[BaadAssGremlins] Re: Prepping Plastic Parts For Painting (Bill)

["William T. Renshaw" <lionwren@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

--- In BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, AMC74HORNET@... wrote:
>
> Bill sanding plastic parts that you painted previously that were not
> prepared properly is not a good idea. For one the paint left on 
after
> sanding may interact with the new paint and cause everything to 
lift and
> secondly you may still not get all the contaminated areas clean. I 
would
> recommend a plastic bumper paint stripper to remove all the old 
paint.
> Experiment on a small out of sight piece to see if it will work 
rather
> than the whole part and taking the chance on reining the whole 
part. I
> am using some plastic bumper stripper on some rubber 77 AMX flairs 
that
> were painted. I tested the stripper on an extra one I have to make 
sure
> it stripped the paint and did not harm the part. Next use the proper
> paint. SEM makes a plastic / vinal paint in all sorts of colors and
> depending on what you are painting there is a different cleaner used
> before you paint it and in the case of a plastic part there is also 
a
> semi-gloss clear you can use over the color to make it more durable 
like
> on package trays and consoles. I have used it on all the plastic 
parts
> on the interior in my orange car from the tan headliner to the tan
> package tray and even to freshen up the factory black replacement 
parts
> I used. Now he whole interior is a nice black instead of that puke 
tan.
> On the dehydrator most of you interior parts will be to big to fit 
into
> one. The SEM dries to the touch in 1/2 hour and completely hard in 
24
> hours.
> "Doc"
>      Thanks for the tips there Doc!! Greatly appreciate it. I kinda 
had an idea about the parts not fitting into the dehydrator. But 
small parts would fit and there is no telling how many small parts I 
am going to end up with. As far as chemically stripping parts, that 
is a far better idea than sanding for hours and I am kind of worried 
about having to sand plastic, its not like this is a big giant model 
that I can run down to the hobby store and get a new one. I know that 
I will have to be carefull when it comes down to the stripping. Use 
the wrong kind or too much I may end up with a puddle of plastic. I 
will tell ya from experience that I will be using a good brand of 
paint. I used cheap wally world primer paint on my Chevy L.U.V. 
truck. And I am talking CHEAP FRIGGIN PAINT HERE!! LOL!! Paint that 
cost .98 cents a can is NOT the kind of paint that I will be using on 
my Gremlin. The very first time I went to the car wash and washed all 
the mud and crap off of my truck after a small 4 wheelin' trip, 
washed the primer paint right off!! LOL!! I am not mad...well, not 
now any way, I have to laugh and smile about it now.. Its what ya 
learn from experience. Hey, its a four wheelin' get down and get 
dirty truck, I am not worried about the paint. I left it primered for 
a reason. I am not going to put a nice shiny paint job on my truck 
and be worried about it getting scratched when I head down the trail. 
Now my Gremlin will be a different story... Do you have a name brand 
for that stripper?? I may not be able to get that brand of stripper 
here in the west. I have noticed that some of the things that people 
in the mid west and east coast can get I cant get out here in the 
west. Dont ask me why....I have no idea.. Its like a brand of potato 
chip that my X used to like...cant get them out here in the west but 
as soon as you get over the big river that divides this country..I 
could get them just about everywhere...strange huh?? And it probably 
goes both ways...stuff we have out here in the west... I bet you cant 
get out east either.. Thanks for the tips Doc.. Bill Lewiston Id.  





 
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