rithsleeper

87' coupe I bought in pieces and finished with the engine and I'm just about to finish the exterior to the point where money starts comming into play. I want to start with interior now. all the plastic the surrounds my vents and shifter has scratches and seems like blobs of paint here and there. If I take it out and sand it with like 1000grit sand paper get it really smooth what type of paint should I use. I have a gun that should be sufficient but will a spray can do the job just as well? Or will repaint just make it look even worse? I have no money to spend. I'm flat broke so I'm looking for stuff that just takes time to do (like the 20 hours buffing my rims I just finished).

Easy Mike

Good stuff, off the shelf at Wal-Mart. Semi-flat black. Quality of the outcome will depend on your expertise with a rattle can, but I'm willing to bet you can get good results without having to have an engineering degree.

c4sailor

I am using SEM # 15243 Satin Black on all of my plastic Trim Pieces, A-Pillar, Halo, etc. I haven't yet gotten to the console pieces. I am prepping by washing the parts in liquid dish soap an water and scrubbing them down with a relatively soft brush. After drying, I clean the part with PPG Acryli-Clean DX-330 wiping the cleaner in a single direction with a paper towel, rinse and watch the water - if it sheets off the part, you have gotten all the silicone/waxes off the part. If not, repeat the DX-330 wipe and rinse. Once dry, I prep the plastic with Bulldog Adhesion promoter - found it at the local auto paint store - according to the instructions on the can. After a couple of coats of that, I follow with the SEM paint - three light to medium wet coats seems to do it. They look factory fresh. For a more dull finish, use SEM Trim Black No. 39143.

Also see the article on Interior refinish at

http://www.batee.com/corvette/dcrg/r...etty_rough.htm

That batee.com site has lots of good information.

Good Luck. I'm close to reassembly on my interior. 87 Coupe

Easy Mike

SEM is good stuff.

pmihaltian

I have found that the spray nozzels on the Dupli-Color cans is MUCH better than the nozzels on the Krylon can. While Krylon is good paint, the spray pattern that you get from the Dupli-Color cans come out with a better finish.

7T1vette

If they are plastic parts, you should use vinyl dye. Paint is a coating that can chip off later; vinyl dye bonds with the plastic...and it doesn't fill up any grain or surface texture. Since what you are wanting to paint gets some surface wear & tear, I would highly recommend you use dye instead of paint.