Help on how to >>>>> Paint rubber molding - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

wontonjohnny · 07-31-2003, 08:49 PM

hey guys

is there a right way to do this???

do i need to sand it first, what grit should i use???

is primer needed???

any tips would also be great .. thanks

arcasmachineracing · 07-31-2003, 09:25 PM

What molding are you wanting to paint? (As in; what is it on your car, that you want to paint?)

kmorphosis · 07-31-2003, 09:45 PM

If you are talking about the molding at the bottom of the doors.. its a pain to have painted.. Since it is flexible and all.. it doesn't seem to hold paint very well..IMO.. I have mine pained... but every now and then i have to touch them up cause the paintes gets chiiped or scratched...

RedruM · 07-31-2003, 11:49 PM

wash it really really really well and then lightly sand it but really really well, make sure to get every mm possible
use 320 or higher, 500 is good
and then primer 3 light coats, then 500 grit lightly sand and then paint

wontonjohnny · 08-01-2003, 12:30 AM

yeah i want to do that bottom piece of the door... but im not gonna do the flexible part ... just the top half of it....

wontonjohnny · 08-01-2003, 12:31 AM

oh and what kind of primer????

arcasmachineracing · 08-02-2003, 05:00 PM

Rubba' primer!

Is there such a thing?

***Eye8Pussies*** · 08-02-2003, 09:42 PM

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Originally posted by arcasmachineracing
Rubba' primer! Is there such a thing?

yes- made for plastics and the like.....

and sucks to be in canada.....you'll have to touch it up every year after the winter......but it's well worth it tho, that's for sure