 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | |  |  |  |  12-16-2005, 06:10 AM | #1 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 411 |  sanding and painting console?
I tried sanding the cupholder area, and it seems like there's hairs of plastic or something. Anyone do this sucessfully? |  |  | | 12-16-2005, 06:38 AM | #2 | | Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Portland Posts: 85 | Ouch
Sounds like fiberglass, but I wouldnt think the cup holder is fiber glass, 220 grit is the coarses paper you would want, better yet try some TSP (trisodiumphospate) to remove any gloss, oil, etc., to get a paintable surface. what kind of paint are you going to use. hard to get paint to hold up on plastic. | | | | | 12-17-2005, 07:32 AM | #3 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 411 |
I want a flat black finish | | | | | 12-19-2005, 06:32 AM | #4 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 121 |
Normally I think painted dash stuff is pretty ugly (loud) but this sounds cool... I'd like to see how it comes out. | | | | | 12-21-2005, 07:34 AM | #5 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: MD/VA/DC Posts: 834 |
what type of paper did use | | | | | 12-21-2005, 07:00 PM | #6 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 411 |
100 and 600 | | | | | 12-21-2005, 08:14 PM | #7 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: MD/VA/DC Posts: 834 |
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nah, that doesn't help, it doesn't talk about sanding | | | | | 01-04-2006, 11:51 PM | #9 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Lawton, Oklahoma Posts: 110 |
I do bodywork and build custom cars. You cant use 100grit and just jump to 600grit, you need to work your way up through the grits, if you want it to be smooth. I normally use 180, 320, 400, then 600. also try to do as much as possible with wet sanding, it just cuts better, but make sure your paper is for wet or dry sanding. Also automotive grade paper is best to use. After you get it smooth you need to use a plasic adhesion promotor like Dupont 2330s or Bulldog, same concept, i prefer 2330s. Then use a good urethane primer on it. From there, you can make it perfect and wet sand your primer (will make it look the best) or just paint it. | | | | | 01-18-2006, 08:13 AM | #10 | | Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Jamaica Posts: 62 |
Quote: | Originally Posted by newagecustoms I do bodywork and build custom cars. You cant use 100grit and just jump to 600grit, you need to work your way up through the grits, if you want it to be smooth. I normally use 180, 320, 400, then 600. also try to do as much as possible with wet sanding, it just cuts better, but make sure your paper is for wet or dry sanding. Also automotive grade paper is best to use. After you get it smooth you need to use a plasic adhesion promotor like Dupont 2330s or Bulldog, same concept, i prefer 2330s. Then use a good urethane primer on it. From there, you can make it perfect and wet sand your primer (will make it look the best) or just paint it. | He is right, kinda. Use plastic weld then sand then paint. | | | | | 02-01-2006, 08:31 PM | #11 | | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Richmond Hill, GA Posts: 1,231 |
or the alternative is to mix fiberglass resin with bondo and the make a paste out of it. then poor it over the piece that you want to paint. sand it down til its nice and smooth. This should give you a smooth painting surface. | | | | | 02-02-2006, 01:14 AM | #12 | | Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Jamaica Posts: 62 |
fiberglass doesn't stick to plastic. | | | | |
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