentioned, I've done all the Gloss Black on every bare plastic part on my van.

I'd say at a guess there's around 8hrs of strip and prep involved if you do all the plastics, including mirrors, but if it's just the bumper grills, then max 6hrs.

I'd seriously consider your mirrors though. I'm not sure what colour your van is, but doing the arms and lower halves in Gloss Black really pick out the mirrors and give a high end look. (I did my whole mirrors gloss black to contrast against my metallic Black paint. It's subtle but effective)
Lastly it's 30 seconds to pop out the side repeaters, so get them to Black them too.

Gloss blacking doesn't just look better, it makes future cleaning and waxing much easier.

One last thing to consider.
If your T6 is a dark colour, ask the bodyshop to spray the rads. They only need a waft over with etch primer and a satin black rattle can.
Reason for this is when you go to the effort of full Blacking, you stand back and all you can see is the huge Silver rads through the grill and it ruins the finished look.
A simple job for a big effect.

Looking forward to seeing the results.
 
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As @Sjacko20 mentioned, I've done all the Gloss Black on every bare plastic part on my van.

I'd say at a guess there's around 8hrs of strip and prep involved if you do all the plastics, including mirrors, but if it's just the bumper grills, then max 6hrs.

I'd seriously consider your mirrors though. I'm not sure what colour your van is, but doing the arms and lower halves in Gloss Black really pick out the mirrors and give a high end look. (I did my whole mirrors gloss black to contrast against my metallic Black paint. It's subtle but effective)
Lastly it's 30 seconds to pop out the side repeaters, so get them to Black them too.

Gloss blacking doesn't just look better, it makes future cleaning and waxing much easier.

One last thing to consider.
If your T6 is a dark colour, ask the bodyshop to spray the rads. They only need a waft over with etch primer and a satin black rattle can.
Reason for this is when you go to the effort of full Blacking, you stand back and all you can see is the huge Silver rads through the grill and it ruins the finished look.
A simple job for a big effect.

Looking forward to seeing the results.
Thanks for the feedback was going to collect van after all the work done but couldn’t take van home with me as the genuine front lower spoiler come with two right hand gloss black covers in black I am missing the LEft hand one
Bought all materials through Tps has this happened to anybody else ? I hope Tps believe me now . Does anybody know if this is a standard part they would keep in stock or would this be a order job ?
 
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Thanks for the feedback was going to collect van after all the work done but couldn’t take van home with me as the genuine front lower spoiler come with two right hand gloss black covers in black I am missing the LEft hand one
Bought all materials through Tps has this happened to anybody else ? I hope Tps believe me now . Does anybody know if this is a standard part they would keep in stock or would this be a order job ?

You must be gutted.
They should get you a left pretty quickly if you let them know what's happened.
 
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