prep work for painting plastic bodies

[clayton6870]

Well, I'm doing mine black so luckily I found some black primer. I would probably say go with a light color.

[goofymaz]

ya i think im going to do mine gray cause this is the paint color im going with! we'll find out soon enough lol

[goofymaz]

Do I use te wax grease remover after the primer is done and sanded before the actually body pain goes on as well? Or just sand the primer and paint?

[master66]

You will use the wax and grease remover after you have sanded the primer and before you apply the first color coat, Do not use it after that.

[goofymaz]

Sweet! I'll be painting this weekend! I'll start a thread next week with the finished product ;)

[highrollinmopars]

Hey for real how do you deal with a previous paint job thats flaking off? I think theres more than one of us who inherited there problem.

[master66]

Highrollin
Why don't you start a post as "paint flaking off" in this section so maybe we can help others also. The answer is if the paint is flaking off then it must be stripped because the paint you put on is only as good as what is under it. My guess is they didn't use adhesion promoter.

[Cheesy]

Originally Posted by master66

The tack cloth is really not needed untill you start spraying the color and clear because you will pretty much be sanding out any debris in the primer out anyway, good question though. If I have time I will try to do one on prepping fiberglass and metal bodies also if you guys think it is needed.

The prep on fiberglass would be appreciated, as I have plans on doing up a fiberglass body.

Thanks, Cheesy!

[Mekong]

Thanks for the post. It was lots of help.

[goodtimes55]

Thanks for the help! I'm going to try and digital camo my cart on my own.