Painting the black plastic stuff...
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Painting the black plastic stuff...
...like the black on my grille, mirrors, and bumper caps. I've heard of guys doing it with rattle cans and it coming out great. I have no money to buy parts, so I'd end up sanding and smoothing myself, unless there is something that can be sprayed on to avoid all that. What about plastic adhesion promoter, anybody recommend something like that?
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...like the black on my grille, mirrors, and bumper caps. I've heard of guys doing it with rattle cans and it coming out great. I have no money to buy parts, so I'd end up sanding and smoothing myself, unless there is something that can be sprayed on to avoid all that. What about plastic adhesion promoter, anybody recommend something like that?
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Sand it kinda smooth, then clean with thinner, or acetone( You want it a tiny bit ruff, so the prom has something to bite into).. Next addy promoter, then prime.. Sand the primer with 1500-2000, then dust it with the color you want to do it.. While it is still wet, do it again.. Then once it is all evenly coated, continue to do light coats of paint untill it is completely painted... Just make sure you get good even coats.. Let that get tacky, almost dry, then clear it.. Do the clear a little heaver on each coat.. If you plan to wet sand it with 2k when your done, a run here or there will not hurt it.. I have turned out some extremely nice shaky bomb stuff.. Key is to not rush the prep..
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Bill....the Bowtie and Rear pads I Painted on my truck....using Duplicolor Products,.....Their Adhesion Promoter....Grey Primer...Perfect Match Paint and their Clear Coat.....I wish you could see these parts I painted in-person...I could not be any more Pleased with the Finished Product!!
Originally Posted by Mangled03gmc
Sand it kinda smooth, then clean with thinner, or acetone( You want it a tiny bit ruff, so the prom has something to bite into).. Next addy promoter, then prime.. Sand the primer with 1500-2000, then dust it with the color you want to do it.. While it is still wet, do it again.. Then once it is all evenly coated, continue to do light coats of paint untill it is completely painted... Just make sure you get good even coats.. Let that get tacky, almost dry, then clear it.. Do the clear a little heaver on each coat.. If you plan to wet sand it with 2k when your done, a run here or there will not hurt it.. I have turned out some extremely nice shaky bomb stuff.. Key is to not rush the prep..
Oh yea, I want to do the grey front lower valance too...
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Thanks brotha, I knew that you'd be game...and there's a liquor store in walking distance I think that you should take a ride to Jersey so you can run your truck at Englishtown Raceway Park or Island Dragway...maybe even Atco. Then you can swing by my joint and pretty up my uglyish black plastic
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Thanks brotha, I knew that you'd be game...and there's a liquor store in walking distance I think that you should take a ride to Jersey so you can run your truck at Englishtown Raceway Park or Island Dragway...maybe even Atco. Then you can swing by my joint and pretty up my uglyish black plastic
My buddy who's probably going to help out (and shoot a bit himself) when I shoot your truck works at a body shop, maybe the 3 of us can have a sanding party.
I think you might have met him at the ETown swap meet last spring?
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use th prompter first then put three good wet coast wait bout 5-10 min flash time the sand with 320 repeat til texture gone then water sand it with a 600 grit them hammer the clear if ur doing clear...put ont good wet slick coat of clear n sand it with a 1500 n reclear it .....make sure ur fan it about 8-10'' away from the part for sexy slick finish
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04 buroban use an ruber hammer with duck type n beat on but becarful u might break the tibs so when u do it work in the middle n work out wards left to right or vis vera