The_Alpha_Male

first, i sand the crap out of whatever i'm painting (after i take it out of the car of course). how much i sand it depends on how porous that particular piece of plastic or vinyl is. the softer stuff you really have to work on.

after that, i wash it with soap and water and either dry it or let it dry. now, the kind of paint is important. i ONLY use the duplicolor vinyl/plastic paint.

now you start painting. temperature, lack of dust, all that... you guys know all about that. the MOST IMPORTANT part (as i'm sure most of you know), LIGHT COATS! let them dry! don't be impatient!

with the pillar pod, i used a heat gun for the first time ever between coats... which allowed me to paint in the winter, and kind of bake the paint on. took half the time too. i'll be using the heat gun on everything from now on.

a lot of people say it's good to wet-sand your paint before the clear. i don't think so. if you do it right, you don't have to.

now, another KEY here is to let your paint dry before you start clear coating. i find around 45 minutes in about 70 degrees is good.

CLEAR COAT! HUGE part too. it's all about the clear coat. this you can be a bit more liberal with. just don't overspray. can't really have too many coats. i find about 4 good passes is savvy. this is the key to your gloss. 8^)

another tip i got while i was doing this is to run the cans under hot water for a while and the paint comes out SOOO smooth. i'll also be doing this from now on too. (thanks for the tip! tibby01, i think it was? i was half drunk)

there it is! i don't do anything abnormal or weird. i'm just all about doing it right. takes time!

Alex01tib

nice painting but, why yellow? ewww.

also did you remove the air bag part when u did it? i like that :-D (oh nevermind i read your other thread)

The_Alpha_Male

dood, if i had a buck for every time i heard that.... i'd get new rims.

'treezy

I am in the process of starting the PayPal fund for you Lane, now...

everytime someone says that they will HAVE to donate a dollar to the fund. Me being the first dollar with my statement above...^^

lmao

01tibby

another tip, use paint prep instead of soap and water. its easier, and it dries completely. sometimes some soap can stay on the parts you are painting when you clean it if its a big part.

majik

what's Paint Prep?

01tibby

some type of solvent thing or something. look for it by the acetone and paint thinner.

'treezy

There are many variations...

You'll find it when you shop for paint.

majik

I've been told to prep by rubbing the piece with the highest % of isopropyl alcohol you can find (70% or so)

'treezy

or just douse it in some everclear..
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