painitng vent rings

Debra · Post by **Debra** » Mon Jun 05, 2000 9:44 pm

I was planning on painting my vent rings. Why was yours unsuccesful? do you think I should still proceed or just not bother?

Debra
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On Mon, 5 Jun 2000 18:02:45 Fletcher Blades wrote:
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Fletcher Blades · Post by **Fletcher Blades** » Mon Jun 05, 2000 10:24 pm

Paint doesnt like silicon, it wont adhere to the plastic if you or a
previous owner ever put silicon on the plastic.

Silicon can be found in many interior cleaner/restorers like armour-all, or
whatsit2000 (flouro green bottle).

There is a chemical that can clean it off, so the paint will stick, but its
not something common like Meths or Kerosene.

Try painting one... If the paint doesnt "fish-eye" (builds up little
bubbles that look like fish's eyes), let it dry, and see if its stuck. If
so, well done. Keep going.

If it does fish-eye, or dries smooth, but doesnt stick... clean it off with
turps, put it back together and forget about it...

Fletch.

Post by **zorruno** » Tue Jun 06, 2000 9:20 am

I haven't attempted to paint my vent rings (they're already black

) but
have painted some plastic parts in my OTM.

I found that giving them a light sand before painting really helped.

H.