[Saidas]

I've checked with a couple of painters and they recommend using a primer for better adhesion. It's only $6 a can and easy to apply and well worth the little bit extra to insure durability.

I'm using Krylon indoor paints: white primer (white instead of black since the color is light) matte metallic silver, and matte polyurathane clear coat to match the existing silver pieces.

[StykShift]

Originally Posted by Saidas

I've checked with a couple of painters and they recommend using a primer for better adhesion. It's only $6 a can and easy to apply and well worth the little bit extra to insure durability.

I'm using Krylon indoor paints: white primer (white instead of black since the color is light) matte metallic silver, and matte polyurathane clear coat to match the existing silver pieces.

Thanks Saidas! You have no idea how long i've been searching forums on the best way to do this lil' project of mine. I plan on painting some pieces red and some white. I know to use white primer for the white, but what do you reccomend for the red???

[Saidas]

At the last minute I decided to go with Dupli-Color (Pep Boys, Kragen) because their paints use a fan nozzle which gives a much better spread than a regular nozzle. They have the biggest color selection I have seen. Their paints are top notch and as the name implies, you can often get an exact color match for many car manufacturers. Dupli-Color doesn't make a satin finish clear coat so I used Krylon polyurathane. I did three coats each of primer, paint, and clear. Take your time mask carefully and you'll be happy with the results. What exactly are you painting?

[StykShift]

all the beige (ugly silver like) pieces RED and some of the black pieces WHITE. i always like black white and red. Plus I plan on theme-ing my car, after Darth vader. Laugh it up fuzzballs, this is gonna be a '08 Scion Xb "Darth Edition"...get it?

[isomswim]

i used krylon plastic bond paint and it worked pretty well. some of the pieces i went to fast but even then they still look good. dont have the posts yet to put pics on but getting there. i painte the air vents, frame for the auto shift, the frame around the ac buttons and the frame around the mirror buttons. very easy to remove all except the right air vent.

[jtwopark]

i just used automotive primer and paint.....extra layers of clear coat...3 layers total clear coat....

I put clear on wet sanded, then sprayed more clear let dry and wet sand and then finally last coat of clear coat...took me 3 days to finish.

[Danimal506]

it made me roflmao