Painting Plastic......

95GTS · 02-25-2001, 06:28 PM

How do you go about painting plastic? I'm not much of an expert in the painting field. What's being painted is the plastic such as on the dash; center console area; area around the stereo headunit, a/c and heater controls; maybe door panel parts as well. I'm assuming that most of you have seen the article in the MM&FF a few issues ago with the Roush mustang with the Chromalusion paintjob. It had some of the dash parts painted the Chromalusion as well. How do I accomplish painting these plastic pieces?

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1996 Mustang GTS

Gautam · 02-28-2001, 10:14 AM

Hi,
Yea, I'm curious on this as well. What kind of paint, any other finish/material I should put over paint, etc. Anything to make the paint last and look good.

Thanks!
Bye!

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Gautam N. Lad
http://www.cubicdesign.com
http://www.cubicdesign.com/mustang/

LX XLR8R · 03-01-2001, 02:50 PM

well if your thinking about changing you interior color then use paint dye..it works wonders on interiors and is very durable

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1987 black notch(ex 4 banger)
DSS 306 w/ main support...Elderbrock 6028 heads..gt-40 intake..24# injectors...70 mm tb..77 pro-m...accel 300+..mac full legnth..tremec w/ pro5oh...full MAC exhaust,off road h-pipe,long tubes, catback...ron davis radiator..subframes, control arms...CFDF II..o yea holley FPR sucks..dont buy one..

03-01-2001, 03:52 PM

Also, and this probably goes without saying, but spend a lot of time on prepping the pieces before they are painted/dyed. Clean the parts very thoroughly to get rid of any traces of oil or grease. Just a little bit can ruin an otherwise nice looking painted part.

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Greg
91 LX Convertible

02-25-2001, 06:28 PM	#1
95GTS Git jiggy Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: MO USA Posts: 865	Painting Plastic...... How do you go about painting plastic? I'm not much of an expert in the painting field. What's being painted is the plastic such as on the dash; center console area; area around the stereo headunit, a/c and heater controls; maybe door panel parts as well. I'm assuming that most of you have seen the article in the MM&FF a few issues ago with the Roush mustang with the Chromalusion paintjob. It had some of the dash parts painted the Chromalusion as well. How do I accomplish painting these plastic pieces? ------------------ 1996 Mustang GTS

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02-28-2001, 10:14 AM	#2
Gautam Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Brampton, ON, Canada Posts: 298	Hi, Yea, I'm curious on this as well. What kind of paint, any other finish/material I should put over paint, etc. Anything to make the paint last and look good. Thanks! Bye! ------------------ Gautam N. Lad http://www.cubicdesign.com http://www.cubicdesign.com/mustang/

03-01-2001, 02:50 PM	#3
LX XLR8R Dirk Diggler Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: SLOATSBURG, NY Posts: 1,931	well if your thinking about changing you interior color then use paint dye..it works wonders on interiors and is very durable ------------------ 1987 black notch(ex 4 banger) DSS 306 w/ main support...Elderbrock 6028 heads..gt-40 intake..24# injectors...70 mm tb..77 pro-m...accel 300+..mac full legnth..tremec w/ pro5oh...full MAC exhaust,off road h-pipe,long tubes, catback...ron davis radiator..subframes, control arms...CFDF II..o yea holley FPR sucks..dont buy one..

03-01-2001, 03:52 PM	#4
cleangreenmachine Guest Posts: n/a	Also, and this probably goes without saying, but spend a lot of time on prepping the pieces before they are painted/dyed. Clean the parts very thoroughly to get rid of any traces of oil or grease. Just a little bit can ruin an otherwise nice looking painted part. ------------------ Greg 91 LX Convertible