i plan to paint my coupes door panels in my 6th gen black(type-r look) and i was woundering how should i paint this, like paint the top half with vinyl and fabric paint and the bottom half with krylon plastic paint? and of course a clear cot on top of both, and should i use primer for eaither vinyl or plastic paint?
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try posting this here >> http://www.clubcivic.com/board/forumdisplay.php?f=24
then you can get better advise..
MY adevise is to leave it alone.. It wont be the color your looking for, but it looks a whole lot better than spray paint everywhere.
there are certain dyes that are to be used when doing this. Not the cheap s**t you get from WalMart.
then you can get better advise..
MY adevise is to leave it alone.. It wont be the color your looking for, but it looks a whole lot better than spray paint everywhere.
there are certain dyes that are to be used when doing this. Not the cheap s**t you get from WalMart.
daddy
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your best bet would be to use one of the vinyl restorer products but honestly most people haven't had very good luck painting the plastic or vinyl pieces. your better off wrapping the door panels in suede or something if you want to change to color.
you might find this helpful
http://www.7thgenhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4252
you might find this helpful
http://www.7thgenhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4252
Um.... I painted the top section with "Vinyl & Fabric" paint and the lower section with plastic color. I only primered the plastic and didn't clear it. It turned out really good actually... No chipping or scraping... But I will be wrapping the upper section of the door myself with a completely different material. So, yes, you can do it this way and it DOES turn out. But it's REALLY time consuming and I recommend pulling your dash and entire interior and do it all at once... so it all matches. Just my 
That it is sir. Thanks for the few words of encouragement.
no no no
vinly fabric is crapola!
spend a good amount of money on SEM paint. also get their paint prep and sand free. i will post you pictures of mine....
SEM looks more oem than anything. its expensive but worth it. i would rather pay a good price on paint then to have my crap look glossy and can sprayed or whatnot.
dont bullshit this, cause it will faid crack or look like s**t if you do.
vinly fabric is crapola!
spend a good amount of money on SEM paint. also get their paint prep and sand free. i will post you pictures of mine....
SEM looks more oem than anything. its expensive but worth it. i would rather pay a good price on paint then to have my crap look glossy and can sprayed or whatnot.
dont bullshit this, cause it will faid crack or look like s**t if you do.
Check this out:
http://www.tcpglobal.com/spraypaintdepot/vinyl-paint.aspx
That's were I got all my SEM stuff... I wasn't using "DupliColor" crap. I meant "Vinyl & Plastic" but JUST plastic and "Plastic Adhesion Promoter" for the panels. I'm sorry, I should have been more specific.
is that your prelude in your profile pic? looks good.
anyways its all good. i was just telling you to spend some money to make it look good. i hate how people just youse krylon or the cheap vinyl paint. its an easy way to look like a friggin douche.
anyways its all good. i was just telling you to spend some money to make it look good. i hate how people just youse krylon or the cheap vinyl paint. its an easy way to look like a friggin douche.
WAS my prelude... It was sold about 4 years ago... Still the best car I've ever owned!!! *** Correction - 6 years ago!!!! I'm GETTING OLD!!! ***
I understand what you're saying.. Especially with all the work that's involved with taking out the dash and all the panels, I'm going to be doing it again, but I don't want to... It took me the entire weekend last time!!!
with anything that changes the stock appearance, take your time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
do it right the first time so you dont have to play with your dingaling a second time.
i did 6 coats on all my panels with the sem paint. 6 even light coats.
you should really learn to use a can very well before doing this. just dont rush it. also use a blow dryer to help speed up the process and to create better results. but treat the dryer like the spray can. do in spraying motions with an even consistant distant... youll get it
do it right the first time so you dont have to play with your dingaling a second time.
i did 6 coats on all my panels with the sem paint. 6 even light coats.
you should really learn to use a can very well before doing this. just dont rush it. also use a blow dryer to help speed up the process and to create better results. but treat the dryer like the spray can. do in spraying motions with an even consistant distant... youll get it