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The next step is color-coat sanding. You will only want to go onto this step if you are using a flat paint, and are looking for a glossy look. If you are using a paint with flakes, or any other texture paint, you may want to skip the next step.

^^^^^this is part of slimmatic's write up on painting interior parts. i've messaged him and haven't heard anything back, so i'm asking here. my question has to do with what i've quoted from his write up. i'm not using a flat paint, but i do want the glossy look. i'm using ultra silver. i've got my radio bezel sanded down and primed. i just put three coats of ultra silver paint on it and letting it dry over night. now, do i still color coat sand it? if noone understands the question, sorry. thats the best way i could put it.

Silver paint tends to have metallic flakes in it, and according to the quoted line I would assume that you shouldn't sand it. You mainly want to sand the color if you are planning to add clear coat. The sanding helps the clear coat to adhere to basecoat.

Silver paint tends to have metallic flakes in it, and according to the quoted line I would assume that you shouldn't sand it. You mainly want to sand the color if you are planning to add clear coat. The sanding helps the clear coat to adhere to basecoat.

i am adding a clear coat. so should i just sand it with either 1500 or 2000 grit to smooth it out and then clear coat it? and will this still give me a glossy look?

ChrisAult2004 wrote:Silver paint tends to have metallic flakes in it, and according to the quoted line I would assume that you shouldn't sand it. You mainly want to sand the color if you are planning to add clear coat. The sanding helps the clear coat to adhere to basecoat.

really has nothing to do with clear stickin g to the color.......its to make it a smooth and consistent color. more-so for smoothness.

and to the OP, I would sand the color with a real high grit to smooth it out nice, then clear, and also sand the clear with a very high grit, like 1500

Mike Wright: what type of paint are you using?

dupli-color ultra silver T191

Ahh so its rattle canned. If you are going to spray a clear coat over it, then you can sand with 600 or 1,000 grit before spraying the clear. Don't expect really nice results from a rattle can though.

do not sand the silver..just paint as smooth as possible..then after you clear it sand down the clear coat to get the glossy look

i did silver on my dash, didnt sand the paint, and put a nice thick coat of enamel clear on it, smooth as a babys ass, and doesn't need to be sanded


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the best paint to use for plastic is fusion. scuff the piece you want to paint with scotch brite, primer, paint, then clear. it seems to work the best out of all the paint i've tried.

rattle canning the interior ain't so bad

Illt4k3n wrote:rattle canning the interior ain't so bad

ya, but it aint so good either

what about SEM paints for the interior? they got a pretty sick silver they make, idk just an idea, i just picked some up to bring my stock color back