Interior Trim Painting: How to

[DeleriousZ]

Hey guys, just making a call for anyone who's up to the task of creating a good interior trim painting tutorial for all the uneducated guys and girls out there.. i'll find someone to stickify it... cheers

[CivicSlayr]

I can do it.

[DeleriousZ]

alright.... ??? are you going to then?

[CivicSlayr]

Step 1: Isoprol Alcohol, If you get hurt alot you'll have plenty of
this stuff. If you don't have any go to Food Lion, it's 98 cents.
Rub down any part that you plan on painting. It removes armorall,
grease, and other forighen matter. It promotes a good surface for
paint adheasion.

Step 2: Now is a very good time to get freindly with masking tape.
Remember "If it's not taped, it's gonna see paint".

Step 3: You could go ahead and lay down the color, but it would look
like crap and last about a day. What you need to do is lay down some
nice light coats of primer. On the first coat spray just enough to
speckel it up alot. Now let that coat get really tacky. I always
paint a piece of card board at the same time so i can tell when i can
Paint again. Really you just have to have a feel for it.
On the second coat Try to do the same as the first coat, but you can
go a little heavier. On the third you can lay an actualy light coat.
That should be good enough. Just make sure that you have the old paint
is covered COMPLEATLY, and that the finish is uniform.

Step 4: YAY COLOR. Slow down sonny you'r not ready to lay down a fat
coat are you? You should paint your fist and second coats the same as
if your were primering. SPECKEL. Then on the third and posibal fourth fith ect. coats try to get the finish nice and smooth. To go real
smooth you will have to lay a good deal of paint down, and be super
carfull not the let it run.

Step 5: Clear coat. Spray down 5 coats of clear, same steps as above,
let it dry about 4 minutes in between coats. Don't lay down to much
or you will kick your self cause you gotta start all over. Let it
set for about 24 hours if you really want to make sure that you don't
mess it up.

Step 6: Put it back in. Don't half ass this step. Be carfull not to
chip or scratch your new peice.

Goody were done, see its not hard... Just a PITA.

[CivicSlayr]

Cheers, think i should make it its own thread?

[CivicSlayr]

whatcha think deliriousz?

[DeleriousZ]

looks good man, but what about sanding and stuff? i've heard of people hitting the pieces with some really fine grain wet/dry sandpaper before laying down the primer..

[CivicSlayr]

Meh... you COULD. I personaly don't. I might rememend hiting it with alky, the MABEY some scoth brite. Follwed by another alky rubdown. You reallydon't need to sand, scuff with scotch brite if its really smooth, but i wouldn't sand.