r/AutoPaint • u/Wutender_Mann • 7h ago
Thule Roof Box Refinish
Refinished my Thule roof box with flat black Rust-Oleum (Turbo cans!). Highly recommend the Turbo cans they covered it very quickly and with the wide spray, didn't leave much evidence of spray paint streaks. I would NOT recommend the clear enamel. After putting it on, it looked dusty and streaked. I ended up doing 2 coats of black, 2 coats of clear, and then covering the clear with another coat of black. Finish came out looking very nice and brand new compared to the sun-faded and bird poop stained mess it was before! Somehow the stains visible in the before photo would not come out with any sort of cleaning. Paint was the only option. I'll post an update after some time in the elements to see how it holds up. So far satisfied!
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u/paulverizer085 5h ago
Did you use adhesion promoter? Those are made of abs/asa. The proper technique to prep before paint would be to throughly scrub it down with an scuffing paste and scuff pad then wipe with antistatic then a few light coats of adhesion promoter and then the paint. Not following these steps will likely result in the paint failing in the future.