How to: Painting your interior trim the pro's way
ok. so i color matched my interior trim to our black paint code. ebony 167a. this is the way to do it like this. if you want you could take your paint code paint it and add clear for a glossy finish. again i didnt plan on making a how too so theres not many pics
materials needed
your interior parts
gray and gold scuff pads
scuffing paste and a bucket of water
cardboard boxes
finished off tape rolls
1/2" tape
adhesion promotor(3304 spies and hekker for me)
black base coat with hardener(3309 hardener and 167a color matched black base from spies and hekker)
tack cloth and lint free paper towels
silicone or wax and grease remover
your favorite spray gun and blow gun(sata 3000 with a 1.5 for base and hardner and a acme typhoon blow gun for me. normaly for reduced base with no hardner i use a 1.3 and then clear with a 1.3.)
1. remove all the trim you wish to paint. in my case i did all the tan and silver parts.
2. on the silver parts take the scuff paste water and gray scuff pad and scuff all the parts until you start seeing areas of burn through(its perfectly ok) and the finish is dull. for the textured pillars and such you want to use a gold scuff pad and paste. using to coarse of a scuff pad on textured will leave scratches that you will see in the finish later....no good. you wont see burn through on the textured parts as they are dyed not painted like the silver dash and door trim. really take your time on this step as you want the finish to last.
3. after scuffing the parts you want THROUGHLY RINSE EVERY PART AND DRY IT WELL. not removing the past will cause a world of problems when you go to paint it.
4. place the rolls of tape under all your parts on the cardboard peice. i braced everything on the finished off rolls of tape so that i could get the edges really good and lift the parts off the cardboard some. then tape the parts to the rolls and tape the rolls to the cardboard so your pieces to go flying as soon as you pull the trigger.
5. after getting everything setup in the spray booth thoroughly wipe everything down with a silicone remover. DO NOT LET IT DRY ON ITS OWN. have one towel to apply and another to wipe it off until you dry it
6. mix paint...for spies i mix it 1to 60% of basecoat and hardner.
7. have everything in the booth ready to go. now take your blow gun and tack cloth. at the same time your blowing the parts wipe them with the tack cloth. do not press hard with the tach cloth. after doing this your ready to spray.
8. when spraying remember it is basecoat you do not need to get complete covereage in 1 coat. i usually get complete in 3 coats and i put a 4th to insure complete coverage. i use about 27psi coming out of my gun. allow to flash 5-7 minutes between coats depending on the hardner you use.
9. between coats look for dirt, hairs, or imprefections. you can sand them out as you go and then add another coat if needed.
10. after getting all your coats look are your fine handy work.
IM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR FIRST TIMERS TRYING THIS STUFF AND MESSING IT UP. I RECOMMEND TO SEND IT TO A PROFESSIONAL FOR THE BEST RESULTS.
heres the finished product
again if you want your trim painted just let me know and i can take care of you. just send me a pm
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