Good stuff, Mitch
How did you brush the blue section - it looks sprayed on ? How do you get the level correct and avoid brush marks ?
Hi Nino, i ended up doing these sections in several light thin coats, i took my time with this, trying to blend in the new colour with the original where possible. In the top section i found this difficult to do so i ended up painting the whole lot, which i was a bit apprehensive about doing, even though i knew i could simply wipe the paint off with a wet rag if not happy with it. The wear below the bumpers blended in real nice, and can barely be seen. Its really not that hard to do, you just need to take your time and not try to rush it.
At first i tried mixing the colour out of auto acrylic, brushing it on, building up layers above the pf and then block sanding it level but i wasnt happy with the colour match after blocking back, then i resorted to the old waterbased acrylics, naturally i had to mix the colour lighter to allow for the paint darkening as it dries. So i ended up leaving the auto acrylic on there (to fill the wear hole) and just painting a thin coat or two of waterbased acrylic over the top, thinning and feathering it out into the original finish.. looked much better in the end.
The paint dries really flat, ie no gloss compared to the original paint on the PF, which can be seen with light reflecting off the PF, but once the mylar goes on it wont be noticeable.