Dash paint

[alienturtle]

I currently have my dash out of my pickup and the wiring harness on the garage floor. last week i finished re doing the harness under the hood so to get everything to work in the cab im re making the harness in there. anyway while i have the dash out and apart i wanted to paint it a dark grey color. I have heard the duplicolor vinyl and fabric dye is a great paint. But because our dashes are more plastic will this work? I was looking for something like a dye because i dont want it to peel or loose that texture of the dash. Anyone got any ideas?

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[Cincinnati Guy]

I used the same stuff before, worked great. As long as you prep the plastic you should be fine. Its just like regular painting its all on how you prep it. I did however have some flake off on the cushion part on a door panel but I still think it was my prep work.

 

[Danielle]

retarded question maybe, but how do you prep plastic? I also want to paint a lot of interior

 

[Cincinnati Guy]

Clean it all down with some type of grease remover to remove any skin oil, and cleaners you may of used in the past to clean your truck. Then with some plain ole soap and water.

It also probably wouldnt hurt to pick up some adhesion promoter just to be safe, it should be right in the same section as the vinyl paint you have.

 

[1Turbo10]

Follow above statements, just did that last weekend and totaly impressed!! Great quality.

 

[Trying my best]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yD1QqO5ZfAM

Check this out, never done it, but might give you some ideas.

 

[93turbo_animal]

Look up dupli color they have a website with forums and actual dupli color techs that will answer questions like this it may just take a day or two but they do answer

 

[Danielle]

Sorry for hijack alien turtle

 

[Knuckledragger]

I used that stuff on my dash pad. It matches great and adheres well. I am not sure about seats and other wear points.

I used lacquer thinner to prep the surface, it is hard to beat. But go easy because it will also melt some plastic.

Use rubber gloves while cleaning and you won't have to see fingerprint sized flakes a couple of years down the road.

 

[94f450]

This is on my to-do list and I was wondering if regular old rubbing alcohol would be good to clean and prep the surface with?

 

[alienturtle]

Follow above statements, just did that last weekend and totaly impressed!! Great quality.

So you used the duplicolor vinyl and fabic dye on the hard plastic? and it worked ok? any pics? Thanks for all the help