>I saw a lowrider at the gas station, and saw that he had painted his
>interior parts, such as dash, cupholder, door locks, etc. He said all
>he did was wet-sand a primer them, then paint 'em. So how can I
>wet-sand, and what the heck is that, interior parts? Second, what kind
>of primer and where can I get it? I want to paint some things in the
>engine (alarm, horns, siren, fuse box, battery hold-down, airbox, etc.)
>orange, and do the interior the same way.
>Thanks much.
>--
Robert-
Wet sanding is simply using waterproof sandpaper, and keep water
running over the part while youīre sanding it. It keeps the dust washed off
and prevents the sandpaper from loading up.
Plastic is pretty tough to get a good bond on, though ABS isnīt
impossible. Vinyl IS impossible, though they make special vinyl color
sprays, which sorta add a thin layer of vinyl. I would recommend trying
PPGīs epoxy primer family, whose part numbers all start with DP, eg. DP-40
(original gray-green), DP-90...
Word to the wise, this is really toxic stuff (kills liver cells).
Donīt spray it yourself without an organic solvent -rated mask. Itīs
two-part. You can make it run a little less by NOT thinning it out, though
it will act more like a filler then (fill in surface detail like patterns
or embossed lettering).
Jim
93 CC 4x4 V8
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