Paint On Plastic!?

python235 · Post by **python235** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 6:37 pm

If i paint plastic parts from outside the car, like the plastic mirrors and the plastic rail on the door HOW CAN I MAKE IT NOT PEEL OFF>>>>

i see cars with it pealing of so how can i do it right?

Audacity Racing · Post by **Audacity Racing** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 6:39 pm

buy "Fusion" paint from krylon... it's a super-bond paint that sticks to ANYTHING. it's made specifically for plastic...

then you can use clear in a can to cover it (if you don't have access to a cup gun, etc)

otherwise, you could sand, prime, and then paint....

depends if you want to blend it in to your body or just make them colored

BosnianLanos · Post by **BosnianLanos** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 6:58 pm

Spray a few coats of Dupli-Color base automotive paint followed up by some coats of clear coat for protection and shine. Paint and primer would most likely help, but I just cleaned the surface with alcohol and sprayed it with the technique mentioned. 7 Months in the Floridian hellish weather system and no peeling, cracking, or dulling.

delphis · Post by **delphis** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 7:06 pm

sand and primer everything first! I used to paint houses, and the way to make any paint last is a good base coat!

Get some good primer or filler primer depending on the surface, sand it down lightly with some 150+ grit paper and then swab it with alcohol to make sure it is clean and let it dry. Then spary on a good coat of primer and then your base coat, try not ot get any runs but if you do just sand it down with some 180+ grit sand paper and then spray on your final coat and then put on at LEAST 2 layers of clear coat. Make sure to either use fusion for innterior plastics and use the dupli color for exterior. I just did my mirrors and I still have to put the final coat on them and the clear coat and I also have to do the spoiler as well, but I am very pleased with how it came out.

MMamdouh · Post by **MMamdouh** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 7:43 pm

when i painted my dash i only sand paper it then sprayed it with paint and so far it is holding on tight... maybe because it is protected by the fact that it is in the car and away from all the abrasive conditions outside.

MMamdouh

delphis · Post by **delphis** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 8:40 pm

ya the inner plastics like the dash and door panels don't be need to be primed. The smooth plastics such as the black dash trim and black plastic around the gauges needs to be sanded and primed, I tried it with out primer on the main black trim peice and it didn't stick that well, then I primed all of the others and it worked like a charm! good luck!