Paint preperation question

I removed all of the fiberglass and metal trim parts from the interior of my Mustang Fastback so I can give them a fresh coat of paint. I think there is about 15 small to medium parts in total. I cleaned them and taped off the chrome bits.

Dropped by a three local body shops to get a quote to spray the parts. Quotes seem very high to me $1000, I figured it would take the guy about an hour. Well we have to scuff them up..... and then we need to hang each part up....and the price of paint....and on and on.

So I will do the scuffing and try again. What should I use to scuff up the fiberglass and metal trim? Sandpaper or Scotchbright or what?

Is this price out to lunch or am I just living in the 80's still?


Thanks,

Jeff
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Jeff. There's nothing wrong with attempting this yourself. I painted all the interior fiberglass pieces in my 69 fastback as well as the dash, console, package tray etc with SEM paint and it looks awesome. Preparation is 90% of it. That $1000 seems very high to me and I'd certainly put it to further goodies in my stang if it were me. SEM products are awesome and can be purchased at your local paint/bodyshop supply store. The majority of the bodyshops here in Winnipeg use it.

With my interior fiberglass panels and sail panel pieces I made sure they were squeaky clean first before sanding. You don't want to push the oils etc into the surface. Once cleaned i scuffed them with scotchbrite pads. Not the coarse ones as my pieces had the 'camera case' grain to it and harsher scotchbrites will flatten the grain. Once they were scuffed I cleaned them with hot soapy water once again. Blow dry with a hose. Then there is a preclean from SEM that is sprayed on and washed off. Then a pre-bond spray that helps the paint bond to the surface. Then on goes the paint which I might add dries very quickly and is very forgiving. My interior was black so it was easy. I bought 'landau' black and it looks great. You don't want it shiny as it wasn't that way from the factory.

I also took all the wiring, instruments from my dash and painted it as well with SEM and it too looks like factory.
You certainly won't use up $1000 in it thats for sure.
Just my .02 worth. [img]/forums/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img]
John
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Anything that's flat black I use Krylon DE1613 on. Its very forgiving and looks fantastic.

Try crappy tire... they carry it in the rattle can section
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