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[fisherpricekid 10+ year member]

i am ripping apart my dash in my car. it is made outta that crappy factory super plastic. i tried painting it but nothing will stick to it!do i use acrylic and a clear coat or do i use enamel and no clear coat?! or do i need to use a primer first!? some advice would help alot!

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[masterbass 10+ year member]

go toa auto store and buy trim paint thats allyou need

 

[ss3079 5,000+ posts]

You can also sand the dash, then prime and paint or just paint...usually takes me 4-7 coats until it meets the standards of my eye.

- Steve

 

[fisherpricekid 10+ year member]

well i have used allready one can and i seem to be gettin the stupid *** stops

i am guessing they are dust or dirt spots and it seems to get better if i sand and repaint! but let me know what u think and it seems to chip off reale asy. can i use a clear coat over krylon spray paint!?

 

[ss3079 5,000+ posts]

Yes you can use spray paint. It may take many coats.

- Steve

 

[maylar 10+ year member]

You should have cleaned the surface with a mild solvent first, like Sherwin-Williams' Pre-Kleen-O, then used laquer (Krylon). It'd stick forever. Laquer kinda melts into plastic, so it bonds really well.

Better still is interior / vinyl paint made by SEM. Prep is just soap & water. Any auto paint store carries it, and some places will even mix custom shades for you. It's what the pro's use.

 

[fisherpricekid 10+ year member]

when u say laquer and put (krylon) beside it u mean the spray paint krylon is allready a lacquer or a a diff can of lacquer made my krylon ?? could i just dip the parts in thinner and cleqan them up and start over? i am new mto this paint the interoir junk thnx

 

[maylar 10+ year member]

Yes, Krylon is laquer based. If you're gonna strip the paint off with thinner, be VERY careful and test an area first because laquer thinner could melt the plastic and leave you a nasty mess.

 

[fisherpricekid 10+ year member]

what about if i was to just sand it down not all of it but nthe bad areas nmand then clean it and start all over kinda would that work? cuz knwoing me if i were touse thinner i would wreck it all!