??? Regarding Painting Interior plastic trim panels

red347lx

red347lx

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I am going to be painting my quarter plastics, kick panels, sill step trim, and console soon. I have been told that the lacquer paint is best when the plastic is prepped correctly. Have any of you guys done this before and how did they turn out? What methods work best for this application? Thanks for the help. This is by no meens a show car but I really want them to look factory correct.
 
lacquer is a reversible coating that is highly unstable. If you feel comfortable with a spray gun, I would suggest usinga spray on plastic adhesion promotor followed by traditional basecoat mixed with 10% hardener - this leaves a satin finish and also protects against UVA's, allows you to clean your interior surface with regular cleaner and not worry about spotting or delamination. If it's a race car and you just want it to look decent, go interior enamel/spray can with the cheesy adhesion promotor.
 
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i did my 91's interior...belive it or not with dupicolor interior paint I bought from Meijers...
lightly sanded and cleaned the shit out of them with alcohol....turned out perfect!!!!!!!
 
LITTLEMAGS said:
i did my 91's interior...belive it or not with dupicolor interior paint I bought from Meijers...
lightly sanded and cleaned the shit out of them with alcohol....turned out perfect!!!!!!!
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dam wish I seen this before I painted my interior with oil based dutch boy and a roller,lol
 
smooth said:
lacquer is a reversible coating that is highly unstable. If you feel comfortable with a spray gun, I would suggest usinga spray on plastic adhesion promotor followed by traditional basecoat mixed with 10% hardener - this leaves a satin finish and also protects against UVA's, allows you to clean your interior surface with regular cleaner and not worry about spotting or delamination. If it's a race car and you just want it to look decent, go interior enamel/spray can with the cheesy adhesion promotor.
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Doesn't, Kent, sell a rattle can adhesion promoter? I think that's what we used to use when i worked at a prototype shop for interior panels. Think we got it from painters supply. WOrked pretty well along with duplicolors interior paints. We scuffed it up with the green pads (forget what they're called) did the promoter, and paint. You could do just about anything to the surface when done. They also sell low luster clears if you want to put a protective layer on it.
 
LITTLEMAGS said:
i did my 91's interior...belive it or not with dupicolor interior paint I bought from Meijers...
lightly sanded and cleaned the shit out of them with alcohol....turned out perfect!!!!!!!
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I used the same stuff and the duplicolor adhesion promotor on my 93 Saturn and it came out good. Just vtta be careful or it will chip off if you hit it with your shoes when getting in and out of car.
 
I've always used SEM brand interior paint/dye. Make sure everything is clean/prepped, and go to town. A while ago I dyed a black interior white in a 72 Roadrunner with that stuff and it held up great for the 3 years I had the car. The only thing I didn't dye were the seats and headliner, those were already white
 
I used duplicolor flat black paint on my dashpad in the fairmont. Just make sure the surface is CLEAN. If its not prepped well your results will reflect it. Im not sure how well mine will hold up but im not really that concerned since i wont be driving the car very often. Prep is definately key to a good finish.
 
Jake, did you spray bomb it? Im thinking having someone spray it will be best for me. I may end up doing it myself though.
 
red347lx said:
Jake, did you spray bomb it? Im thinking having someone spray it will be best for me. I may end up doing it myself though.
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Yeah i rattle canned it but you wouldnt know it. You know how picky i am with my stuff. Like i said, im not sure how well its gonna hold up but it looks great right now lol.
 
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