Painting Fender Skirts

ScottG wrote:
Krylon Fusion works surprisingly well.

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Krylon Fusion is the IMHO the only product that goes on in one coat, dries in seconds and lasts 'forever'.

I did a friend of mines TT. I spray painted each and every plastic part that had turned yellow. When done the TT looked like brand new just by painting all the yellow parts! :C

So the question is, what is the proper way to prep the plastic cover, fender skirts and other moulded plastic pieces for paint?

I use an oxidation remover like Jasco Prepaint Conditioner and a medium 3M synthetic scrub pad. After the scrubbing, a rinse. Depending on what type of plastic, I'll use a plastic adhesion enhancer and/or a good primer. That is followed by the finish coats. A final finish coat of high solids clearcoat is going to keep your paint on the plastic. The coats of paint are thin so that any abrasion could mean a scratch totally through the paint. The clearcoat helps to avoid that.

I scrub with soap/water, rinse well and let dry thoroughly. I like regular rust oleum much better than fusion. Then I use rustoleum clear coat and that prevents the uv fading.Craig

Krylon Fusion works surprisingly well.

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