What works best to restore faded and worn interior plastics? Anyone ever paint it? Thanks
What works best to restore faded and worn interior plastics? Anyone ever paint it? Thanks
What works best to make interior plastic look better. Mine is faded and dry. Anyone ever paint it?
I just cleaned mine real well and used the paint/dye I got from Late Model Restoration. I had all the interior pieces out of the car to paint them.
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1986 Ford Mustang GT-
Not much stock stuff left
347 NA power, CNC ported heads, Extrude honed Trick Flow Intake, Custom Cam
Suspension, custom k- member, TQ arm/pan hard rod... Much more
Restored and ready to race, made to go fast while cornering
1981 Mustang GT-
Old SCCA A-Sedan National Champ car
In the middle of rebuild
1986 LX Sedan-
Plans to be determined...
"Every day I learn how much I don't know"
Yup.........interior paint from LMR. I actually ordered some yesterday for my svo. Clean it good and spray it. Look brand new. Good luck.
Thanks
will the paint chip
god day i am new here and just picked up a 1983 glx v6 convertible for 800 runs great top is new [dark biue] with what i think is light blue and wont it gray. will paint/dye chip or fake thanks
Make sure you get some adhesion promotor or the paint won't bond very well to the plastics. I've had good results with Bull Dog Adhesion Promotor, and anything made by SEM. They (SEM) actually sell everything you need to do a good job dying interior parts. They make a wash, prep spray, adhesion promotor, and top coat that all work well together. Having a really clean surface and using adhesion promotor are huge.
Last edited by TopGear85; 04-09-2015 at 01:43 AM.
Cheers!
Mike (TopGear85)
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X 2 TopGear85's advise. I clean off any dirt & grunge first with a good cleaner like simple green, but then follow up with a clean rag just dampened with a little brake parts cleaner. Let the parts dry good, (I like to sit them out in the sunlight) then use the adhesion promotor as directions call out. Get all the parts ready as most promotor's require color top coat be applied within around 10 min of the promotor.
Dave
84 SVO # 110 (SOLD)
86 LX
93 Cobra # 2100
Ive never used the stuff from LMR but have had VERY good luck using SEM paints and adhesion promoter.
LMR paint is actually SEM
Dave
84 SVO # 110 (SOLD)
86 LX
93 Cobra # 2100
Clean it, Clean it, and cleanit! Try to use the hottest water possible while cleaning the plastic, than do what was mentioned above.
Keith formerly STLPONDS
'79 V8 coupe in the works!
Build thread http://vb.foureyedpride.com/showthread.php?t=89153
I'm trying to cleanup the white plastic shell that is the rear section of the instrument panel. Anybody know if someone sells a color match for this or was it originally just white. This is from a 1979 Pace Car!
Thanks
Started on my SSP interior last week.. LMR paint (by SEM)..
1986 CHP SSP Coupe
Just joined today, so apologies if this is common knowledge. Here is a good restorer/protectant, much better than anything else I've ever used. It actually dries and doesn't turn oily or gummy.
https://www.goldeagle.com/product/30...ace-protectant
I found it at Cabela's, but google is showing it available at Walmart and Home Depot.
I cleaned mine with Dawn dish soap and a BRAND NEW grey scuff pad. 3 times. No fish eyes at all and sticking 3 years later just as good. Bulldog adhesion promoter or SEM like everybody else gas stated.
SEM prep solvent
SEM adhesion promoter then either
SEM or Duplicolor Vinyl dye
I've done many interior parts and they look like new with no chipping
A guy on the FB page did some old dried out plastics with bedliner paint. He had his painter shoot them through a regular HVLP gun. They looked pretty good. The texture was knocked down so it didn't look like a bedliner.
Keith formerly STLPONDS
'79 V8 coupe in the works!
Build thread http://vb.foureyedpride.com/showthread.php?t=89153
I have had good luck with the SEM stuff as well. 2 years later still looks great, good prep is a must as others have mentioned.
-Randy
'83 Mustang GL notchback - 351w - T5Z
'84 Mustang GT350 20th Anniversary Hatch #2808 - 302 - T5
''92 Mustang LX Hatch - 2.3t - IRS (in progress)
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