Im sure this has been stated before, and whatnot, but i cant find it. Anyway, Ive had an 08 LT sedan for 2 years now, and ive finally got the time to start fixing it up. ive done a few mods now like headlights and small things. Im currently in the process of getting some engine mods installed and im saving up for a supercharger. But one of the mods that im currently doing is painting my interior trim. And whenever i paint it it turns all blotchy. Ive tried 3 different types of paint, adhesive promoter, drysanding before hand, wetsanding beforehand, and i cant figure out how to get it to coat evenly

 

Get a shop to do it, that's your best bet!

 

i could, but i dont do that. I feel that a car is like a family member and should be treated as such. i do all work on my car myself. And i know how to, since my whole family, myself included has stock car raced my entire life. I just dont know whats going on with the paint. Its not like its the first time that ive painted something. Ive painted whole chassis and bodies before.

 

jus make sure it's sanded down real good, and what kinda paint you usin?

 

Ive tried, Krylon (plastic), Rustoleum (gloss white), and Duplicolor (same)

 

I used actual auto paint that matched me exterior paint

 

i was planning on that next b/c some old lady hit my rear bumper and ran when i worked at walmart. it carved out a bit of a gouge out of my rear bumper which im going to fix. i just havent had time to do so because of working all the time and im currently planning for a wedding....i just dont know whats causing the blotching of the paint.

 

I did mine red to begin with. It turned out ok but then I decided to go black to match my exterior. The black didn't turn out worth a damn. It's had that orange peel effect really bad. I ended up getting a small piece of vinyl like used in automotive wraps and installing that over it instead of painting it. It turned out much better. Might look into that.

 

i tried the automotive vinyl wrap stuff myself. i personally didnt like how it looked. Im currently trying for white because i want the black on white look. white car, black anything else:P

 

Well white is notorious for hiding imperfections so if they are bad enough for you to notice them then they must be really bad.

Since you want to stick with paint, I say thoroughly sand the **** out of the trim pieces going progressively finer until you get a smooth piece that's still rough enough to hold paint. Prime it thoroughly and sand again. Then instead of using rattle cans, use a paint gun or an airbrush. Rattle cans suck at being consistent with how they atomize the paint. Lay on enough coats to be able to finely sand it before you clear it. Then lay down enough clear to be able to properly wet sand it.

 

yeah well im probably going to try it one more time, and then try to air paint it. Im looking at a paint can at work actually that im going to get for like 50 dollars. ill try that next.

 

I used rust-oleum metallic. It turned out great. Just sand it really good and do even light coats.

 

get a quart of Rustoleum and brush it on there, it'll look great

 

I'm going to do mine when it gets warm. I plan on just finely sanding it to death, then paint and clear coat.

 

Go to a paint store and get some interior paint. A bit pricey but worth it imo

 

thanks for all the input! i definately will try all of these. i hope i can get it to work.