Int Trim removal and painting

[bigike]

I want to paint my trim pieces on the doors bezel, door locks and above glove box flame red. And the SRT red white and blue. How do i remove the trim pieces and what is the proper way to paint them "because for some reason the ""PERFESIONALS"" on this site can't (OR wont) powercoat my plastic" Some bs about it being plastic?

So if jobuu wont help me then i say f**k you jobuu i'll do it myself

thanks Yall

 

[Wifey]

I want to paint my trim pieces on the doors bezel, door locks and above glove box flame red. And the SRT red white and blue. How do i remove the trim pieces and what is the proper way to paint them "because for some reason the ""PERFESIONALS"" on this site can't (OR wont) powercoat my plastic" Some bs about it being plastic?

So if jobuu wont help me then i say f**k you jobuu i'll do it myself

thanks Yall

If you want to do your plastic parts in colors search the web or yellow pages for perfesionals that do vaccuum metalizing - not sure about the red whit and blue, but they do brass, chrome, etc. :dontknow:

You are kidding about powder coating plastic I presume

 

[AWDisuzu]

if you want to put your plastic pieces in a 475 degree oven, go ahead!

 

[Stanimal]

when you powdercoat something, you have to give it a electrical charge, and the paint a opposite charge, then spray it, then you BAKE it on in extreme temps. first, plastic doesnt conduct electricity, second, plastic will melt at the temps needed to bake the coating on.

 

[Wifey]

Cuz i was bored .............. Here is what I found on powder coating process

http://www.finishing.com/Library/pennisi/powder.html

 

[Jeff Kehoe]

You can try to buy soem of it.
Jeff

http://www.mrkgroup.net/store2/index.php?cPath=28&osCsid=0cnnm1on9e4kspssej69vpklm4

 

[bigike]

it was a joke, from my other thread on jmbs page!

 

[yellowfeverquad]

HEY JEFF,BITCHIN SITE SAW A BUNCH OF THINGS TO SPEND MY MONEY ON ,THANKS,NO REALLY

 

[BigRed460]

In my rumble bee I painted alot and did a DIY let me go to the other site and copy it....

 

[BigRed460]

My TOP SECRET Instructions

1. Scotch-Brite the heck out of each piece first.

2. Scotch-Brite the heck out of each piece again, until it smooth.

2.5. Repeat step 1 - 2 again and again, this is the most importain part!!

3. Once its smooth take some 600 grit sand paper and smooth it out. Make sure all of the texture is gone, the Scotch-Brite now is WAY easier that wet sanding later when your paint looks like orange peal...

4. Then take MEK(methanol ether keytone) and DAB some on a rag, in one quick wipe get all the sanding dust off, YOU ONLY GET ONE WIPE, if you try to wipe again the plastic will melt.

5. I used some out of the rattle can Dupli-Color RED primer, spray extremely light coats, don't freak if you don't cover it on the first spray, put 4-5 light coats each about 5 min. apart. (I was watching NASCAR on Sunday and during each commerical i went and added a coat).

6. In League City it was about 85 so the primer dried in about 30 min. after my final coat I check each piece, I sanded alot on the bare plastic so the primer was perfect, no need to sand it.

7. I have a regular AutoZone hook to the air compressor sprayer, I added the paint and the reducer (just followed the instructions on the paint can) I put 8 coats total, once again during commercials (but man they had alot on cautions) remember several light coats are way better than heavy coats.

8. I had some left over clear coat from another project and added on a LIGHT LIGHT coat 10 min after I sprayed the last paint.

9. LET IT DRY, the longer the better, I had to take my truck out with no dash Sunday night, I felt like an idiot....

10. Put it back in and start drooling....

This is the third truck I have done, the other two were red dodges(friends)



http://www.rumblebee.org/viewtopic....torder=asc&highlight=painting+bigred&start=15

There is a link with some pictures, I am not sure if I am suspose to link to another forum though...

 

[Stanimal]

it was a joke, from my other thread on jmbs page!

ok sorry it just sounded like you were bashin on him

 

[05viper qb]

where did you grt MEK at

 

[BigRed460]

I can get it at a few places, McCoys, home Depot, and the normal hardware stores have it. Paint thinner works ok also...

 

[SRT-11]

I'll tell you an easy way that's always worked for me (assuming the pieces are already smooth)

1. get a can of adhesion promoter, a can of basecoat (you can get factory matched spraypaint at www.automotivetouchup.com) and a can of clear.

2. scotch brighting never hurts, but essentially all you need to do is clean the part to be painted off as best possible with windex or something that removes oils, wax, etc.

3. do a light coat or two of the adhesion promoter, let it dry for 10 minutes

4. do two or three light coats and one medium coat of the basecoat, with 10-15 minutes inbetween coats

5. do one light and two or three medium coats of clear

6. let it dry for a few days, preferrably a week, and then you can 2000 or 2500 grit sandpaper (with soapy water at all times) to wetsand it and then use a good quality polish (NOT A WAX, A POLISH) and a hand buffer to bring it to a mirror finish.

 

[mosrt10]

dam that looks like a lot of work