minor help please :?:

[Lan2]

i have a red 97 civic hatchback and i wanted to know if you can paint the black plastic things that are on the door red or do i buy them.

i dont have a pic of my car so heres a pic of another example so you can see wat i mean:

 

[big_dan]

yes you can i did it to mine (see sig below)

what i did is got a can of touch up paint that matched my paint code and then used this stuff called "bulldog" adhesive promotor and put on a few coats of that then applied the paint, and it looks like i bought it that way.

btw make sure to tape it off well or it will look crapy and half-assed

 

[lanojp1]

red? i would do them white, alot cleaner

 

[big_dan]

^^ lol his car is red...
thats pop-in-fresh's car in the image

 

[Lan2]

thanx guys but is there an alternative to using "bulldog"? i live in the dominican republic and i dont think ill find that here.

** i got tired of looking for a red hatch with the black side moldings so i took the first car that had them **

 

[big_dan]

well i was just throwin out a brand... the stuff is just paint adhesive promoter, you can prolly find it in the touch up isle in an auto parts store like autozone or advanced

 

[RaYrAy]

yes you can i did it to mine (see sig below)

what i did is got a can of touch up paint that matched my paint code and then used this stuff called "bulldog" adhesive promotor and put on a few coats of that then applied the paint, and it looks like i bought it that way.

btw make sure to tape it off well or it will look crapy and half-assed

how many cans of touch up paint did you use? when I think of touch up paint i think of the little 'fingernail polish bottle' things that honda gave me...

 

[big_dan]

i used the spray paint... i guess it wasn't touch up paint but color matched auto paint

 

[RaYrAy]

i used the spray paint... i guess it wasn't touch up paint but color matched auto paint

did you use a clearcoat too?

 

[true]

thanx guys but is there an alternative to using "bulldog"? i live in the dominican republic and i dont think ill find that here.

the dominican republic doesnt have auto-body shops to paint the side moldings? it should only cost like $50-$70US to color match'em .. and would look more professionally done..

jus my 2 cents.

 

[anfrey]

if you choose to do them yourself, try to see if u can remove then without breaking the clips. if so, you'll have a much easier time, since u don't have to spray directly on the car.. if not, you'll have to tape off the rest of the car (use blue tape and newspapers, u'll be fine)...

i would sand them down a bit first, spray some paint adhesion promoter.. and spray on the paint in very thin layers.

or alternately like stated above by TRUE, just take it to a body shop

 

[big_dan]

did you use a clearcoat too?

i didn't at first but i came back and coated it

 

[$lick Rick]

YOU BUTCHERED MY SIG!!! it's all good though.. that's actually one of my next steps.. but as a dealer i get awesome discounts at a few shops around here...

 

[Lan2]

can i paint the side-view mirros, side skirts and door handles the same way?

**pop-n-fresh**
my bad about the sig

 

[big_dan]

yup you sure can... make sure you tape it off well tho

 

[$lick Rick]

dun worry about it man, you can print it out, light it on fire, and piss the fire out for all i care