I used black vinyl spray paint that I got from a FLAPS on all the plastic
trim on my Golf 2 years ago. It has held up quite nicely. Replaced the
dingy sun-faded grey with a satin black.

Frank Miller

At 01:58 PM 3/24/99 -0800, you wrote:
>I just received two new bumper endcaps (shameless plug: from the bus depot).
>They are a bright shinny black and will look out of place on my rig.
>Someone mentioned (6 months ago) about spray painting their grill to look
>new.  How has this held up?  What type of paint (gloss, flat, satin).  Will
>this painting cause the plastic to crack easily? Any advice or comments from
>the peanut gallery is appreciated. And no, I will not trade my new ones for
>your old faded ones!  Any pointers to installing them is appreciated too.
>
>Matthew
>84 rig
>
Frank Miller
Alternative Business Systems
Columbus OH