Is Interior plastic paint a good idea?

[Braves dude]

Hey guys, Im starting on the interior of my 87 k5 and I am changing the interior to something in the grey family. I plan to paint the door panels and all other plastic trim with the colorbond plastic paint. My only worry is that the paint will not be durable enough and chip or peel off.

 

[sweetk30]

if i recall sem is about the best brand for quality.

and prep work is 500% the key to good job on this stuff.

 

[ryoken]

ya don't want just paint, go buy some SEM colorcoat.... it'll hold up perfect on stuff like dashpads, etc, but may wear a bit over time on high traffic spots like armrests and stuff...

 

[Fordum]

Don't know what was used on my old truck. When I bought it, it was silver with blue interior.
I didn't want that, but it was the only one with the setup I wanted. Like most of it, the silver paint lasted about 2 years before I could see the primer.

I had the truck repainted green for hunting, and just happened to mention that the blue was going to clash.
The painter said he could paint the interior plastic brown and it would last even on the plastic.
It lasted over 8 years when I gave the truck away. So it can be done.
Just go by what Ryoken says.

 

[ryoken]

yeah, there are definitely bigger dollar solutions out there, and varied products for different interior aspects too.. whether it's paint or dye...

you can get's qrts of vinyl dye to spray thru a gun for $50 or so from paint stores.. well, they WHERE $50.. I used it for yrs, works VERY well... but you can also run catalyzed single stage urethane with flattening agent and a flex additive in it for plastic door panels, etc, at a much higher cost..

the SEM is readily available, works pretty darn good and will do the job for most, that's why it always get's the recommendation from me.. I've heard people have had similar results with the Krylon Fusion for plastic, but haven't tried it myself...

 

[British Slave]

I bought replacement door panels for mine. The vendor painted them blue for me. They have held up for five years now. EXCEPT the soft rubber arm rests. The paint cracked on them the first week.

 

[ryoken]

see.. that's where ya need dye.. it's thin, and soaks in and flexes well... paint cracks...

 

[Braves dude]

Ryoken you seem to know a lot about this stuff. Do you have any idea what color of the color coat would be compairable to the stock grey interior of the k5s? I want a Light grey and it is hard to tell from the color chips.

 

[blazinzuk]

SEM is the only way to go.

Used some other stuff, haven't even got the trim in the truck but its already chipping from moving around.

The krylon paint just doesn't have a very wide selection of colors can't ever find a dark grey like I want

 

[ryoken]

Ryoken you seem to know a lot about this stuff. Do you have any idea what color of the color coat would be compairable to the stock grey interior of the k5s? I want a Light grey and it is hard to tell from the color chips.

no clue... I'm sure the SEM site has a color chart... I've only bought black the last decade or so...

 

[ryoken]

here ya go...

they got that med slate grey down on the lower right, that might be good....... maybe granite or presidio...



http://www.tcpglobal.com/autobodydepot/semcoat.aspx?gclid=CMbpu7aihrECFYFo4Aod0CshKQ

 

[Braves dude]

Ok well thank you all for your help.

 

[CGT80]

15163 Presidio is an almost exact match to the gray interior of my 88 K5. It looks like a medium gray. I can see a little difference in the color, but most people don't notice it. I used it to paint some speaker kick panels.

I used SEM on my pickup interior also. Prep is extremely important. It holds up pretty well, but will wear. I had some issues with my door panels the first time. They may have had silicone or armorall on them. I sanded the crap out of them and used plastic primer, I think it was called fusion, then SEM texture and painted over the top. Now I can clean them up with glass cleaner and the paint is still in good shape.

 

[45acpJr]

I used to work with a company that refurbished exercise equipment, mainly treadmills and ellipticals. We used the same paint for all of the plastic shrouds and what nots and it works great and is surprisingly durable.

 

[utherjorge]

What same paint, please?

 

[cybrfire]

I must not prep very well because never had much luck with painted plastic. Mostly flakes off.

 

[ryoken]

hard plastics like door panels aid from the use of an adhesion promoter first...

not required, but it really helps with it sticking.. pissthin clear stuff ya coat it with first..

the key with interior parts is you have to think of it this way.. it's the area of the car that's had yrs of people spraying on stuff that will fisheye/f*ck up new paint/dye more than anything.... Armor-All, etc.. silicone based products...

you can never degrease interior panels too much... hot soapy water baths and/or denatured alcohol wipedowns are your friends...

 

[cybrfire]

hard plastics like door panels aid from the use of an adhesion promoter first...

not required, but it really helps with it sticking.. pissthin clear stuff ya coat it with first..

the key with interior parts is you have to think of it this way.. it's the area of the car that's had yrs of people spraying on stuff that will fisheye/f*ck up new paint/dye more than anything.... Armor-All, etc.. silicone based products...

you can never degrease interior panels too much... hot soapy water baths and/or denatured alcohol wipedowns are your friends...

I think i'll cheat the next go round and just replace the door panels. They are the only areas that haven't held up.

 

[jamacee]

Resurrection:

Ryoken- so duplicolor, colorbond (like on LMC), and plastidip you do not recommend?

I am wanting to change from the blue to a black or dark grey.

 

[jamacee]

Also at $12 a can + the adhesion promoter +(primer?)

How many cans of each to do interior trim on a burb?

I already have all the trim out but wondering if I should reinstall it and tackle this come summertime.