Can any one give me tips on how to paint the gray trim piece's idk how dont even have the minor idea on how 2 i got some spray can and clear but do i need 2 sand down heat up u tell me

 

I'd like to see a little mini DIY as well... I would like to paint mine purple.

 

damn if you asked this question yesterday i would have made a DIY. right now they are drying...

if you know how to remove the pieces then its quite simple. sand with 320grit and smooth out the surface. dont half ___ this. 80% of painting is preparation then paint in light coats and wait 10mins between coats. so far i have about 7 layers and getting ready for a final coat and then clear coat.

good luck!

 

hmmm sanding must be important becasue thats what i missed....

any advice on removal of the paint?

 

sandpaper

 

what kind? i dont wanna mess anything up.....

 

any DIY on how to remove the trim pieces?

 

Do i heat up the pieces or not because i painted some and then i waited but when i scratch it with my nails the paint comes off

 

I woulnd't recommend heat. They are just plastic. Even though paint may be dry to the touch it still needs plenty of time to fully cure and harden.

 

So how long should i let them dry and how do i know that im using the right sand paper

 

DIY = pull....


...no really

 

Read the can, some cure in as little as an hour, some take a week to cure

 

and use crylon fusion for plastic or the paint wont stick for long

 

What is that crylon fusion well i went to home depot and bought paint for plastic

 

thats usually the stuff just make sure you let it dry for a long time

 

if i decided to use a plastic primer, would it still matter if i didnt use plastic paint?

 

i would use the plastic paint anyways plastic is hard to paint good

 

You may not have let it dry long enough. But if you did and that happened, you may not have had the part clean enough. You need to make sure it's all really clean as even oil from you skin can cause some problems. It could also have been if you put too heavy of a coat on and on the surface it felt dry but there was a lot of wet paint underneath. That's why several light coats are the way to go. Heavy coats rarely produce good results.

For general spray can tips you can search online. I saw a write up that a model car builder did with pics, his end results were smooth as glass. And the techniques used are basically the same.

 

dont heat the plastic. it comes off that easy cause you didnt prep the surface. gotta sand it with 320grit. then you can use plastic primer then paint or straight to krylon fusion.

between coats about 15min dry time. then let it sit for at least 24 hours.

your should stick with the same brand of paint so that the paint wouldnt react improperly.

 

so let me get this right...ive already tried and failed horribly at this.

i already have a few layers on the pieces but i wanna start over.

so i sand down the crappy paint, paint light coats, finish with clear...

right?