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painting interior i'm in the process of repainting my interior pieces because i'm wanting them to be smooth and real deeping looking just like my exterior paint. i've already sanded them pretty good, and am ready for primer now. i wanna use my sharpe paint gun and use regular automotive paint for the pieces, but i dont know what kind of primer to get. do i need to use primer for plastic or primer that's used for exterior paint? also, i can't get the "orange peel" out....will this come out after sanding the primer down? thanks.
well if you havent even painted yet i dont know how you have orange peel, that is when the clearcoat curls up giving it an "orange" affect which you can get rid of by wetsanding with high grade sandpaper (1500-2000) otherwise if i were you id just use a spray can primer if you really want to prime it, otherwise i have had success with the krylon paint for plastics, i dont know how well automotic paint will bond to plastics as it is very thin, if someone else has any experience with this maybe you can give some other pointers.
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i figured it all out..........i used an adhesive promoter and then primed over that. what i was referrring to with orange peel was just the roush texture that the plastic pieces have, sorry. i'm looking for a smooth finish like you would find on the exterior of cars. i wet sanded the primer down and its really smooth now. i'll be sure to post pics after i paint it sometime this week.
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does it like deep and smooth like the exterior of black cars?
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i think im just gonna stick to my first idea and use the gun with a base coat clear coat automotive paint......ill just cross my fingers.
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Originally Posted by kyles2000z
stryker....how long shoul di let the base coat dry before sanding? i know automotive paint takes longer to dry and cure.
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im gonna be spraying silver metallic on it, same color as my exterior.....what do i do in this case? sorry if this is a stupid question, i'm new to the "real" paint lol, and have also never used a gun.
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im gonna be spraying silver metallic on it, same color as my exterior.....what do i do in this case? sorry if this is a stupid question, i'm new to the "real" paint lol, and have also never used a gun.
Really it comes down to how much work you want to put into it. You might be happy without having to do any wetsanding of the base or clear. If it was my interior I know I would go the extra length to make sure I come out with a great looking finished product, and that just means a whole lot of sanding
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i spent about 4-5 hours prepping the pieces. lets see...i started with a medium to fine grit sanding block (one of the spongy kinds for contours) and used both grits on that, then went to 400, then primer, then 600, primed again, then 800 and finished with an 800 wet-sand. hopefully that's gonna be good enough, if i need more please let me know. ill post pics up when im done with it around wednesday. thanks for all yourr help, man.
sounds like you should be good. when i did mine i used 400 grit to sand it down smooth, then 2 coats of primer, then sanded with 600. then did a final coat of primer, then sanded that down like 800 grit. ( i waited 2 hours after painting before sanding ) then i did the base coat. sanded that down with 1000 grit. then did 3 more coats. then 2 coats of clear. mine was just a little orange peely. just in a few spots. i used a buffing compound and hand buffed it out. then waxed it and it looked great. i used krylon fusion primer, base, and clear coat and it came out great. good luck.
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everyone, thanks for all the tips in doing this little prject. yesterday i painted and wetsanded the base and repainted....and today i put on about 3-4 coats of clear. alll i can say is 
it looks as good and deep as my exterior paint already . tomorrow i'll do the wetsanding and then i'll buff that back out.anymore tips on this next step? i'm not sure what kinda of buffing compnd to use either? by hand of buffer? and what grit sand paper...i've got 1500 and 2000 to choose from?
it looks as good and deep as my exterior paint already . tomorrow i'll do the wetsanding and then i'll buff that back out.anymore tips on this next step? i'm not sure what kinda of buffing compnd to use either? by hand of buffer? and what grit sand paper...i've got 1500 and 2000 to choose from? Thread Starter
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pics are up of the finished product. check em out...
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...18#post3847518
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