<VV> Repainting plastic

[AeroNed at aol.com]

I just wanted to give a short (yea, right) report on my sedan  project....
 
I've been real busy getting all the stuff back on the sedan. The interior  
now has an ULTRA carpet from the same parts car that donated the floors. (BTW  
the donor car also had rear floor panels just screwed in like the front). I 
also  put on the new muffler (from Lon) and heater hoses (from Terry). 
 
I still needed to repair the plastic covers on the B-Pillars. If you own or  
have ever looked at a late model sedan you know about the plastic covers for 
the  b-pillars. These covers seem to be cracked or broken very often. My car 
was no  different. I was hopeful that the original covers could be repaired with 
some  patience and glue. Well, that is no longer an issue as of our last MCCA 
meeting.  Doug Horstman (VV lurker) showed up at the meeting with perfect set 
of b-pillar  AND a-pillar covers. As soon as I got out of my car, Doug handed 
me a bag with  the covers in it and said, "Happy Birthday!" The only thing 
"wrong" with these  covers was the color, they were black and my interior is 
brown and tan. I heard  about this paint for plastic that's suppose to be pretty 
good. I picked up a  couple of rattle cans of Rustoleum "Fusion" paint in 
Satin River Rock (aka Tan).  All I did to prep the covers was to give them a good 
cleaning. Since it was 60  degrees today, I decided it was time to try the 
paint. The first coat covered  the black very well and a second finished the job. 
The directions state that the  paint is fully cured and flexible. So far it 
looks like good paint, I'll report  after I install the cover.
 
Ned