interior paint

[bigdon23]

sorry if this is a repost as i am new but,
when painting the plastic in the car interior do i prime then paint, or paint prime paint?
i am a bit of a noob so please forgive me and thanks in advance for your help

[waynne]

Hi bigdon23 and welcome to TorqueCars. Don't ever worry about reposts - things change and its nice to get new ideas and latest methods.

I would sand (key the surface), then prime then sand (fine wet and dry) then paint. Have you found our plastic painting guide - it was writted by a paint sprayer and is very useful. http://www.torquecars.com/styling/plastic-painting.php

[bigdon23]

thanks waynne

thats where i got the idea from but the way it was explained was a little confusing so i thought i would check first before starting.

[lutonmatt]

always use plastic primer as this gives the paint something to stick it

if not the paint will fall off even if you use normal primer do a little bit of spraying here and there and work next door to a body shop

[jonski]

i just been spraying wingmirrors which are plastic so im guessin the same theory applies but want to respray interior, anyway i sanded, primed, wet/dry again, then painted. Turned out pretty well

[bigdon23]

thanks, i got plastic primer, BRgreen, wet and dry and lacour (how ever you spell it)

[waynne]

The L Word gets me too bigdon23. Please post up some pics when you are done (and have 10 posts! )

[bigdon23]

i will post some pics when done.

in my head the paint will look good and professional, just hope it does in real life when finished

[bigdon23]

ok so i keyed the plastic to be painted, washed it and then layed it out in my shed ready to paint.

when i started priming, a gust a wind blew dirt and hair ect onto the parts.

does anyone know what i should do from here? do i sand it all the way back and start again? plz help thanks

[jonski]

same happened here, flys kept getting stuck in it lol. Fortunatly its only on the primer so it should be alryt, just use a fine grade sandpaper and go over the whole area again which youshould really do in between coats anyway. You dont have to bother with the whole wet/medium/dry thing just the one fine sand should do. Once youve finished give it a quick clean with a wet lint free cloth and wait for it to dry. You should then be able to apply a good coat.

[bigdon23]

cheers jonski