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This is a discussion thread titled "help me make a decision...", within the Tundra forum, part of the Truck Forums category.
that is a really really good price.....or its gonna be a really really half a$$ paint job. The shop must have your color paint already laying around cause just to buy a pint of color costs like $50. Factor in adhesion promotor, primer, and clear coat also and the shop will be in the hole. They also need to take time to sand it down and prep it. If they dont do it right the paint will flake quick becuase the black plastic that the mirrors housing is made of is not made for painting.
Not to say that it cant be painted, but it doesnt hold paint very well unless properly prepped.
ask them what the paint process will be. Will they use adhesion promotor? will they use primer? will it be an integrated base and clear coat or a true base coat and clear coat? how many coats of base? how many coats of clear?
The prepping of the plastic is the most important part though....are they just gonna scuff up the plastic with some Scotchbrite? or are they going to actually use sandpaper and sand it, going thru several grits in the process?
Well I pulled the caps off, and I am going to check it out tomorrow and see what kind of prep I will get for 50 bucks, and depending it may be better to go with the 100 dollar place.
as I recall the mirror caps have some texture to the plastic also, a good shop will spray down a thick primer to fill the texture and then wet sand the piece until smooth. That way when the paint is layed down it will look smooth and not textured.
Talked to the body shop guys and they said that even sanded down with adhesion promoter they would not recommend painting this type of plastic, I appreciated their honesty but I am a little disappointed.
yea, at least they were honest. alot of shops would have just told you they would take all the neccessary steps, but would not warranty their work....meaning that they would just scuff it with scotchbrite, one coat of color/clear, and call it a day.
On the other hand, its not like the paint will fall off within weeks. If done properly the paint would only flake off if you swiped your mirrors on something or road debris flies up and hits it. It would take at least a year before you saw any visible "ugliness" in the paint if the shop did it right. If they are only charging $50 I say go for it...in a year if it flakes then pay $50 to do it again.
Because the mirrors are not connected to the body panels I think they are accent pieces and should be left black. That's just my opinion...
My grill (Carriage Works) and door handles, and step tubes are all chrome and I left the mirrors black. Also as an accent since my undercover hard tonneau is black. So the mirrors and tonneau cover are the only black things left on my truck. I did however have the Muth signal mirror glass installed which gives me a red turn signal in the mirror.
It's all personal preference. Get what YOU like best.
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here is my old Range Rover. It had black mirrors too and I painted them white. Gives you an idea of what the white mirrors would do to your Tundra. I think it looks good with white mirrors...I think on any car colormatched or chrome mirrors looks better than the black plastic...
had it for two years before I sold it. some pitting but no flaking. plus since its white couldnt really see the damage caused by road debris. Rest assured if I would have scraped up against something with the mirrors the paint would have flaked off though. Good prep work allowed only pitting of the paint...if it was prepped poorly then it would have been chips resulting in flaking instead.
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