Painting interior plastics
Painting interior plastics
Hi All,
Didnt know which section to put this in so it ended up here. Have got a centre console from a 84 touring wagon which is beige/brown. Have painted it a dark grey to match the interior of the brumby that I want it to go into. The problem being that the slightest scratch removes the paint ie the paint hasnt bound to the plastic.
I prepared the plastic with wax/grease remover and then roughed it up with fine sandpaper and then applied vinyl paint (as I was already using it on the vinyl).
Ok, so what am I doing wrong here?
And is there a specific paint that I should be using to paint the plastic?
Cheers,
Corax.
Didnt know which section to put this in so it ended up here. Have got a centre console from a 84 touring wagon which is beige/brown. Have painted it a dark grey to match the interior of the brumby that I want it to go into. The problem being that the slightest scratch removes the paint ie the paint hasnt bound to the plastic.
I prepared the plastic with wax/grease remover and then roughed it up with fine sandpaper and then applied vinyl paint (as I was already using it on the vinyl).
Ok, so what am I doing wrong here?
And is there a specific paint that I should be using to paint the plastic?
Cheers,
Corax.
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Hmm, maybe vinyl paint doesn't last on hard plastic pieces. How many coats/how thick was it? I would expect painting plastic to be tricky anyway, maybe you need a different product to the vinyl paint.
I'm planning on doing mine with plasti-dip; sticks to plastic, tough/doesn't scratch and can be peeled off if required. Many colors to choose from...
I'm planning on doing mine with plasti-dip; sticks to plastic, tough/doesn't scratch and can be peeled off if required. Many colors to choose from...
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Stripper time ...
Firstly I'd make sure its the correct type of paint - What you want is a Vinyl Dye :
http://www.ebay.com.au/gds/Painting-Pla ... 403/g.html
Then you need to 'prep' by removing any contamination :
Hope this helps ...
Cheers, Bantum ...
http://www.ebay.com.au/gds/Painting-Pla ... 403/g.html
Then you need to 'prep' by removing any contamination :
You may need to remove the old paint first though :
If it's being really stubborn you could try this :
Just be careful with caustic chemicals like these ...
Hope this helps ...
Cheers, Bantum ...