GeforceXtreme
03-12-2006, 11:53 PM
In my car, some of my trim pieces are started to fade in color. Also being my car is almost totally gray on the inside, I like to add a little detail by off-setting it with some black. I don't plan to go over-board by like turning everything like red or white. Some of the parts I need to paint, are either plastic or vinyl. Also some of the plastic trim pieces, were previously painted in the past, and the paint is started to chip off, and show the original paint underneath. What can I use to strip off the old spray paint, without damaging the plastic or vinyl. When I want to strip paint of a metal, I usually use air-craft paint stripper. However that stuff is so powerful, I would expect it to melt the plastic. Should I just sand the plastic down? Or should I use a chemical to strip the old paint off? However if you sand down the plastic, I think I would loose the textured look, that my factory trim has.
So many people have told me different ways of spraying the trim, so the paint sticks, and doesn’t chip off. Some say don’t use primer, some say do? Also I was told to use rubber alcohol, right before you spray something, so it’s extra clean? I would have to guess that some of you have spray painted trim pieces in the past, so what do you guys feel is the best way of doing this? Can these methods be used the same way with vinyl? Also one last thing, If you want to spray two different colors, what type of tape should you use, to tape of sections that you don’t want to paint? I like to go out and buy little a mini spray gun to hook up to my air compressor, to paint these trim pieces. Instead of going out and blowing money on rattle cans all the time.
It also seems that there are never any good guides online that I can come across, about spray painting trim parts? Its odd
So many people have told me different ways of spraying the trim, so the paint sticks, and doesn’t chip off. Some say don’t use primer, some say do? Also I was told to use rubber alcohol, right before you spray something, so it’s extra clean? I would have to guess that some of you have spray painted trim pieces in the past, so what do you guys feel is the best way of doing this? Can these methods be used the same way with vinyl? Also one last thing, If you want to spray two different colors, what type of tape should you use, to tape of sections that you don’t want to paint? I like to go out and buy little a mini spray gun to hook up to my air compressor, to paint these trim pieces. Instead of going out and blowing money on rattle cans all the time.
It also seems that there are never any good guides online that I can come across, about spray painting trim parts? Its odd