Prep And Paint Question
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Prep And Paint Question
Took the brake light chrome backer off tonight and dont know what the best way to prep it out would be seeing as it is plastic, any advice would be greatly appreciated and also what kind of black paint did anyone use?
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go to a auto paint store ask them for a ultra fine 3m scuff pad and ask them for plastic primer. spray a coat on let it flash for about 10 min. apply another coat and let it flash. also buy a tack cloth to wip off any dust or lint after each coat make sure primer is dry to the touch befor wiping. and buy your paint if u have a spray gun get strainers and it should be ready to spray. spray it the same way u did the primer put a coat let it flash off and put another coat and u should have coverage by the second coat. u dont want alot of paint build 1 to 3 coats at the most. black covers very quick. if u dont have a spray gun buy a spray bomb it will do the same but shake can very well and befor u spray it on your part spray it out first on a piece of paper or cardboard. if u dont spray it out first it could spit a chunk of paint out and it takes for ever to dry. sorry u will sand the part with that scuff pad until its dull looking wipe it down with rubbing alcohol cuz it evaporates real fast then procede with what i stated above good luck hope it helps u out i have been in the body shop business for 30 plus years if u need anymore help just holler there will be other options from other people on this forum and they will also be helpful.as far as paint u can use flat black, satin black. satin black is what denim is or the usual gloss black try not to spray it on to wet u could get fisheyes and when that happens wip it all off and star all over again. dont use alcohol use acetone. iam done later
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go to a auto paint store ask them for a ultra fine 3m scuff pad and ask them for plastic primer. spray a coat on let it flash for about 10 min. apply another coat and let it flash. also buy a tack cloth to wip off any dust or lint after each coat make sure primer is dry to the touch befor wiping. and buy your paint if u have a spray gun get strainers and it should be ready to spray. spray it the same way u did the primer put a coat let it flash off and put another coat and u should have coverage by the second coat. u dont want alot of paint build 1 to 3 coats at the most. black covers very quick. if u dont have a spray buy a spray bomb it will do the same but shake can very well and befor u spray it on your part spary it out first on a piece of paper or cardboard. if u dont spray it out first it could spit a chunk of paint out and it takes for ever to dry. sorry u will sand the part with that scuff pad until its dull looking wipe it down with rubbing alcohol cuz it evapirates real fast then procede with what i stated above good luck hope it helps u out i have been in the body shop business for 30 plus years if u need anymore help just holler there will be other options from other people on this forum and they are also be helpful.as far as paint u can use flat black, satin black satin black is what denim is
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