Karter16 328 Report post Posted April 23, 2007 Sooo, I have to repaint the interior trim panels in my car (The attachment shows what I mean). Whoever owned it previously must have worn a watch with spikes on it or something cause they are pretty bad. A couple of questions: 1: Whats the best way to prepare the surface? (I was thinking some real fine wet n dry sandpaper to get it back to a smooth finish, but I don't want the plastic to go furry on me ) 2: What's the best sort of paint to use? (It's currently a gunmetal grey satin finish, n I want something that will give a satin finish again. Is ordinary satin finish paint in a can okay? or do I need something special?) Cheers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Surge 1 Report post Posted April 25, 2007 E46/newer 5? The specialist who occasionally do some of the cars here give them a light sand (after taking them off) and spray a primer that sticks to plastic and bonds with it - then a vinyl based paint (Again, a specialist item) A heat gun is used somewhere in the process aswell. The factory paint if you notice is sort of rubbery, and not just normal out of a can stuff. You could try it yourself but I'd leave it to the professionals. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karter16 328 Report post Posted April 25, 2007 E46/newer 5? The specialist who occasionally do some of the cars here give them a light sand (after taking them off) and spray a primer that sticks to plastic and bonds with it - then a vinyl based paint (Again, a specialist item) A heat gun is used somewhere in the process aswell. The factory paint if you notice is sort of rubbery, and not just normal out of a can stuff. You could try it yourself but I'd leave it to the professionals. Yea, its an E46 - I had noticed it was a bit of a funny surface. Sounds like its a bit of a complex job Any recommendations for where to get them done? Cheers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
