painting vinal dash

[j-z-fire-ss]

i have seen in some piccs where they have painted there dash and i was wondering the steps taken in doing so here is my thoughts on what has to be done if they are rong pleaes correct me. and can someone tell me what brand or type off paint {mainley what kind off clearcoat and prymer}

1. lightly sand kinda rough it up or to get that smooth almost steel like look do you sand it smooth?

2. primmer is there a special type where do u find some
do you re sand after pryming

3 i know that krylon fusion paint is good for plastic should i use it foe my vynol dashboard
im thinken 3-4-5 thin coats

4 clear coat what kind off clear coat and how many coats how long do u wait after u paint to clear coat and how long in betwen coats
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5. do u have to sand plastic parts as well


and any imput on color i have a 98 gt gold exterior tan interior i wat to paint exterior a deeper darker gold type color what are flakes in exterior paint

and interior i want to do a brown whiteish cream (that way i can leave some interior the orig tan color ie headliner and carpet ) also would orange glow lights look beter than blue interior lights wich i have right now ?

ok enough questions any imput would be very much apriciated i cant wait to put some pics up once i figure out how ok yeh thanx

[FinchUsed]

The orange glow lights might go alittle better though I dont know about painting dashes. I dont care for tan interiors much but to each their own. I just like black interiors as you can do more with them. Black goes with most colors, if not all.

[jayson716]

Clean it really good. get all grease dirt protectant off and then you will be able to spray it. and the vynal will be tacky for along time... but take your time and do it right lightly sand if needed after first coat. you will know if you need to sand. if the paint bubbles. Good luck my sig has pics of mine.

[lostconcept]

yeah me and my buddy did his car, just sand it, clean it with soapy water, let it dry, put a few coats of krylon fusion on it til it looks good and you get all the imperfections out, LET IT DRY BEFORE YOU PUT IT BACK IN THE CAR lol we rushed his door panels and put them back in before they dry and to this day they are still sticky, tape off everything you dont want painted, and last but not least put the pieces back in CAREFULLY. You can also paint your carpets, email me at [email protected], and ill let you know what kind of paint he used for that, i dont know off the top of my head but it looks fresh, ill try to get some pictures for you just drop me an email

[LTZ2FLIP4]

Youre better off getting it fiberglassed. I dyed mine with vinyl dye, biggest waste of time ever. The sun beats the shit out of it and it ends up peeling or chipping. Glass it and paint it with automotive basecoat and clearcoat.

[noshun]

use a high-build primer and you wont have to sand as much.

[TheOtherMatt]

here is everything you need

http://store.yahoo.com/yourautotrim-store/semdye.html


DO NOT USE KRYLON

[LTZ2FLIP4]

Originally Posted by TheOtherMatt

DO NOT USE KRYLON

Dont use any kind of spraypaint. Its gonna wear off due to the high traffic areas in a car. Plus it looks like a$$ If spraypaint were meant for cars theyd use it on the outside, dont ya think.