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spmpdr 
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has anyone ever sanded and painted factory interior plastic door panels? If so could you please explain procedure?is it better to just make a fiberglass mold?using f/g would be alot of work so i would prefer to just sand the plastic flat and prime/paint. any info greatly appreciated
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spmpdr 
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I would also like to sand out the grain inn my panels to make it look like f/g. any one do that?
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I do not know what to tell you about sanding the grain off of your plastic, but once you get that taken care of, this is the stuff you need to use to color the plastics. Check out SEM Spray
spmpdr 
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thanks for the link but i am painting the panels house of kolors tangelo orange, I am tryin to get a better idea of how to prep them for this.
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you could start with adhesion promoter and then use high build primer to fill in the grain. then once it is smooth paint as normal.
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that was my idea too, should i use alchol to clean the armor-all type substance off of them,then scuff them lightly with a grey scotch brite to give it some bite?
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I've heard that armor all never comes off..... I don't know how true that is, but considering you want to sand off the grain anyway you might try something more aggressive like acetone.
It will "smear" the plastic, maybe!!, some of this stuff is pretty chemical resistant, I've used acetone on my bezels and it leaves them nice and clean no paint smear, none even comes off..... it's some kind of rubberized coating on the panels.
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spmpdr wrote:
that was my idea too, should i use alchol to clean the armor-all type substance off of them,then scuff them lightly with a grey scotch brite to give it some bite?

No you should use a degreaser first before doing anything and as far as using high build that will be costly, I have always sanded the grain out.

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krazy customs: what grit sandpaper do you use? wet or dry? please explain procedure. thank you
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I was thinking wet 220wet then prime ,then400 then 600 wet and paint.
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