help: interior paint
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help: interior paint
What should i use to remove paint from an interior piece that was painted, i know paint thinner will turn the plastic into soup, i was told to use acetone(nail polish remover), but i was wondering if anyone knew, any help is greatly appreciated.[IMG]i/expressions/beer_yum.gif[/IMG]
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Oh man, i did this today thanks to andyman97's help!
Things you need:
1. 1 sheet of 400-500 grit wet sand paper
2. paint
Simple steps:
1. Soak a 3"by3" section (or whatever size you like) into a water bucket for a few minutes...
2. Sand the plastic piece while keeping the sand paper wet at all times . Have patience.. you might need to put some muscles at times, but it works.
DO NOT USE PAINT THINNER. After that...it should all be black and ready to be repainted.
Spray 4-5 layers of paint (wait 10 minutes between each coats) and apply 2 layers of Clear Lacquer (aka clear coat) and let it dry for 2 hours.
Put it all back together, and enjoy!
Things you need:
1. 1 sheet of 400-500 grit wet sand paper
2. paint
Simple steps:
1. Soak a 3"by3" section (or whatever size you like) into a water bucket for a few minutes...
2. Sand the plastic piece while keeping the sand paper wet at all times . Have patience.. you might need to put some muscles at times, but it works.
DO NOT USE PAINT THINNER. After that...it should all be black and ready to be repainted.
Spray 4-5 layers of paint (wait 10 minutes between each coats) and apply 2 layers of Clear Lacquer (aka clear coat) and let it dry for 2 hours.
Put it all back together, and enjoy!
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I just painted my pillars.
Items needed:
- Plasti-kote White primer
- Plasti-kote Vinyl paint(this will not crack or peel
Steps:
1. Give 2 layers of the primer
2. Let dry
3. Give 3-4 layers of the color you want
4. Let dry
5. Clear Coat
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[hr]Originally posted by: ak
Oh man, i did this today thanks to andyman97's help!
Things you need:
1. 1 sheet of 400-500 grit wet sand paper
2. paint
Simple steps:
1. Soak a 3"by3" section (or whatever size you like) into a water bucket for a few minutes...
2. Sand the plastic piece while keeping the sand paper wet at all times . Have patience.. you might need to put some muscles at times, but it works.
DO NOT USE PAINT THINNER. After that...it should all be black and ready to be repainted.
Spray 4-5 layers of paint (wait 10 minutes between each coats) and apply 2 layers of Clear Lacquer (aka clear coat) and let it dry for 2 hours.
Put it all back together, and enjoy![hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: ak
Oh man, i did this today thanks to andyman97's help!
Things you need:
1. 1 sheet of 400-500 grit wet sand paper
2. paint
Simple steps:
1. Soak a 3"by3" section (or whatever size you like) into a water bucket for a few minutes...
2. Sand the plastic piece while keeping the sand paper wet at all times . Have patience.. you might need to put some muscles at times, but it works.
DO NOT USE PAINT THINNER. After that...it should all be black and ready to be repainted.
Spray 4-5 layers of paint (wait 10 minutes between each coats) and apply 2 layers of Clear Lacquer (aka clear coat) and let it dry for 2 hours.
Put it all back together, and enjoy!
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1: Primer is used for a few things. First it's used to treat metal so as to prevent rust. You aren't painting metal.
2: Primer is used to fill in scratchesand leave a sandable surface. If you wet sand the pieces you shouldn't have any scratches that the paint won't fill.
3: You don't want alot of thickness on the plastic. Too much can cause cracking or flaking.
And one thing that ak left out....once you have sanded it down, if you are going to repaint it you should use a scotch brite pad to scuff up the surface, it gives the paint something to hold onto and helps prevent flaking.
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Holy **** bro, when did you become a mod? LOL, I missed that, you never told me
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Rep Power: 0 Thanks for the tips, btu i am actually returning my interior back to stock color, so that's why i was wondering how to remove paint without harming the interior.......[IMG]i/expressions/beer_yum.gif[/IMG]
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Rep Power: 0 I bought this stuff called oops grafiti remover and a nylon brush. it was a pain in the *** but it did the trick and left no scratchs. good luck bro and if all else fails order new parts through honda, trim peices arn't that expensive
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