dalethompson
05-14-2006, 02:26 PM
I have a 1999 VW New Beetle and someone "rubbed" the back passenger side of my car (on the outside wheel well) with their car. Thank goodness the back and front of the New Beetle is plastic... no damage to the actual piece, just paint taken off.
I`ve wetsanded most of it down (to get it smooth) and to take out the fine scratches. Some of the paint has been taken right off, down past the primer I believe. Not sure what colour the primer should be but the colour is currently black (my car colour is bright blue), so I do think it`s gone right down to the plastic base. You can what I`m referring to by the picture I`ve attached.
I`ve tried to use my VW touch up paint on it, then use the Langka paint system to smooth it out but the paint doesn`t wanna bond to the black at all. All the paint just comes off when it`s time to remove it with the Blob Eliminator (Langka), even when allowing it to cure for 3-4 days. It bonds just fine to the scrapes that aren`t so deep, but the deepest ones just won`t keep the paint on.
My question is: Do I need a primer at all for this plastic piece? I`ve cleaned the actual scrape and scratches very well, so I doubt anything is not allowing the paint to adhere to it. It just doesn`t want to stay on the bare plastic at all, which is starting to become a big challenge now :nervous2:
Thanks in advance,
Dale
I`ve wetsanded most of it down (to get it smooth) and to take out the fine scratches. Some of the paint has been taken right off, down past the primer I believe. Not sure what colour the primer should be but the colour is currently black (my car colour is bright blue), so I do think it`s gone right down to the plastic base. You can what I`m referring to by the picture I`ve attached.
I`ve tried to use my VW touch up paint on it, then use the Langka paint system to smooth it out but the paint doesn`t wanna bond to the black at all. All the paint just comes off when it`s time to remove it with the Blob Eliminator (Langka), even when allowing it to cure for 3-4 days. It bonds just fine to the scrapes that aren`t so deep, but the deepest ones just won`t keep the paint on.
My question is: Do I need a primer at all for this plastic piece? I`ve cleaned the actual scrape and scratches very well, so I doubt anything is not allowing the paint to adhere to it. It just doesn`t want to stay on the bare plastic at all, which is starting to become a big challenge now :nervous2:
Thanks in advance,
Dale