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Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 2:02 pm 
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Just wondering if anyone whos spray painted there interior bits n pieces bothered with a sealant/protectant or clear coated anything ?

 

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Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 2:11 pm 
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EDIT: forget this post... i didnt read thread properly..

However, a mate who painted his used a hard clear on the top for protection... saves doing again so soon... Sorry but I would know what it was he used...

 

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Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 8:01 pm 
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Yeah I did all my dash board inserts in red they definately need a clear or some kind of protectant!

 

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Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 8:22 pm 
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hard plastics... optional.
i never clear coated anything and its been fine.
depends on the finish you want.

anything that absorbs.. then no.

 

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Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 11:29 pm 
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I did mine with $2 can of paint from bunnings then I leared it with $35 clear it came up mint and never faded or cracked!

 

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Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 7:33 am 
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it was more for the vinyl trims I've done, since its black and looks good but so easy to mark even with rubbing a finger along it...leaves a nice skin mark :P

didnt wanna use armour all as it leaves awful greasy residue and is a pain to clean it all off later down the track if u decide to re-upholster etc down the track.

 

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Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 10:05 pm 
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I painted my dash with the septone paint and then to protect it i used armor all. I hate how its all greasy and that but it only stays like that for an hour or so. I had my dash painted for a while and its still good. I think with the armor all its harder to scratch and it hasnt faded.

I tried a little thing with the s**t strip on the passenger side where the airbag goes if you have one and basically painted it and half of it left it and half armor alled it and the armor all side lasted and the other didnt...even with the misus and her knee high boots on it. :)

 

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Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 8:17 am 
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I painted my dash with the septone paint and then to protect it i used armor all. I hate how its all greasy and that but it only stays like that for an hour or so. I had my dash painted for a while and its still good. I think with the armor all its harder to scratch and it hasnt faded.

I tried a little thing with the s**t strip on the passenger side where the airbag goes if you have one and basically painted it and half of it left it and half armor alled it and the armor all side lasted and the other didnt...even with the misus and her knee high boots on it. :)


Yeh just sucks to get it all off later down the track gets in everywhere and goos everything up...I'll leave it as is for now...

 

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