I am wanting to paint the trim on the inside of my car to match the color. so im here to ask if i need to sand it down before i paint it or if i should just go out and paint right over the foe wood? any suggestions on what i should do here?

 

I would give it a light sanding and use Adhesion Promoter (plastic primer) first. Goody for you 4 getting rid of fake plastic wood. I hate it!

 

Yes definately sand it before you paint it. Adhesion promoter is a must or the paint will just peel back off. Be sure to let them dry for a few days before you put them back on. Its hard to get them back on without scratching up the fresh paint.

 

Yes; to do it right, you really should. I'm not saying you need to sand it down to bare plastic- but you really should at least scuff up the top coat with some medium-high grit sandpaper just so your paint sticks better. Plus, you need to clean it well, even after a light sanding to make sure you get any grease/oil off (just in case anyone every sprayed armor-all or something on it).

 

This.

 

i dont have to worry about armor-all i hate that stuff i refuse to use any of there stuff on my car. it makes it look trashy. haha but thanks. that deff my next project. last night i finished my back up light bar with the bowties on it

 

armor all cracks dashes..

Yes you should sand it, i had to use a rough sand paper then i used 400grit. Then i sprayed a cote let it dry, then hit it with 400grit and applyed another coat.

I put 3 cotes on.


This steering wheel cover is awsome, and yet i havent seen anything like it. I got it off some caddy @ my old work.

 

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...looks at least one zillion times better then the fake wood and should be essential to all gen 5 owners (with fake wood, which I think they all had?). But no need to pick on gen 5 owners really - all cars wit da fake wood really. Really.

 

yeah it does look better. i just dont know how its going to look in my car because it has the all blue interior.

 

alright cool! what color do you think would look the best with blue interior