[par4tom]

Getting ready for vinyl...

Note - If you are using Vinyl, I recommend strongly using the Katzkin Vinyl product. It will stretch quite a bit when you hit it with a heat gun and without losing some of its marbling texture on the front.

Kick pods generally require a lot of heat and stretching.

Some prefer to use carpet. If you elect to use carpet, make sure it is stretchable. Also, if you use carpet, you can eliminate about 70% of the sanding you do on the panel because imperfections will never show.

If you do paint, plan on doing a lot of extra sanding, all the way down to about 120 grit before applying poly primer. I recommend poly primer as it will fill the 120 grit sand scratches and you can lay it on pretty thick.

After primer, sand to 400 to 500 grit and then base coat and clear.