Question about FRP/urethane front lips...

duvinclunk · 03-25-2016, 06:33 PM

So I've just picked up a FRP Mode Carbon front lip which the previous owner painted. I was to refinish the lip and was curious...with the FRP/urethane lips can you sand them down to refinish them? I'd like to bring it back to its flat black state and smooth out some scrapes on the bottom. What would be the best way to achieve this or am I destined to have to paint it?

duvinclunk · 03-27-2016, 10:31 PM

No one eh?

M3 Number 86 · 04-25-2016, 08:04 PM

try airplane remove....test it first to see if it f's up the original material. the paint will come off easy.

Hagasan41 · 04-25-2016, 08:45 PM

Photos?

Johnny250 · 04-26-2016, 04:02 PM

i'd imagine just wetsand with sandpaper, it might take awhile but it should be fine.

dparm · 04-26-2016, 04:26 PM

This sounds like a perfect use for PlastiDip, no?

briancl · 04-26-2016, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by dparm

This sounds like a perfect use for PlastiDip, no?

Plasti dip has a very similar look to the FRP matte finish.

stiles · 05-04-2016, 05:44 PM

I sanded mine down a bit when I received it new, painted it on my own then wetsanded. It's a nice glossy black

03-25-2016, 06:33 PM	#1
duvinclunk Captain 95 Rep 854 Posts Drives: 11 E90 M3 ZCP Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Salt Lake City iTrader: (1)	Question about FRP/urethane front lips... So I've just picked up a FRP Mode Carbon front lip which the previous owner painted. I was to refinish the lip and was curious...with the FRP/urethane lips can you sand them down to refinish them? I'd like to bring it back to its flat black state and smooth out some scrapes on the bottom. What would be the best way to achieve this or am I destined to have to paint it?
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duvinclunk Captain 95 Rep 854 Posts Drives: 11 E90 M3 ZCP Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Salt Lake City iTrader: (1)	No one eh?
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M3 Number 86 Major General 3221 Rep 6,218 Posts Drives: black m3 Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: pasadena iTrader: (1)	try airplane remove....test it first to see if it f's up the original material. the paint will come off easy. __________________ dadmobile IG: @M3number86 youtube: track vids
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Johnny250 Colonel 1044 Rep 2,152 Posts Drives: 328d Wagon Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (38)	i'd imagine just wetsand with sandpaper, it might take awhile but it should be fine.
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dparm Stop the hate, get a V8 3853 Rep 8,625 Posts Drives: C7 Corvette GS, AMG C63 S Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Frisco, TX iTrader: (1)	This sounds like a perfect use for PlastiDip, no? __________________ Now: 2017 Corvette Grand Sport, 2021 AMG C63 S sedan Past: 2011.5 M3 sedan ZCP
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stiles Private First Class 27 Rep 131 Posts Drives: '11 e92 M3 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Alexandria, VA iTrader: (0)	I sanded mine down a bit when I received it new, painted it on my own then wetsanded. It's a nice glossy black
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