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[I_am_Neo]

Hello all,

Any ideas what I can use to cover this up.

[mozilla]

Paint it or plastidip.

[Problemchild]

Sand it down, primer, paint mat black

It's on my list of things to do as every forfour has this issue just on the right hand arm

JJ

[FireFlower]

I have the same problem and I will sand it, primer it and then paint it black mat when season gets warmer (+15C during night also)

[I_am_Neo]

Sand down the whole wiper arm? How do you take them off?
What do you use for primer and what type of paint?

Never done this before 

[Problemchild]

I'm just gonna do the affected area

Everything will be available from halfords - metal primer (for black paint) and then whatever black they have.

News paper behind may be good enough but may as well take it off for the 1 nut

JJ

[I_am_Neo]

Thanks.

[djames108]

May be worth sanding to smooth, masking tape off and paint with matt black hammerite..... it should help prevent corrosion in future, mine need doing as well so will probably go down that route

[FireFlower]

Sand down the whole wiper arm? How do you take them off?
What do you use for primer and what type of paint?

Never done this before 

Probably you also need just arm base not whole arm. Yeah I haven't looked at how to take off the arm yet but most likely it is a a few minutes job to take off. Also mine is installed a bit wrong (too low) so I have a bigger vision block on my windscreen near A pillar

Well I am probably going to do "military quality" painting meaning the paint will stay there pretty much even if the car is on fire

http://www.tikkurila.fi/kotimaalarit/tuotteet/termal_musta_silikonimaali.14346.shtml this stuff to dry it completely bake in the oven for 1 hour at 230C


Well normal way is to sand it, clean it with asetone, then quickly wash it water and dry it after wash. Then using primer made for metallic surfaces that can tolerate nicely different kind weathers and conditions like metallic roof primer and then same quality actual black paint after primer has dried completely.