DIY Painted lowers?

**thebikedoctor33** · 11-02-2008 03:31 PM

Has anyone, not a pro painter, painted their lowers themselves? I realize it isn't to hard, just some specific tools needed. Do you think it would be possible to paint them on a small home compressor? I mean its not that much surface area on each piece...

Anyone want to do a step by step writeup. I'm guessing some kind of promoter is needed?

Thanks for any help guys...

**04TurboB6** · 11-02-2008 05:03 PM

ah i was thinking the same thing...I was going to make a post asking the same question because my dad has a compressor and the paint gun kit and bottle.

**chadb2434** · 11-02-2008 05:43 PM

I'm planning on doing this in the next few weeks, possibly over my Thanksgiving break. a4mods is a huge help.

**thebikedoctor33** · 11-02-2008 06:17 PM

i found this on a4mods.com. very helpful. should get most of us started....

**doublezero30** · 11-02-2008 08:24 PM

NOOO who has painted their own lowers???

do a search man.

**bmags88** · 11-02-2008 09:16 PM

I have. I didn't use a spray gun though but, obviously a spray gun would help. I just used Dupi Color spray paint. It wasn't tough at all. I'll post some pics tomorrow.

**4Rings3Liters** · 11-02-2008 09:28 PM

I painted my lowers on my B5 and it was easy. Just tape off the rest of the car to avoid overspray. Sand the lowers with fine grit paper, use adhesion promoter, a few coats of paint and a few coats of clear. What color is your car?

**pOrKcHoP07** · 11-02-2008 09:38 PM

I would love to see some pics of a diy job.

**jstcalmebatman** · 11-02-2008 10:06 PM

i thought u werent supposed to paint the lowers cuase they were plastic and the paint wouldnt stick very well as well as the paint would die in the sun

**Shi-Fu JaY** · 11-02-2008 11:55 PM

DIY painted rear skirt, side skirt, front lip, door blades, spoilers, and wheels....

Paint quality below. no problems, no chips. It was all done with Duplicolor spray cans.

oh, and this last one.

**bmags88** · 11-03-2008 06:00 AM

Here you go.

This is what it looked like after i painted the sides. The door blades aren't fully painted because i bought some S-lne blades that i sprayed off the car.

Here are the blades after the install

Done!

**A4 KiDD 810** · 11-03-2008 07:10 AM

This is Shi-Fu-Jay's thread, I keep it bookmarked, its really good info for this job. http://www.audizine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=229565

**chadb2434** · 11-03-2008 07:56 AM

Great job bmags and Shi-Fu!! Those pics make me more excited about doing mine!! Does it take any longer than the weekend?!?

**Shi-Fu JaY** · 11-03-2008 09:32 AM

Originally Posted by chadb2434

Great job bmags and Shi-Fu!! Those pics make me more excited about doing mine!! Does it take any longer than the weekend?!?

I painted all that during the spring/summer period in 85+ degrees so it dried damn fast!

took me about 1-2 hours before I started installing parts back onto the car.