I have a 2000 Honda Civic EX 4dr. It has the stock plastic sideskirts, and I was wondering how it would look if I rattlecan'd them to match the rest of the car. I found a website where I can buy factory color-matched aerosol spray cans. My car is titanium metallic color. Has anyone done it before? if so, pics please! Thanks

 

ive done it before with duplicolor but i got milano red instead of roma red for my hatch so its not the right color and i only put one coat of paint so it eventually peeled and cracked looked good before but now it looks like crap i dont have any pics of my sideskirt painted but i have one of my bumper while drying, which also ended up crappy looking. But if you do good prep work and apply enough coats of paint it should look good and stay looking good.

bought new unpainted

 

Okay, thanks. I probably will try it once I decide to order the aerosol can of titanium metallic. Unless more people post with horror stories?

 

Since you're painting (what I assume is) previously unpainted plastic, prep is everything. Light scuffing, complete wash, wax and grease remover

Consider using adhesion promoter, and possibly a rubberized primer (which will flex better once dry on plastic parts without cracking).

 

Here's the process I was thinking of doing:

1. First, sand it with some sandpaper by hand until it is just rough enough for the paint to adhere, then clean it off to get all the dust, dirt, etc. off.
2. Then, I was thinking of spray painting it with some Rust-o-leum paint that I already have, since it has primer in it and I don't want to have to buy some.
3. After a coat or 2 of the primer rust-o-leum paint, I'd do multiple coats of the color matched Honda paint, until it looks good.
4. Then I'd probably buy some spray-on clearcoat to keep it looking clean.

How does that sound? Would I need to buy primer-only spray paint, or would that work? Will it last if I don't use rubberized primer? Thanks.

 

how would it look?
like my **** on a crusty day lol

 

Unnecessary metaphor. Why do you think so?

 

yeah... not at all if you take time to do it right.

OP i have done this on multiple plastic pieces of my car using Duplicolor trim paint and it turns out good.

 

I won't be using Duplicolor trim paint if I do it though, it'll be color-matched paint in an aerosol can, probably after a layer of Rust-o-leum paint with primer. Would you still expect good results if done well?

 

Yeah it should turn out, just make sure you take your time with it. Maybe even use some plastic adhesion promoter

 

If I do use adhesion promoter, would I spray it on before or after the primer? I'm guessing before.