painting hard plastic interior pieces to match 88 Beechwood (Page 1/2)
cam-a-lot OCT 09, 06:28 AM
Has anyone had success painting grey hard plastic interior pieces to 88 brown color? I need a passenger side pillar piece that sits beside the seat and hides the seat belt mechanism. Can't seem to find an 88 Beechwood color one , so I was thinking of grabbing the more common grey or previous year brown one and painting it.

Suggestions?

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cam-a-lot OCT 09, 08:18 PM
? Can someone tell me their experiences with repainting hard interior plastics ?
David Hambleton OCT 09, 09:50 PM
I colour matched a small enamel spray can at a hobby store many years ago to spray a seat hinge/seat belt guide; worked great.
cam-a-lot OCT 10, 06:55 AM
Thanks Dave. I will try to find a beechwood B pillar. If I can't, then I will likely do what you did and paint one.
Australian OCT 12, 08:04 AM
Rustoleum do paints with primers for plastics. I can say they do adhere really well to plastics
Mickey_Moose OCT 13, 12:32 PM
I had to paint a a-pillar trim.

I found a sheet that had the paint codes for interior colors and had a paint supply store mix up the color. Makes sure you properly clean the plastic and use a plastic primer on it first.

The color matched pretty good, but then my interior isn't faded too much as the car has been mostly covered/inside when not in use.


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hnthomps OCT 22, 07:28 PM
I believe that Sherwin Williams had a Beechwood paint in a spray can a few years back. I used some to paint the plastic seat belt cover mechanisms. If anyone is interested I can likely dig up the SW paint code number and/or supply a few photos of a finished product.

Nelson
cam-a-lot OCT 22, 07:30 PM
thanks guys- Nelson, would be great if you can find it, as they have a store near me.
Fie Ro OCT 23, 04:47 PM
I have painted all my trim pieces. I lightly sanded them and smoothed out the sharp edges and casting ridges. Didn't use plastic primer everywhere but my normal primer also worked fine. A good cleanup and light (wet)sanding is a good prep.

You could also paint the opposite panel if the new paint looks a little off.
cvxjet OCT 23, 06:18 PM
I used some SEM vinyl & Plastic color spray......On my '73 Mustang- also re-painted my Fiero's light-gray dash, but can not find the can of paint I used for that.

Beechwood may be hard to find- Try calling the different companies; SEM, Duplicolor, VHT, Rustoleum....Remember to emphasize >>INTERIOR<< paint for Vinyl.