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Interior/Exterior Painting Door handle, gas cap, and light rings.

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Old Sep 2, 2011 | 11:04 AM
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Painting Door handle, gas cap, and light rings.

I am trying to paint door handles, gas cap, and headlight/taillight rings.

How do i paint these? Do i have to sandblast them??



 
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Old Sep 7, 2011 | 11:02 AM
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How to paint them really depends on what you want to paint them with. Best case is prime and paint, if your using plasti-dip clean and go to town. Do not sand blast any of those parts, none of them are metal and you will pit/destroy the pastic.
 
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Old Sep 7, 2011 | 11:22 AM
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Yes, they are all plastic, definitely do not sandblast. I've not used it, but I think Plasti-Dip really is the right answer for this application, if you are going black.
 
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Old Sep 7, 2011 | 09:54 PM
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Old Sep 7, 2011 | 10:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Melangell



Thanks for all replies. Hey did you buy these or did you DIY?
 
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Old Sep 7, 2011 | 11:15 PM
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Mostly Lyle at:
http://www.vinylstyles.com/index2.php#/home/.
Maybe legal tail lights from some guys in the hood here in Savannah and a few pieces including the door handle covers not in the pictures from Aesthetic Creations: http://www.aesthetic-creations.com/
 
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Old Sep 8, 2011 | 07:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Melangell
Mostly Lyle at:
http://www.vinylstyles.com/index2.php#/home/.
Maybe legal tail lights from some guys in the hood here in Savannah and a few pieces including the door handle covers not in the pictures from Aesthetic Creations: http://www.aesthetic-creations.com/

Are they vinyl? like stickers? or painted?
 
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Old Sep 8, 2011 | 07:10 AM
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Are they vinyl?? like stickers?? or Painted?
 
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Old Sep 8, 2011 | 07:12 AM
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Go to Lyle's site. All your questions will be answered.
 
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Old Sep 23, 2011 | 12:40 PM
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Great site

Just checked out the AC site.... great stuff... just put in the first of many orders

Thanks for the link
 
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