stua76

Hi Guys,
can any one give advice or posted picks on how to pain the interior plastics of an xb?
There are some silver parts that i would like to paint black.
just wondering what kind of paint needed and clear coat etc?
anyone had some experience with it. please let me know.

alfundo

the most important thing is to use a plastic primer...after that most any paint will stick. i have used plasti dip for some of my interior pieces. i recommend plasti dip for the pillars.

juddsandage

what is Paining? is that like Caning or Torture or something? if so why would you do that to your poor car?

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2008 xB CSM
Came with: 17 inch Katana Ninja NJ07 wheels in Black with a Red stripe, Wing on the back (makes it look 10 times better me thinks) Interior lighting for under dash and cup holders.

Added: Lighted Door Sills (awesomely Blue) Billet Grill top and bottom, OEM Fog lights (need to mod the relay)

Soonish: TRD Swaybar and strut tower brace, Oznium Grill LEDs, LED swap for all dash lights, 2011-13 instrument cluster with all White LEDs

flex

i plasti-dipped the headunit plastic bezel, it came out great, i highly recommend plasti-dip, all you need to do is clean the surface and spray a sufficient amount of coats, and plasti-dip comes in a decent variety of colors, plus i like the matte finish.

Oh and i almost fogot, if you don't like it peel it off!

stua76

hi flex. As you are a fellow aussie.
Did you pick up the plastic dip from supercheap or repco?
what brand etc?

SumthingMessy

It's called plastidip. Go to dipyourcar.com Great stuff. Used it outside mine for a few parts. Gonna do my interior soon too

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2012 super white manual.
Uv footwells, center cupholder led's.
White audio-controlled door cupholder led's.
Custom vent drl's.
Smoked taillights.
Blacked badges, wheels, and rear hatch fascia.
OEM spoiler, foglights, and bumper protector.
Medium tint.
Rear led puddle lights.
Front bumper overlay.
5000k HID conversion
more to come >

flex

i bought the plasti-dip via ebay from an aussie dealer, they wont ship direct from the US for obvious reasons ( chemicals / flammable liquids etc ) i wouldnt mind spraying some more bits and pieces inside my car too if i knew how to take them off like the round bezel things around the ac vents

SumthingMessy

Pull the full plate around your radio straight towards you. (Be firm it will happen) then the 2 silver vents unscrew from that one. The far left one is part of the plate that goes around you gauges. Pull it off, then same deal. I still haven't figure out how to get the rest of the dash off to get to the far right one. I might just lay plastic sheeting down inside my car and mask and spray. The plastidip peels off so you can get overspray on your dash and still be good to go. I only have that and my steering wheel accents left. It looks good with the matte black and my uv lighting

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2012 super white manual.
Uv footwells, center cupholder led's.
White audio-controlled door cupholder led's.
Custom vent drl's.
Smoked taillights.
Blacked badges, wheels, and rear hatch fascia.
OEM spoiler, foglights, and bumper protector.
Medium tint.
Rear led puddle lights.
Front bumper overlay.
5000k HID conversion
more to come >

evilcalvin

I did my hood for a spell, holds up good

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