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Has anyone painted their gray plastic cladding?
Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2005 11:05 am
by rcasciola
hey guys..and gals...wondering if anyone has painted their gray plastic on their two tone... i remember areading a while ago that someone was goign to do it but it was too expensive and the paint wouldnt stick...just wondering if anyone has accomplished this..and if u dnt mind me asking price? thanx
Re: Has anyone painted their gray plastic cladding? (rcasciola)
Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2005 2:58 pm
by kharman
i haven't done it yet, but i did ask the man who is going to eventually paint my car, and he said it can be done...he explained the prep process to me, but of course i had no idea what he was saying...Quote, originally posted by rcasciola »hey guys..and gals...wondering if anyone has painted their gray plastic on their two tone... i remember areading a while ago that someone was goign to do it but it was too expensive and the paint wouldnt stick...just wondering if anyone has accomplished this..and if u dnt mind me asking price? thanx
Re: Has anyone painted their gray plastic cladding? (rcasciola)
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 5:18 am
by SCVibe
I had mine painted by a friend that owns a body shop, charged me $200. Done last fall, it held up well but I noticed a small spot where the paint chipped under the fog light (about a 1/2 inch). This may be due to the continuous snow we've had (record winter about 116 inches) or some other cause, the rest seems fine. The prep is important from what he told me.
Re: Has anyone painted their gray plastic cladding? (SCVibe)
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 6:50 am
by POLO
Can you post a picture of you vibe paint?I wanted to paint,but my dealer say me to forget.
Re: Has anyone painted their gray plastic cladding? (POLO)
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 9:10 am
by SCVibe
I will post as soon as I can learn how to resize the pics smaller.
Re: Has anyone painted their gray plastic cladding? (SCVibe)
Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2005 12:19 am
by rcasciola
get i cant wait...does it still have the the molded texture after paint as without it or is it just all smoth like the body?
Re: Has anyone painted their gray plastic cladding? (rcasciola)
Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2005 12:24 pm
by SCVibe
Hope this worked, paint looks the same as the rest of the body.Sorry about the size of the pic.
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Re: Has anyone painted their gray plastic cladding? (SCVibe)
Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2005 2:05 pm
by rcasciola
awesome..thanx for the pic...it looks great! and for the size it shows the texture too..thats kinda what i was looking for... looks awesome!
Re: Has anyone painted their gray plastic cladding? (rcasciola)
Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2005 5:37 pm
by Thewhite
I would never paint it. I like "Subaru Outback" look it gives. Plus, I don't cry if I scratch it, it's just plastic...
Re: Has anyone painted their gray plastic cladding? (Thewhite)
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 1:49 am
by rcasciola
I liked it at first too but it gets all faded...and besides it will look a lot better painted with the Aerogear kit...instead of having a gray stipe across the fenders and doors.IMHO
Re: Has anyone painted their gray plastic cladding? (rcasciola)
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 4:02 am
by SCVibe
Quote, originally posted by rcasciola »awesome..thanx for the pic...it looks great! and for the size it shows the texture too..thats kinda what i was looking for... looks awesome! No prob, I like it better this way too, but it probably won't be as durable as the plastic alone. BTW the small white spots are because I didn't get a chance to wash it when you asked for pics, it has been snowing/raining here.