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bizzyoz
06-22-2002, 12:18 AM
what type of paint should you use to paint it with? would you need a paint that can stand high heat or any will do?
chameleon
06-22-2002, 02:44 AM
Any paint will do. A lot of people use high temp paint, but it is completely unessasary, the plastic doesn't get nearly hot enough to damage the paint, if it did, the plastic would probably melt. Some people take the plastics into the body shop and have them painted with car paint, which always turns out pretty slick.
Baldhead_J
06-22-2002, 02:54 AM
It's on my list of things to do!
bizzyoz
06-22-2002, 03:21 AM
hell ya!! theres this paint that i wanted to use... it matches my car pretty well (w/ lil sparkles).. enuff with that... thanx alot...
aZnTrD2k
06-22-2002, 07:06 AM
I took my pieces to the shop to get painted. They didn't use high temp paint. After a week, the paint pilled off. Now my plastics look stock again:D
TwinCelicaGirl
06-24-2002, 07:20 AM
I painted mine with high heat paint. I did about 5-6 coats of primer, then about 6 coats of paint, and 2 coats of clear coat. I would estimate the total cost at $10, and I did it myself.

http://www.ezshots.com/members/tinkerbell_81/images/tinkerbell_81-1.jpg

http://www.ezshots.com/members/tinkerbell_81/images/tinkerbell_81-6.jpg

I have had it done for about a month now, and have noticed no problems at all with it peeling or bubbling. Still looks as good as the day I did it!
WillyWonka
06-24-2002, 07:32 AM
Originally posted by aZnTrD2k
I took my pieces to the shop to get painted. They didn't use high temp paint. After a week, the paint pilled off. Now my plastics look stock again:D

They screwed up. Demand a redo of the job...free of course.

My shop did any loose piece I could throw at them for free with my bodykit work...
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid23/pff2b92b20a408aeb40b870b0262e6cb8/fda40eaf.jpg

including interior...
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid23/pf1f6c9e7369e89717034030cea2d335c/fda40eb0.jpg
nate22
06-24-2002, 10:55 AM
anybody paint themselves???? supposed to sand?? primer? no primer?
PhatCellyGT
06-24-2002, 04:19 PM
I did it myself...use a flexible plastic primer. Sand w/ a fine grit paper, Primer, paint and your done.

www.exrated01.freeservers.com

Just click on the pics page

-Wil
TwinCelicaGirl
06-25-2002, 06:13 AM
Originally posted by nate22
anybody paint themselves???? supposed to sand?? primer? no primer?

I did mine myself. VERY EASY to do. I didn't sand at all, just cleaned it REALLY well before I started. You want to primer, paint, and then clear coat it.....
twanmoney
06-25-2002, 07:02 AM
WillyWonka, bro!
Your car looks friggin sweet!
I want my setup to look like yours
sPEC. bLue of course tho

what did those flik wheels rum ya in 17"
WillyWonka
06-25-2002, 07:28 AM
17x8 Flik Lex with 205-40/17 Kumho Ecsta Supra 712's mounted, balanced, and shipped to the door cost me about $1050. Talk to Sacha at edgeracing.com (moderator on Wheel&Tire Forum). Tell him WillyWonka sent you. Check on their site's gallery under make and model (Toyota Celica of course) and click on the Lex (top photo) and you'll see my car with the wheels.