I want to paint all my interior siliver trim pieces BRG (with maybe a lil more metalic in it) where can I pick some up or something near it up?

What do you recommend?

Keep in mind I do not have a large budget (saving up to move out of this god for saken dump), as much as I want to, I cant afford to have professionals do this work or what not. Maybe a near colour spray paint.... something of that nature.

 

if you talk to Scooby03 he can get you the paint code and you can take it somewhere and get it mixed up.

 

British Racing Green 895

From:
http://www.mini2.com/forum/faq.php?s...l&titlesonly=0

 

Rock, thanks. Now I gotta figure out a good primer, base, and which kind of paint would best be used on plastic. Probably just the automotive paint if I get a place to mix it. Jezz, this may cost me... hmmm... Must save to get outta ghetto... must save to get outta ghetto... must save to get outta ghetto...

Thanks guys

 

I just painted my mirrors, grill and intercooler cover. Most professional paint supply houses can mix the color and put it in spray cans. It cost me $22 for two cans of black and (gulp) $50 for two cans of chili red. i would also suggest getting a clear coat with hardener ( i will look for the brand) and a adhesion set-up spray (the paint shop suggested it rather than primer, makes paint stick to everything). The clear with hardener worked great. my mirrors came out like glass. All and all it cost me about $150 to paint all the things I wanted to paint. Still a lot cheaper than a pro paint shop.

 

Interesting... well my partitioned savings for automotive mods are approx. $100. Maybe Ill just save up for another 4 months and Ill have $200 to work with and paint my entire interior BRG and white like I want it.

 

Depending on where you are putting the paint you might want them to mix in a flexing agent too.

 

please explain, paint is not my forte.

 

Well if you are putting the paint somewhere it might bend or flex. You can put a flexing agent in the paint to keep it from cracking and peeling.

 

Interesting, I will keep that in mind. Any other tips you may have?


I love this place

 

Adhesion promoter is a good idea for painting any plastic parts. You only need flex additive for things like polyurethane bumpers or other parts that may bend or flex during normal use. For the dash, trim rings, interior door pulls and things like that, it's not necessary.

Also, depending on the paint brand, you may need flex additive for both the colour coat and the clear coat, or you may only need it for the colour coat. Most polyurethane clear coats are already fairly flexible.

When you have the paint mixed, just follow the paint manufacturer's recommendations - they have a vested interest in your finish looking as good as possible, so it's not a good idea to play "junior chemist" and vary the formula too much unless you really know what you're doing.

 

Hmm, which paint store to visit? Sears hardware would be more like walls I would think...

 

There should be a local Sherwin-Williams store that carries automotive paint, and it's very good quality. There are often PPG stores that will mix & sell to the end-user as well.

You can look in the phone book under "Automotive", "Finishes", or "Paint", or ask one of the local body shops where they get their stuff. Keep in mind that you don't have to use the same brand that MINI uses in order to get a match - they can look up your paint code in a book and match it using PPG, Sherwin-Williams, DuPont, or any other brand of paint.

 

Right, thanks for the information, but that was a bit of a joke.

Thanks

 

+1 you might also want to try Napa.

 

I should have put in a smiley - I figured it was a joke, but it's also a good question for anyone that may have never bought custom-mixed automotive paint before.

Also, if there's a small piece of your car that you can remove and take in with you, they can computer-match it rather than just going strictly off of the colour code. Two cars that are *theoretically* the same colour may have quite a bit of variance between them, so just using the colour code doesn't always guarantee an exact match. "Ducati Red" is a perfect example - it's not uncommon to find a new Ducati motorcycle where all of the red pieces don't even match *each other* perfectly, and ordering an aftermarket piece in "Ducati Red" is a crapshoot, at best.