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Demon-Seed:

Hi
I was considering ripping out the t-moulding I have and installing new stuff..but I just thought can I paint it? Will it work? to freshen it up and remove some of the scratches?> The t-moulding that is on the current cab is attached solidly and I would hate to remove it.

Rawker:

sure, try sanding, priming, and then painting a piece of it.

try a piece on the back or something and if the paint isn't sticking try using rougher sand paper to scratch it up more and allow the paint to stick.

patrickl:

Apparently you can't.

There were some threads on this subject a few weeks (or months) ago ad I think the outcome was that it couldn't be done.

The plastic used for the t-molding is of a type that will not allow the paint to stick. Allthough there was someone who claimed there was a dashboard paint that would work. I couldn't find that though.

The plastic primers available all seem to have a notice that they wont work on PE plastics.

Actually I tried with some model car (polycarbonat body) paint and I have to say it sticks on pretty well. Trouble is that if you touch it with a fingernail it comes right off.

More info in a previous thread

LoRDDeVO:

i would imagine vinyl dye would work never tried it tho

greven grevs:

I did this to my t-molding a while back before I bought some new molding. I sanded the black molding with a 220 grit sandpaper and then spray painted it blue with krylon [not the new krylon fusion]. After it dried I painted over that with krylon clear. Lasted well for a few weeks but it did start chipping. Maybe a quick fix solution if you want to sell something real quick but not worth it for a long term item. I have not tried krylon fusion yet though. I will sometime this week.

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