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Originally Posted by 72rocket
I was wondering if anyone had painted their inner plastic fenders (in the engine bay) on their cars. My car is a 72 Supreme. My plastic is fairly faded but not damaged, and the jerk that had the car before me looks like he dumped white paint on one of the plastic fenders. I was thinking I could use the SEM plastic/vinyl paint hopefully without the engine heat ruining it. Anyone have any experience using this stuff in the engine bay?
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First, are you really sure you need to paint them. Getting paint to stick to flexible plastic like this is tough. The paint spilled on them should come off with paint stripper. Try polishing them first with a mild polishing compound. You might be amazed.
If you have your heart set on paint, DO NOT sand them. Get them thoroughly clean then clean them again. Go to an auto paint store and find the right type of plastic paint for the material. There will be a matching etching compound or adhesion promoter that must be used.