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03-26-2013, 07:40 PM
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#1 | | I STILL don't get it
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| Can plastic trim be painted?
I would like the paint the plastic trim on the bumpers....I asked a bodyshop and they said it cannot be painted....so is it true? or should I take vinyl wrapping route instead?
any good vinyl wrap place to go?
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03-26-2013, 07:42 PM
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#2 | | My name is PJ and I like dogs.
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you can get it painted, but it probably won't turn out the way you're picturing in your head.
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03-26-2013, 07:43 PM
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#3 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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For vinyl wrap, Go to MM design  | |
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03-26-2013, 07:54 PM
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#4 | | I STILL don't get it
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Originally Posted by dared3vil0  For vinyl wrap, Go to MM design | i've heard of them...no thanks....  | |
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03-26-2013, 08:09 PM
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03-26-2013, 08:10 PM
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#6 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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03-26-2013, 08:13 PM
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^but they do do a good wraping job albeit poor design
are you trying to do the whole bumper or just certain pieces?
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03-26-2013, 08:49 PM
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#8 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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yeah I would plastidip too~ blacking out all the chrome pieces is epic!
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03-26-2013, 09:35 PM
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#9 | | F**K YOUR HEAD
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There are some products by the major spray paint companies that are specifically meant for painting interior plastics,
I wouldn't recommend plastidip because it doesn't like being touched up and it comes off too easily, that being said plastidip is also pretty damn easy to apply and requires little prep work.
Say you paint a door trim piece and chip off a square centimeter of plastidip, if you just spray over it you will notice the spot where it's not as thick, so if you want to touch it up you will need to peel it and redo it at least in my experience.
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03-26-2013, 09:43 PM
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I had the black trim on my 91 Accord painted, and it turned out real nice. I sanded the trim really well, and my dad painted it
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03-26-2013, 09:45 PM
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#11 | | Zionism gets my shell hard and slimy
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ive painted my bumper trim, its turned out good, there are paints made for plastic, i assume they have a primer in them and are more flexible, mine turned out great!
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03-27-2013, 08:25 AM
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#12 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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scuff and paint
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03-27-2013, 08:29 AM
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Yes it can.
Just do proper prep and it'll turn out fine.
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03-27-2013, 10:03 AM
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#14 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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I painted almost all the interior trim of my last car with a simple metallic silver rattle can. Turned out awesome.  | |
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03-27-2013, 10:14 AM
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#15 | | I bringith the lowerballerith
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sem trim black. SEM Products :: Trim Black
its like the franks red hot of automotive, i use this shit on everything. wiper arms, interior, exterior, plastic, wood, metal.. etc
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