Painted some interior pieces..

[Mark]

sorry about the quality, but you get the just of it. My camera sucks at night pics. I think i'll be painting more pieces soon..

[Mark]

here's another

[Chevy Princess]

Those pics don't give it justice, but it looks great man.. got any paint left over? ;)

[Mark]

and here's one of the UPD with a fresh coat of pewter also..

[black_yukon]

That is awesome. What paint did you use and how did you prep the plastic???

[Mark]

I prepped them with laquer thinner first. Not too much, just enough to clean the parts of any grease. Then I wetsanded them. Then my bodyman did the rest with primer and flex agent and PPG pewter and clear.

[grounded]

Nice, now ya just got get to da body.:D :D

[01GMC]

How did you seperate the plastic from the headliner on the overhead console........ I guess I mean how did you get it down from the headliner, and how did you seperate it to paint it without geting paint on the carpeted part???

[Mark]

well the piece above the front seats was only held in by 1 screw near the windshield. Then the rest just pops off with 2 clips. The one about the rear seats is held in by 2 scres and 2 clips. You have to remove the clips first, then the AC controls and then the 2 screws.

[01GMC]

Thanks..... I can get it off now, but how did you seperate the plastic from the carperted part once you get the overhead console down? Or does it just come apart with a few clips?

[Mark]

Not exactly sure what you mean by coming apart from the carpet..

[01GMC]

In the picture's above... when you have the overhead console removed from the headliner. Now that you have it removed you had to paint it... the plastic part that meets up to the "headliner", or "carpeted area", whatever you want to call it on the plastic, not the actual headliner. I want to know how you removed that or did you just tape it off? I hope I am asking it where you can understand. I don't know if I am explaining it right?

[Mark]

yeah, there are just a few clips and unplugging the wires and it comes right off. Very easy once you get to doing it.

[supermandan]

Will too mach laquer thinner eat into the plastic? And also what is the best way to strip a piece of plastic like the door handles without hurting them?

[Mark]

yes, if you use too mich laquer thinner or leve it on too long, it will start to melt the plastic. As long as you just wipe it and then follow it with a clean towel, you should be fine. Remember , this is only to remove the dirt and grease from the parts, so it's a small step in the smoothing process.

[supermandan]

I was gonna paint my interior door handles and was wondering about how I should do it. I now know how to use the laquer thinner and that it should be clean. I am trying to do this cheaply so I am doing it myself and was wondering if you know how I should prep it? Adhesion promotor? and since I am trying to do it cheaply I found a color in Krylon that is pretty close so could I use a spraypaint and then spray a coat of clear over it? Would it smooth out? Would this evem be worth trying or a waste of some good handles?

[Mark]

well, after cleaning them, its sanding time, use wetsand paper and sand until it's as smooth as you want it. remember if there is any roughness left, it will show, you may not be able to feel it, but you'll be able to see it. Adhesion promoter will work great, also try to use a filler primer that will fill in some of the roughness. Then wetsand until smooth.

[supermandan]

Thanks a lot...we'll see how they turn out.