Painting Trim?

[transformerxa]

im just wondering how i would go about painting trim peices a toyota color. my girl wants to paint the trim to match the out side and im clueless on how. so has anyone done this and if so did you take it somewhere? thanks for the help

[Sciko Hubby]

That would have to be done at the dealer ( best way) or find someone who is real good at matching color. Then you would need a paint gun and stuff to do it.

[scionpilot]

you can look around for a spray paint that matches closely

[Krdshrk]

Carpet matching the Curtains? :rofl:

What color is it? I might just take some Krylon paint and spray down that stuff..

[cz3ch]

Carpet matching the Curtains? :rofl:

What color is it? I might just take some Krylon paint and spray down that stuff..
Actually i've seen some really nice "spray can" jobs here recently

[Sciko Hubby]

What Tim didn't mention is his girls car is an RS3. The green is going to be hard to match with spray paint.

[transformerxa]

yeah sorry. we went to a couple of paint places and they couldn't give us a strait price. one place was gonna charge us like $110 for a pint and another 200 just to paint it. i was just wondering if anyone has done it any cheaper

[phreek82]

i went to o'reily auto parts here in tulsa they took the paint code and mixed it in to a spay for my b
for 20 bucks a can and it is damn on

[phreek82]

i went to o'reily auto parts here in tulsa they took the paint code and mixed it in to a spay can for my b
for 20 bucks a can and it is damn on

[FrankenScion]

You can get them online at a few places with the paint code too.

Here's one I found form doing a quick google search "custom spray paint": http://www.towerpaint.com/customcans.html

[Sinner944]

If you do it yourself take your time. I did the door panels and the entire dash. Looks awsome except on the dash where I rushed it. Now I have one freakin spot that I can't seem to fix. :x: :censored: :x:

[transformerxa]

thanks that helps alot. any other tip to make the painting go by smoothly? im sure i will be doing this mod by myself

[mafiamike]

www.automotivetouchuppaints.com

[scionpilot]

Just take your time and properly prepare the surface

[hank]

i used a paint brush on some of my stuff

[Nebster]

Here is what i suggest and what i did

1. sand with 220 to get all the big groves out
2. sand with 440
3. primer two coats
4. let dry
5. sand with 600
6. one color coat
7. wetsand with 1000
8. two color coats
9. wetsand with 1500
10. repeat 8-9 3 times
11. DON'T WETSAND AFTER LAST COLOR COAT
12. clearcoat 5 or so coats.


let dry overnight.


If your looking for paint use kylon fusion. it sticks to plastic and doesn't chip. Quality stuff

[STARK_INDUSTRIES]

I THINK THIS IS THE BEST WAY IF YOUR GOING TO DO IT YOURSELF.BUT I WOULD GO TO A PIANT SHOP AND HAVE THEM PULL THE CODE FOR THE PIANT AND HAVE THEM PUT IT IN A RADLE CAN.BUT ONCE YOUR ARE DONE PIANTING IT WITH THE PIANT TRY TO FIND A GOOD FRIEND WITH A SPRAY GUN AND BUY SOME ACUALL CLEAR COAT AND IT WILL COME OUT LIKE GLASS AND WILL NOT CHIP.BUT FROM EXPIERIENCE I WOULD PAY THE MONEY AND JUST HAVE A SHOP PIANT YOUR TRIM PIECES FOR YOU THAT WAY IF ANYTHING GOES WRONG IT'S ON THEM OTHERWISE YOU'LL BE PAYING OUT THE ASS FOR NEW TRIM PIECES AT THE DEALERSHIP.





Here is what i suggest and what i did

1. sand with 220 to get all the big groves out
2. sand with 440
3. primer two coats
4. let dry
5. sand with 600
6. one color coat
7. wetsand with 1000
8. two color coats
9. wetsand with 1500
10. repeat 8-9 3 times
11. DON'T WETSAND AFTER LAST COLOR COAT
12. clearcoat 5 or so coats.


let dry overnight.

[Nebster]

it will cost like 300 bucks to have it professionaly done. I would just rather do it myself. The trim pieces are small enough that you can just paint it using spray paint if you take your time. Just do that. Its much cheaper and more satisfying.

[06xb30]

What Tim didn't mention is his girls car is an RS3. The green is going to be hard to match with spray paint.


^^^ thats for sure ^^^

I got my paint mixed at a local automotive paint shop for my RS3 with the paint code the color was also in there 06 book i used PPG base coat clear coat with a bonding primer

[cecil2113]

i jus had some interior pieces panted last week, i think its best if u take em to a paint shop where u can get and exact color match .

[06xb30]

heres some pics of mine


http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c5/BowtieSSSC/misc%20pics/DSCF0473.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c5/BowtieSSSC/misc%20pics/DSCF0470.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c5/BowtieSSSC/misc%20pics/DSCF0474.jpg



sorry pics wouldnt post .. follow the link

[blackboxrc]

david , who did your painting? been thinking of doing mine.
also just made a new customer who happens to own a carbon fiber business. thinking having the dash pieces made from white carbon fiber with a red dye mixed in the resin.
then having some custom knobs for the a/c cut out in the CNC mill and haveing them anodized with red cad plating.

[06xb30]

a freind from work

[transformerxa]

those look sweet i can't wait to see them in person!!

[FINE XB]

Give this a try for your color needs it worked for me

http://www.etouchup.com/?OVRAW=paint%20match&OVKEY=touch%20up%20paint&OVMTC=standard

[06xb30]

those look sweet i can't wait to see them in person!!




Thanks .
There way better looking in person , i should have the steering wheel pieces ( 2 silver strips with the controls ) back in the morning .

[J_R_Ceja]

David, the stuff sure looks great painted. :up:

[06xb30]

David, the stuff sure looks great painted. :up:


Thanks , Joe .

Here's the steering wheel pieces done ..

http://upload4.postimage.org/973693/DSCF0679.jpg (http://upload4.postimage.org/973693/photo_hosting.html)

[midnightxb]

looks awsome :D

[um_lunchbox]

Why did you choose to paint the outer part of the bezel instead of the iner black part ? Just curious ?

[dvs12]

im a little late this has been posted for a while and you got some good advise . ive painted cars before and dashes, plastics all that and in my opinion the best way to it (if you want to diy it )is to skuff the shit out of it with a 3m scotchbrite pads they make different grades so start out with lower grit and work your why up to finer grit this is the key to makeing it stick to plastic the paint grabs the fine scatches. prime first then wetsand with 2000 paper and use a flex agent(the stuff the pros use on bumper covers and body kits) in the primer and paint. base coat and clear coat a number of times sand each layer and it will look awsome .. dont use spray paint it will chip and its hard to match.. .and doin this way if mess up you can always strip it and do it over again.

[06xb30]

Why did you choose to paint the outer part of the bezel instead of the iner black part ? Just curious ?



I wanted to rid the interior of the silver and i'm not a fan of the whole thing being painted ..

[midnightxb]

how long did it take :?:

[Huber]

Looks good!!! I have the RS 3.0 also and I am getting ready to paint my interior gray pieces "blue"

[06xb30]

how long did it take :?:


it went pretty quick , we took the pieces off one day sanded and primed and painted and cleared the next day 24hrs total from off to back on ..

[06xb30]

Looks good!!! I have the RS 3.0 also and I am getting ready to paint my interior gray pieces "blue"


that will look nice too , were painting my daughter TCM interior blue in the near future , post some pics when done

[Huber]

Ya I can't wait....I should have my stickers by end of the week and they will be blue....Can't wait to see the pics of ^^^

[Karl]

I did my dash with spray cans & spray clear + sanding/buffing...

http://www.weckstrom.com/scion/afterbuff.jpg
http://www.weckstrom.com/scion/2tone.jpg

Edit: ......and since those img tags aren't working, http://www.weckstrom.com/scion/afterbuff.jpg and http://www.weckstrom.com/scion/2tone.jpg

[thehulk]

hey david when you got your paint mixed up did the give you spray cans or the
stuff you had to mix yourself

[06xb30]

hey david when you got your paint mixed up did the give you spray cans or the
stuff you had to mix yourself




I got the mix paint , with seperate clear coat as well all mix .

they said the spray paint in the can would turn out slightly different in color ..