Hogweed

minimax wrote:

Get your paint made up at a proper paint factors.

Thanks. How would I find a suitable supplier please? I'll dig out the code...

minimax wrote:

Use an acrylic lacquer.

Would I get that from the same place do you think?

Cheers

Hhmmm... I reckon this looks OK, and would save me having to get matched paint etc... door handles too...

Thanks David - I did read the two mirror-related guides before posting, but for some reason I didn't see how to remove the actual covers.

I'll read them again...

Ah yes... "The black surround detaches from the painted section by the careful use of a thin blade or screwdriver. Push the black surround down and out, to unclip it."

Don't know how I missed that

I hope they're more robust than those on my 75... as I say, I have a tendency to break things

Thanks for such a comprehensive reply - somehow I knew it would be complicated

Regarding the colour matching, I did also consider the possibility of painting them black or something outrageous but off the shelf... what does anybody think?

My TF is red - and, in common with so many red cars, the paint is fading/peeling in a couple of places.

The good news is that it's only the mirrors and door handles (so far).

So I fancy painting the mirror covers myself... haven't painted bodywork since the 70s, but I imagine things haven't changed too much - hopefully - primer, rub, red, then maybe lacquer? Two problems:

(1) How do I get the covers off the mirrors? I break things a lot

(2) Can you actually buy spray cans of paint for our cars?

Thanks