painting the plastic grills

[MikeAttakNYC]

i just redid my dads 06 apex gt with a flamed windshield, red hand guards, a new seat cover is in the mail along with red exhaust covers and red retro decals from arcticfx... i wanna paint the gray plastic screens red.. any ideas so it wont chip away and how to take them off and put them back on with out breaking them.. thanks

 

[nate007]

Any auto body supply shop should have a product made by SEM that is an adhesion promoter just for plastic.

 

[RTXgary]

I used Rust-Oleum plastic paint. I painting mine a year ago and have not had a problem with chipping or peeling. The paint is made for plastic. Home Depot or any hardware store that carries Rust-Oleum should have the product.

 

[AttakMax]

I used the Fusion paint for plastic. I painted my grills white where my Attak is the blue and white color scheme. Paint has held up very well and it does a nice job. Many colors to pick from. The screens are very easy to remove from the inside of the panels. Good luck!

 

[Mikecam]

Make sure you use a plastic primer (rest-oleum specialty plastic primer) and the above paint and you will be fine. Light coats are also very important.

 

[Metallicat]

I used Killz primer in a spray can, as recommended from my local hardware store, and then Fusion paint. I painted my vents last spring and the paint is still pliable and does not crack nor does it chip when you flex the vents. I flexed the side vents pretty good recently just to see if the paint was going to crack on me or not. I first tried Rust-oleum but didn't like the shade of red that it produced and found the Fusion red to be a better match to my red a-arms and graphics. So in reality I have primer, rust-o-leum red, and Fusion red on top and haven't experienced any problems so far. The Killz primer really sticks to the plastic and makes a great base to paint on top of.

 

[MikeAttakNYC]

Thanks I'm gonna give the rustoleum a shot this weekend

 

[**sj**]

I also did the rustoleum plastic paint...textured black

 

[Rove44]

i used rustoleum primer and white krylon paint i roughed the screens up a littlle then used very light coats. I can't figure out how to post pix on here sorry

 

[vote4pedros]

If you want durability against stone chips and what not.. make sure to clear coat the paint when finished. And you won't have any chipping either!! Dupli color makes a decent clear coat found at any canadian tire.