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Old 10-01-2008, 05:52 PM
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so i was steamcleaning the carpets in my car yesterday and got to thinking. could you powdercoat all the plastic panels? would it look good? did anyone do it and have pics? or is this just a bad idea that wouldnt look good
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i think some places can powder coat plastic, might look ok it its matte finished otherwise i think it would look like crap with an all glossy interior.
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i wasnt thinking gloss for many parts at all maybe just speaker grills and little parts here and there. it just a thought. i really want to paint my interior within the next 6 months and just trying to figure out my options now and see what will look best(im talking about painting everything so it looks brand spanking new. and i want black not ebony) and i like unique mods that noone or basically noone has done that look good. but i know if i do it someone will say rice becouse its diffrent
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I can powdercoat plastic. See my website for pics of LS6 intakes, FAST intakes, and truck engine covers. www.thepowderpro.com

I have not tried any interior pieces though to see if they would handle the heat, needs to take like 375 degrees without melting/warping, etc in order to be powder coated. i don't have any spare vents I could try it with, I do have an old radio bezel though i've been meaning to test with.
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I dont know about power coating plastic but a lot of the efforts Ive seen with painting interior parts end up looking cheap.
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if the parts would take the heat there are some things I could do that would not look cheap and would be pretty unique.. wrinkle finishes, vein finishes, satins and flats. stuff you can't do with paint in a million years.

ok i gotta test that radio bezel, now you've got me wondering myself lol.
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Sounds interesting...go do it already! LOL!
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Originally Posted by chaman
Sounds interesting...go do it already! LOL!
im with him... go, run!
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Originally Posted by chaman
I dont know about power coating plastic but a lot of the efforts Ive seen with painting interior parts end up looking cheap.
thats why i want to get mine powdercoated cause i dont want a cheap looking interior and im not the best rattle can painter..
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if it is possible how much would it cost me to send you my interior, and let you go to town on them, doing them how you think they would look best?
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I can tell you from having one I bought layed out in my living room, the int's of these cars are big when their out of the car, gonna be a LOT to ship it..



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