Tan to Black VHT Painted Rear Bins $9.99 y0
06-15-07, 02:42 PM
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Tan to Black VHT Painted Rear Bins $9.99 y0
I used 1 can of VHT Plastic Paint (Satin Black). To prep it, I just used some Armor All wipes to clean up the grease and dirt.
1 VHT Plastic Paint Can costs $9.99. I'm sure it would've looked a lot nicer if I had more patience and applied 1 more coat but I ran out of paint. Not bad for $9.99
After I let it dry for 1 hour, I applied a plastic UV protectant to give it a slight shine.
Also, I accidentally dropped the rear bins on the ground and there wasn't a scratch (This is after 24 hours of curing), and I believe it takes up to a week for it to fully cure.
The after results look so amazing (It matches the dash and all). Tooo powerful! BAM!
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1 VHT Plastic Paint Can costs $9.99. I'm sure it would've looked a lot nicer if I had more patience and applied 1 more coat but I ran out of paint. Not bad for $9.99
After I let it dry for 1 hour, I applied a plastic UV protectant to give it a slight shine.Also, I accidentally dropped the rear bins on the ground and there wasn't a scratch (This is after 24 hours of curing), and I believe it takes up to a week for it to fully cure.
The after results look so amazing (It matches the dash and all). Tooo powerful! BAM!
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That looks good, but next time I would scuff it very lightly with fine paper and then wipe it down with mineral spirits. That way you know for sure it has a good clean base for adhesion. I have not used vht for plastics but I have used other brands and it held up very well. I changed the spice plastics in my old jeep to black and they never scratched. only draw back is that it takes time for it to air out to where you do not smell the fumes of the paint still curing, but my top came off for that though.
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06-16-07, 05:37 PM
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Looks good however i woulda just sold the tan bin and bought black.
It woulda been much easier to maintain and its the real thing.
I gone through what you went through. I did my whole tan interior and switched it up to black with the jdm rear seat.
Im soo glad i got rid of the shitty *** tan interior, its soo ugly when i think about it. Nothing like a nice all black interior, especially in our cars.
It woulda been much easier to maintain and its the real thing.
I gone through what you went through. I did my whole tan interior and switched it up to black with the jdm rear seat.
Im soo glad i got rid of the shitty *** tan interior, its soo ugly when i think about it. Nothing like a nice all black interior, especially in our cars.
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The black bins are expensive and shipping the bins is $. I don't mind having sprayed black bins/plastic parts. But for the door panels, I'm buying black ones.
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06-17-07, 04:27 PM
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Looks good however i woulda just sold the tan bin and bought black.
It woulda been much easier to maintain and its the real thing.
I gone through what you went through. I did my whole tan interior and switched it up to black with the jdm rear seat.
Im soo glad i got rid of the shitty *** tan interior, its soo ugly when i think about it. Nothing like a nice all black interior, especially in our cars.
It woulda been much easier to maintain and its the real thing.
I gone through what you went through. I did my whole tan interior and switched it up to black with the jdm rear seat.
Im soo glad i got rid of the shitty *** tan interior, its soo ugly when i think about it. Nothing like a nice all black interior, especially in our cars.
I dont think the purpose of his thread is to talk about what you woulda bought. Anyone can just BUY something. kudos for you painting your tan.
06-17-07, 04:39 PM
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oh, a recommended step for those of you who choose to follow in RISENS's footsteps. Go over your plastic with a scotch brite pad and a good degreaser, let dry, apply adhesion promoter such as bull dog or something and then add the color. it will definatly stick better.
06-17-07, 09:40 PM
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I already acknowledged the work he put into his car, i just added my 2 cents right after it.
I mean forums would be pretty boring if all the replies were...
"wow looks good"
"cool"
"great job"
"nice"
06-18-07, 02:50 PM
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That looks good, but next time I would scuff it very lightly with fine paper and then wipe it down with mineral spirits. That way you know for sure it has a good clean base for adhesion. I have not used vht for plastics but I have used other brands and it held up very well. I changed the spice plastics in my old jeep to black and they never scratched. only draw back is that it takes time for it to air out to where you do not smell the fumes of the paint still curing, but my top came off for that though.
