Interior painting?
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Interior painting?
Howdy,
How do I paint my interior plastic? I'm going to paint the truck black and want a matching interior. Is it easy or hard to do? Do they make a product especially for this kinda project?
The old color was blue, and it might look good w/o altering the interior color, but like I said before...I want a matching exterior/interior.
I'll install a black vinal floor and re-do the seats.
How do I paint my interior plastic? I'm going to paint the truck black and want a matching interior. Is it easy or hard to do? Do they make a product especially for this kinda project?
The old color was blue, and it might look good w/o altering the interior color, but like I said before...I want a matching exterior/interior.
I'll install a black vinal floor and re-do the seats.
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Krylon makes a Fusion paint... made specifically for plastic. I worked at an Ace Hardware... thats how I know about it but I haven't heard anything about it really. I guess it depends how willing you are to try something. Just make sure you prep it right and it will stick.
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Hey Farmboy,how's it going?I have done the same thing a few times,and what you need is called vinyl dye.You can get it in spray bomb or use an additive in a spray gun.Just remember to wipe ALL of the plastic down with a solvent,such as acrysol,which works the best,or laquer thinner before you start to paint or the paint will more than likely ''fisheye'' or seperate very badly.Be very carefull if you use thinner because it IS very flammable and the fumes aren't good for ya either.Other than that,just tape off what you don't want to paint and have fun!
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Thanks for all the pointers guys. This idea is in the back of my mind right now cause I'm fixin my axleshafts now, which shouldn't take long, but everything takes 3x longer than it should be at my house. Hopefully i'll get this done before school next year.....Thats a BIG hopefully. lol
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If you are talking about those rigid plastic seat belt retractor covers, you can paint them with whatever you use on interior/exterior. The plastic has to be prepped properly. I just did some with a light blue, then I cleared them. I used a coat of urethane 2K primer first then sanded to 220 grit. You want to use a medium reducer in your base coat so it flashes quickly. The factory painted them so I dont know why you wouldnt be able to.
As far as the vinyl, I got fed up with the poor selection of colors available from SEM. There darkest blue looked like powder sky blue. So I covered the SEM with a krylon exterior trim paint. It is more flexible like an epoxy and it has the semi-gloss sheen that I wanted. I used it on the dash pad and it looks great. I did have a base of the SEM powdery stuff so I would imagine that helped hold it on and give it a good base.
Good luck!!
As far as the vinyl, I got fed up with the poor selection of colors available from SEM. There darkest blue looked like powder sky blue. So I covered the SEM with a krylon exterior trim paint. It is more flexible like an epoxy and it has the semi-gloss sheen that I wanted. I used it on the dash pad and it looks great. I did have a base of the SEM powdery stuff so I would imagine that helped hold it on and give it a good base.
Good luck!!
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I have used SEM with good results. As some of the other posts have said prep of the parts is important for a lasting job. I used acetone to clean and wipe all the parts down. Add it to the rag first then wipe you parts. You could melt some parts if you get crazy with the stuff.
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