Spraying Plastic

[Rip3z]

(Not sure where to put this as it is interior and exterior)

I want to make my clio unique, so had an idea but not sure if it would work.

I want to spray all the horrible grey plastic a different colour (I mean all of it - inside and out). I know just spraying straight onto the plastic would just chip straight off when dry because of the smooth shiny surface - any1 know how (if possible) to get a good non-chip finish onto the horrible hard grey plastic of mk1 clios?


[Edited by Rip3z on 07 July 2005 at 1:32pm]

 

[theduck]

sand it then plastic primer?

 

[cliolass]

i have just sprayed some of the inside of my clio blue glitter and it looks very good, i started off with plastic primer did 2 coats then i used the actual colour(blue glitter) 2 coats the st finish put the clear laquar on.

It is well worth doing and i would say go for it if you want any more help or advice just pm me

 

[Loobie_lou]

heres a pic of ma m8s top dash

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y27/loobie_lou/i14grilles2.jpg

 

[Rip3z]

Wow, looks better than I thought it would.

Do you have to sand it first? PMs coming your way ClioLass.

 

[cliolass]

here you go heres my clio

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v58/ANGEL1/2a87e8f1.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v58/ANGEL1/2a87e8f1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v58/ANGEL1/bac6aec7.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v58/ANGEL1/bac6aec7.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v58/ANGEL1/784d1251.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v58/ANGEL1/784d1251.jpg

 

[Rip3z]

Nice job, looks v professional, ill be sure to take pics of mine once Ive done it. Im thinking of maybe doing a lot more than those indivual parts tho - maybe the whole plastic interior black - think itd look smart with the black leather/chrome I have in there atm.

 

[mandy007]

I have sprayed my interior black and silver theres some pics of it on this link to give you a idea

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/506425/5http://www.cardomain.com/ride/506425/5

 

[cassiuss99]

Wow! Really like what youve done to that interior there looks pretty stylish - pity the exterior is a lil overly barryfied though

 

[mandy007]

Quote: Originally posted by cassiuss99 on 08 July 2005

Wow! Really like what youve done to that interior there looks pretty stylish - pity the exterior is a lil overly barryfied though

lol i know its not to everyones taste but i like it

 

[RacerStu]

Where did you get those shiny covers for the tops of the suspension from? Nice car btw.

 

[McBunny]

i think the thing on the back seat says it all really

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/2/web/506000-506999/506425_77_full.jpg

[Edited by McBunny on 7/8/2005 9:32:58 AM]

 

[mandy007]

what do you mean by that so im not supposed to have kids cause i have a modded car ??

 

[cliolass]

nice car hun looks lush i love it, its also good that you can have a baby seat in it too i will have my kid in mine when i have one.

Well done girl

 

[mandy007]

Thankyou cliolass , i really dont get the above post , ok it may look abit funny a baby seat in a kitted up car but that car is mine and my husbands hobby, we dont go racing around the town centre at nite and were looking at getting another car to run about in ie a williams and keeping it totally standard and keeping the kitted one just for shows.

 

[Hippychick]

Nothing wrong with baby seats in your car hun...

Ive been doing it for years...

Mines a Recaro thou... and the kids love my car...

 

[mandy007]

^^ yep my kids love my car lol bless them , anyway i think we better get back on topic cause i seemed to of hijacked this chaps post . i used folia tec interior spray on mine and it leaves a factory finish to it id definatly recommend it.

And racerstu the strut tops were from hillpower

 

[Rip3z]

All discussion welcome in any of my topics =).

Nice car Mandy007 - prefer darker colours myself though.

 

[Remedi]

Mandys is one of the best modded RTs ive ever seen.

I wanna do all of my dash black but im too lazy lol

 

[RT_blackpool]

im in the middle of doing my interior plastic. doing it red and black in preperation for the exterior re-spray.

done the passengers side door pannel, and am working my way around the dash. ive done the big top bit and the pass side air vent and am just currently doing the glove compartment flap.

once ive got the smaller bits done, the large piece of the dash is comming out.

ill have pics soon if anyone is interested.

 

[McBunny]

nowt wrong with the kids but the burbury style carseat cover isnt the best lol

 

[Chili Red]

Quote: Originally posted by cliolass on 07 July 2005


here you go heres my clio

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v58/ANGEL1/2a87e8f1.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v58/ANGEL1/2a87e8f1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v58/ANGEL1/bac6aec7.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v58/ANGEL1/bac6aec7.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v58/ANGEL1/784d1251.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v58/ANGEL1/784d1251.jpg







I was expecting it to look horrific, but actually that doesnt look too bad at all. How come youve got silver door handles?

 

[mandy007]

Quote: Originally posted by McBunny on 08 July 2005

nowt wrong with the kids but the burbury style carseat cover isnt the best lol

its not attually burberry its blue and grey cheak , and i didnt buy it as a fashion accessory i bought it for the safty of my daughter and it was the only car seat in mothercare at the time that was compatable with my car , as not all car seats fit all cars

[Edited by mandy007 on 08 July 2005 at 4:45pm]

 

[Type_Mo]

Make sure u sue plastic primer or it will peel off straight away like when i done my bike panals

 

[Rufstuf]

Make sure you sand the area first to give the paint a key to adhere to.

 

[Rip3z]

ClioLass didnt sand anything I dont think, just used plastic primer.

Have the rest of you sanded? If so what sand paper did you use?

(Id sure be interested RT_blackpool)

 

[Fabio1605]

Has anyone got any pictures of the exterior trim painted....im thinking about doing it my self. wanted to see what it looks like.

Also how do you get the side mouldings off.ive tried to slide them they just wont shift(and yes in the correct direction)

 

[Rip3z]

They do come off, just need a lot of force the first time - at least that was the case for me.

Those are the first things I plan on painting - what colour you using?

 

[va va voom]

Hey Cliolass! I have the same car as you a 1.2 on an 04 I like wot you have done 2 the interior looks kool!

 

[Fabio1605]

i finally managed to get alll the trim offfff!!!! for those that cant do it...heres how...

Side mouldings...push them towards the middle of the car....first time takes a big push.. they do come off after a massive push beleive me!!!!

Back bumper...open boot...undo the two screws....pull out slightly and were the reg light...theres a clip to undo...take out rear lights to make it easy. after this it takes a lot of messing about trying to undo all the clips.

front trim...put a screw driver in from the top and bend it out...this is only held on my clips so thres no screws to undo. again this takes a lot of faffing about.

on mine the reg was half stuck to the body work aswel as the trim so i had to rip that out aswel.


So far the paints held on quite well but its not the hardest paint to pull off with your finger nail either. im still half way throught doing it. looks like il need a load of coats of laquer to keep it in place

PM me for any questions!

 

[rory182]

if ur spraying the actual plastic of the dash as opposed to the plastic inserts I think ull prob need to use some filler to smooth it and then rub it and fill it and rub it and so on till its nice n smooth.

 

[Rip3z]

Said itd need a lot of force Fabio1605 - I found out by hitting a tree .

You dont think with primer itd be ok to just leave the texture of the dash rory182?

 

[cliolass]

Hey, thanks for all ya comments i am very happy with the way the spraying looks, didnt think it would look that good.

I didnt sand anything before spraying i just cleaned everything with brake cleaner that really is the best thing to use before spraying it gets rid of all the greese,dirt and any other crap.

I had the silver handles already in the car they came as standard.

 

[muppetboy]

How do you remove the trim above the glove compartment and the trim on the other side, to the right of the steering wheel?

Cheers

 

[Rip3z]

On what mk/ph?

You should get a Haynes Manual - tells you how to remove/refit near enough everything on the whole car.

 

[muppetboy]

On a 182 cup.

 

[Final Maxim]

just flickin through some old posts, sorry to bump it back up

mandy your car looks awesome, really really nice mods, front end looks proper mean.

as for spraying dash, you gotta be careful really, if its an oldish car, i can guarantee someones used a silicone based product on it at some point. soon as you primer it will just go crazy, probably completely wreck the dash section you are painting, actually bite into it and deform the shape.

so before anything give it a damn good cleaning with a silicone remover, soapy water, leave it to dry.

i wouldnt use sandpaper, get some scotchbrite (grey is most used), its basically a brillo pad that makes loads of fine scratches that gives the primer somethin to key to. give it a good rub and youll see the surface go dull. give it another clean, plastic primer, basecoat, laquer.

key to a good finish is a good prep and keeping everythin clean as possible.

 

[Rip3z]

Sounds good, Ill look into it - thx for the advice.

 

[connor]

im looking at doing this very soon to... ill follow that final maxim cheers mate!

ive used silicon based cleaning stuff on my car many a time... so i guess i better get some silicon remover!

any ideas where to get all of the above from? (other than the basecoat)

 

[Rip3z]

Halfords do it all m8.