Ok, I have a slight dilema here. And I need help!!! AHhhhh!!! Hehehe. Ok, my fiance is driving me nuts, but I didnt say that. :D He is painting the interior of his S10. And it is not cooperating how he would like it too. He took off his door panel, sanded it down and cleaned it with denatured alcohol. Then he spray painted it. The brand paint he is using is Dupi-Color, it says it is for the interior vinyl on vechiles, but it was cheap only $3.99 (I dont know if that means anything). He put on about 3-4 coats. Then he sprayed Rustolem over it to seal/protect it. It looked fine after that. But the next day dun dun dunnn...there was a bunch of little bubbles and it had cracked. Also you could just peel the paint off like it didnt bond to the plastic. Now my questions are : Should he have primed it before hand? If so what brands are there that we should use? Could it be because there is residue of the denatured alcohol on it? Could it be the brand paint we are using? I have only seen a couple other brands. What brands would you recommend?
I would really apperciate any help. I have been looking ALL over the net for specif answers but they are all so vague. I hope I can find the help on here. I would like to know so I know what to do when I start the interior of my car! Hehehe! :) Thanks!

ok well first thing you have to do is..... oh yeah this is for me lol my bad i love you

Originally posted by uke78
ok well first thing you have to do is..... oh yeah this is for me lol my bad i love you


lol


I would try asking in the scale modeling forum. They are experts at paint on plastic, vinyl, etc. Their forum can be found here. (http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/f927/)

using a primer may have helped. the paint probably didnt have much to bond too...

Here is the link to JC Whitney Co. They sell everything needed to paint the interior.

http://www.jcwhitney.com/product.jhtml?CATID=75041&_requestid=36576

Common mistake.

The reason for the bubble is that the paint used needs time to dry as it dries it releases small amounts of fumes. If the clear coat (or seal) is applied too soon then the fumes get trapped under the clear and form the dreaded bubbles.


After cleaning it with the denatured alcohol let that dry, then apply the paint in thin layers slowly buliding it up. Leave that to dry. Once fully dry (I'm not sure how long it would take with that paint) then seal it.