I spent about 3-4 hours saturday painting the interior of my car. Here are some pics of the actual painting in action ;). I'll take some pics later of the pieces in the car when I put them back in.

Also, idk how but when I was painting the glovebox door thing I managed to only do half of it right. The bottom half, well, doesn't look so good... Does anyone have any tips for removing paint and primer for plastic?






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Acetone, mineral spirits, maybe laquer thinner. Whatever you try TEST IT FIRST!! on a backside spot so if it effects the plastic you will know not to use it and won't ruin the visible side. Once you have found a suitable solvent remove all the old paint with the solvent and clean rags (maybe a little old toothbrush action will help), DO NOT let any solvent sit on the plastic for a long time.

 

i didn't use any primer on any of my stuff.
i used a paint made FOR plastics called FUSION, you can get it at Walmart.

 

sand paper - 1500grit....

 

How is it holding up? Scratch off easy?

 

aw man i wish i new before :/ do you need to clear coat fusion or is it practically made for the scion?

 

I painted my dash with DUPLICOLOR and I didn't do any sanding. Just 3-5 coats of that and about 3 coats of clear coat...

For the rough plastic like the pillars etc I would sand it. I'm going to paint those this month and that should turn out pretty good. Good luck getting the paint off =P

 

yea if i do the pillars Im sanding them, and thanks hopefully ill be able to

 

Why sand any of it? Then you can remove the paint with carb cleaner when you want it back to stock.
Iride, just wipe the part you messed up with carb cleaner and re spray minus the primer.

 

sounds like magic, where do I get this stuff? never heard of it

 

You never heard of cans of carburetor cleaner? I know most auto parts places sell it.

 

hmm maybe I have I tend to not know the name of things and just know about them

follow me? haha

 

The part you want to respray? How long has it had to dry?
If it's fully dry you will have to saturate papertowels and wipe the part down. The paint will soften and eventually come off. That rattle can paint never gets hard like real auto paint.

 

yea its had almost a week I would say, but this stuff u talk about shouldnt have a problem with it I only used primer and paint about two layers of each

 

It should just wipe off with saturated paper towels. Just wear gloves. If you have cuts it hurts link a biatch when carb cleaner gets in them. It also evaps. quickly so keep the towels moist and don't skimp on how many you use. Remember to only get the part wet as long as you need to get the paint off.

 

alright thanks Ill try and get it done this weekend. any clue on how much this stuff costs?

 

like 2 bucks or less a can at AutoZone. You may use one can so get two just to be sure.

 

o sweet cheap way to fix your mistakes

thanks

 

There are somethings that it might eat but I've used it on some of my interior parts (door hand grabs and my door jam thresholds) with no problems so it should be ok. Remember to do light coats of new paint and don't rush between coats. It should turn out ok and match the other stuff you already did.

 

alright thanks a lot youre the man