painting heater

[apeterson]

anybody painted the plastic on their heater before... mine was very scratched up and faded.. so I bought paint made for plastic to paint..... now it looks like s***... paint did not stick well in some areas. I dont think it is the paint, I painted the blower motor and it looks great???

any clue

 

[dgangle]

I used aerosol bed liner with a clear coat. Gave a nice dark, slightly textured finish that has lasted 8 years so far.

 

[Coolerman]

I did my heater duct work. I applied two coats of clear Dupli-Color Adhesion Promoter then three coats of black Dupli-Color Bumper/Trim paint. Came out great!


See here for pics: Front Heater Fun

 

[apeterson]

I did my heater duct work. I applied two coats of clear Dupli-Color Adhesion Promoter then three coats of black Dupli-Color Bumper/Trim paint. Came out great!


See here for pics: Front Heater Fun

cooler.. why did you put the adheasion promoter on there... do you have to???

 

[Poser]

cooler.. why did you put the adheasion promoter on there... do you have to???

Seems like it would only help.....



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[apeterson]

Seems like it would only help.....



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You talk to your Grandfather yet today?




If not, call him...

yes sir Mr Cramer... I do know what it does... wonder what it would be like without it...

I had dinner with him last night.......... he asked about you BTW... I said you were doing fine... did I make an assumption?

 

[Poser]

Using a paint supposedly designed for covering plastic can sometimes not function properly, depending on the plastic, the age of it, how clean it is and if it has ever been in contact with other chemicals, etc. resulting in a poor finish in areas or throughout.



Cleaning it well and applying the adhesion promoter seems like it would be a good thing to do when trying to paint plastic surfaces and have it come out nice.....but that is probably just me.

 

[apeterson]

Using a paint supposedly designed for covering plastic can sometimes not function properly, depending on the plastic, the age of it, how clean it is and if it has ever been in contact with other chemicals, etc. resulting in a poor finish in areas or throughout.



Cleaning it well and applying the adhesion promoter seems like it would be a good thing to do when trying to paint plastic surfaces and have it come out nice.....but that is probably just me.

well it did not work before... so I will definatly try... so that is probably my problem... would you bast that clean first... I just called Ted and I can use their walnut blaster tomorrow

 

[Coolerman]

Sorry for the late response: The can said the primer would ensure a firm bond so I figured they knew what they were talking about.

I sanded the whole thing to give the primer a good rough surface to grip, washed in hot soapy water, let dry and shot the adhesive on. I was really pleased with the result. Blasting with walnut shells should also rough up the surface...