Interior Plastic Restoration

[crowe]

Hello all,

 

Just wondering if any folk have had experience with renewing/refreshing the interior plastics/cowls on the zed's. Mine is in complete conditon but badly faded and discoloured and getting a little brittle. Short from buying new ones my immediate thought was to prep them with some plastic primer and go for a re-paint.

 

Has anyone done or attemted this? Does it greatly effect the texture/profile of the plastic? Are new ones available in Aus? Any help appreciated.

 

Cheers, Crowe

[JP240z]

Vynil or plastic paint?

You spray it on and it comes up like new.. isnt thick enough to affect the grain or anything like that.

[crowe]

Hi JP240z,

 

Can you elaborate a little, let me know how you did it?

 

Thanks

[RBZ 260]

use VIPONDS TAUTFLEX. do a google search distributed by Bristol Paints. can get any colour you want. 

 

i found that those vinyl paints from supercheap, repco etc.... waste of time. peel after few weeks on slight touch, even with the recomended cleaners and primers. i get better results with normal enamel LOL for fraction of the cost.

 

BUT

 

ive used Viponds on my dash and rear vinyl covers. so far so good.

 

just needs a good clean with viponds surface cleaner and than paint it. u can thin it down with water so it doesnt affect your grain or set the spray gun correctly.

u can also buy pressure packs but becomes lot more expensive..

 

i used general purpose thinner as it bites bit into it. though i would test it first. thinners can melt some plastic or vinyl.

 

paint is UV stable and fairly good scratch resistant. and its OZ made. what better way to help Australian business.

 

hope it helps.

[crowe]

thanks rbz260, just the info i require, I imagine like most things prep is the key to success.