paint question for the finish masters

Audacity Racing · Post by **Audacity Racing** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 2:51 am

what sorta prep do i need to do on my black plastic to get it painted?

can someone please detail...

-sanding prep
-any filler/sanding
-primer
-paint
-clear

Daew0Leganza · Post by **Daew0Leganza** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 3:38 am

Audacityracing wrote:what sorta prep do i need to do on my black plastic to get it painted?

can someone please detail...

-sanding prep
-any filler/sanding
-primer
-paint
-clear

sanding would make the plastic more ruff... paint thinner would make ur plastic peel

Audacity Racing · Post by **Audacity Racing** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 3:40 am

Daew0Leganza wrote:
Audacityracing wrote:what sorta prep do i need to do on my black plastic to get it painted?

can someone please detail...

-sanding prep
-any filler/sanding
-primer
-paint
-clear
sanding would make the plastic more ruff... paint thinner would make ur plastic peel

and wow... that didn't help

Daew0Leganza · Post by **Daew0Leganza** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 3:41 am

Audacityracing wrote:
Daew0Leganza wrote:
Audacityracing wrote:what sorta prep do i need to do on my black plastic to get it painted?

can someone please detail...

-sanding prep
-any filler/sanding
-primer
-paint
-clear
sanding would make the plastic more ruff... paint thinner would make ur plastic peel
and wow... that didn't help

painted my hubcaps

Audacity Racing · Post by **Audacity Racing** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 3:45 am

and wow... even more nonsense...

nick or bosnian... you guys painted the mirrors, right? what wer ethe steps for the black plastic?

Daew0Leganza please don't add anymore useless info, i'm looking for things to help me, not waste my time and my bandwidth by having to download your crap mesages that carry nothing of importantance

Daew0Leganza · Post by **Daew0Leganza** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 3:48 am

Audacityracing wrote:and wow... even more nonsense...

nick or bosnian... you guys painted the mirrors, right? what wer ethe steps for the black plastic?

Daew0Leganza please don't add anymore useless info, i'm looking for things to help me, not waste my time and my bandwidth by having to download your crap mesages that carry nothing of importantance

u spelled importance wrong u dumb ass :lmao:

Audacity Racing · Post by **Audacity Racing** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 3:49 am

you spelled dumbass wrong 6 times now

now really... shut up, i need help... not your ignorance and retarded opinions

lanos2001 · Post by **lanos2001** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 3:18 pm

as for the mirrors they were painted from another shop like two paintjobs ago. but i don't think it takes prep for the mirror. just clean it really good with some wax and grease remover and put a couple of good coats for primer so the paint sticks nicely after you wetsand it. what other plastics are you talking about?

nick

Audacity Racing · Post by **Audacity Racing** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 3:24 pm

actually... the only peice i'll be painting is the trim piece under the windshield... where the wipers come up. it goes way down into the egine bay and ends at the firewall

lanos2001 · Post by **lanos2001** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 3:34 pm

okay i know what your talking about there. i need to look at it again but i'm sure its almost the same type of plastic as the mirrors. what color are you trying to paint it?

nick

Audacity Racing · Post by **Audacity Racing** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 3:35 pm

i'm going to gloss it black i think... i don't think color matched would look good

lanos2001 · Post by **lanos2001** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 3:46 pm

well with the tray part just use some krylon fusion then. still clean it really good though of course. i say that b/c its effective and cheap. don't use any clearcoat though on it. i did that with some interior panels and the black came out great then i tried to use some clear in a can and it too came out good until stuff hit it. the clear chipped away easily.

nick

BosnianLanos · Post by **BosnianLanos** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 11:19 pm

I've color matched the black matte plastic mirrors on my Lanos. I did it myself, and I swear to you, it looks like it came stock from the factory.

I actually didn't do too much prep work. I don't even think that I sanded it as it was a matte surface and really accepted paint well. I just cleaned off the surface with some denatured alcohol, took the mirror apart, and proceeded to go nuts with the paint. I used regular Dupli-color automotive paint with a Chrysler paint code that matched up ideally. I also used simple automotive clear coat. I didn't even use primer. After about 5 coats of base and about 3 coats of clear, the paint looked like it came from the factory. I'll get some pics up to show you how it looks.

After about 5 months of driving in rain, hurricanes, drought, heat, humidity, and recently cold, there are no chips or peels in the paint.

Audacity Racing · Post by **Audacity Racing** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 11:24 pm

ok... i knew you had painted the mirrors (cause of a paint thread where we both mentioned we used the chrsyler green), i was hoping you would respond with something on how you did it. the matte plastic is what's getting painted. thanks bosnian

BosnianLanos · Post by **BosnianLanos** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 11:27 pm

You should be alright with simple cleaning and several coats of paint. You might want to opt for some sort of plastic primer, but I don't really recommend the sanding, as it only leaves scratches in the plastic, and if you go too fine, the paint will never adhere. The plastic of the cowl cover and the mirrors are both well scuffed already.

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