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Old Sep 30, 2008 | 08:33 AM
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the center console and door bezels...what primer to use? what paint to use? what kind of sand paper? help!!
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Old Sep 30, 2008 | 08:53 AM
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From past experience, I don't recommend it. Ever look inside an avalanche? The dash is almost always peeling. When I did it, the paint loved to scratch and is a mother ****** to get clean because of the pattern in the plastic.

I didn't sand anything tho. My paint never peeled. I just cleaned it with laquer thinner really good, taped off what I didn't want painted and shot it with plastic spray paint. And when you buy paint just remember the saying, "you get what you pay for."
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Old Sep 30, 2008 | 08:56 AM
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do i buy automotive paint/ or plastic car model paint? help!!! the reason i am asking is because my center console is scratched up and i hate it and i got new door bezels and they are faded * scrap yard find* and i dont want them to be ugly...maby a dye?
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Old Sep 30, 2008 | 09:29 AM
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Moved to paint and body work
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Old Sep 30, 2008 | 07:38 PM
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use a grey or gold scuffing pad and some scuff paste and scuff them up really good be sure not to to hard or you'll gouge them. then i would use an adhesion promotor, let it flash, paint them with base and then clear them if you choose. yes i would use automotive paint over model paint.
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Old Oct 1, 2008 | 07:04 PM
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correct, ppg`s way is this scuff with grey pad, wipe with dx 330, and use interior base coat, it can be set to have different degrees of gloss, i think from 5-12 degrees of gloss
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