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Dec 13, 2002

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Question About painting trim

Hey guys..i have a question about painting the trim..i read somewhere on here that some people didnt have to sand or primer..is that true?..sorry i searched but couldnt find ne thing cuz the select all thing is gone

..so ne help would be appreciated..thanx

Dec 13, 2002

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yea you cna buy some adhesion promoter from pep boys and ive heard it works,,,but i took mine out and sanded and primered the hell outta of it and it looks nice. i have never used the adhesion promoter but i know that afew people have used it on this site

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no primer = paint wont stick to plastic pieces.

Use white primer...

As for the sanding, not really necessary. It still comes out pretty smooth without sanding the pieces.

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[hr]Originally posted by: ak
no primer = paint wont stick to plastic pieces.

Use white primer...

As for the sanding, not really necessary. It still comes out pretty smooth without sanding the pieces.[hr]

true that. sanding not necessary. just prime it.
good luck

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It appears as though you will have to see what works for you, because I had the opposite experience of what ak said. I didn't use a primer and didn't have any problems with the paint sticking. However, I did have to do a little sanding to get it smooth. Maybe if I used a primer, it would have turned out differently, but it looks good to me. I haven't had any problems with the paint.