<VV> Repainting plastic

[Andy Clark]

I've had extremely good luck with using that paint on car interior hard AND
soft plastic. Use the satin or semi-gloss to get the best texture match. It
also works on metal trim- no primer needed.
Andy Clark
Camano Island, WA.
66 140/4 Monza Sedan
66 140/4 Stinger Clone
66 180/4 Cord 8/10 #60
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <AeroNed at aol.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 6:47 PM
Subject: <VV> Repainting plastic


> I just wanted to give a short (yea, right) report on my sedan  project....
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>
> 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