FJ40 Front and Rear Heater Paint (1 Viewer)

[icorradoi]

I've searched and came up with very little. Is there a preferred choice of rattle can paint being used when rebuilding the front and rear heaters? Looking for something close to the factory colors for the black metal, pewter, and gray plastic parts of the heaters. Thanks!

 

[B y r o n]

Maybe this will help.

 

[thebigredrocker]

If you have a 77 front heater you can wetsand the plastic. Think most people paint it though.

 

[thebigredrocker]

Also can wetsand the blower plastic

 

[thebigredrocker]

Here's Spraymax 2K in T145 ash grey mixed by 66autocolor. Like this single stage because it's in a rattle can and it is durable when cured.

Here it is next to my 76 OEM heater bottom. There is a powder coat people have posted that might be a closer match than what I did. I can try to find that thread if you want to powder coat. Memory fuzzy now, think it was prism powder, prisim, or prismatic

 

[thebigredrocker]

Ok cracked a beer now I can find stuff.
The guy from now defunkt MetricTLC used Prismatic Powders Galaxy Grey III

Here's Galaxy Grey III next to OEM BUMPER.
POSTED BY Vae Victus

@SuperDuperCruizer mentioned he might try electro gold

Here's a good looking paint @rusty musket used

Recently @Braden620 mentioned he's going to try Prismatic Vegas Gold. Perhaps he'll post up results

 

[icorradoi]

@thebigredrocker thanks a lot man! All very useful info. And a big wow on the results from wet sanding the plastic housings! Did you use multiple grits or was it a one shot deal?

 

[thebigredrocker]

I work my way up through the grits. Finish with 3M trizac P5000 finishing discs I am quite fond of. And last step I do use a liquid plastic polish.

Here's an old post with clamshell pics

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Yes, it absolutely can be wetsanded. Dip wet/dry paper in water to remove plastic dust or use a squirt bottle. Started with P500 on my clamshell to quickly remove deep gouges. Just work your way up. P1000 to remove the P500 sanding marks, P1500 to remove P1000 marks, ect. I like to go up to P5000. 3M makes a fine grit paper called Trizact. Meguires sells great paper made by Nikken in Japan.

Autogeek sells these handy hook&loop pads for 3M discs.

 

[thebigredrocker]

Prismatic Vegas Gold
posted by Oregon FJ

 

[thebigredrocker]

Prismatic Vegas Gold
posted by GA Architect

 

[thebigredrocker]

Vegas Gold posted by Vae Victus but might be from @GA Architect

 

[thebigredrocker]

Vae or GA's

 

[thebigredrocker]

Here's Prismatic Galaxy Grey III
Looks like a good rim color
posted by TMACK

 

[Beachcomber Bernie]

Also can wetsand the blower plastic
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I'm trying to follow your lead on this but can't get to the same dark gray in your pic above. I've wet sanded 400, 1000, 1500. Nice and smooth but still lighter gray than yours. Will that color come out as I approach 5000?

Also can wetsand the blower plastic
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