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01-10-2013, 01:00 PM | #1 |
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Help me out with ideas to recondition or paint this AC box
Trucks getting painted now so need to decide what to do with the firewall AC box. I've read a few posts on this with techniques that range from scubbing to painting. Anyone have 0.02 cents to add as to what I should do with mine? Mine looks pretty faded....not sure it would polish up but loathe to paint if I can avoid it. Thanks, Pete
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01-10-2013, 01:44 PM | #2 |
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Re: Help me out with ideas to recondition or paint this AC box
i have had very good results by just cleaning up real good and spraying with vinal dye a couple of thin coats
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01-10-2013, 02:23 PM | #3 |
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Re: Help me out with ideas to recondition or paint this AC box
Good idea - thanks. Black vinyl dye then?
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01-10-2013, 03:10 PM | #4 |
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Re: Help me out with ideas to recondition or paint this AC box
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01-10-2013, 03:16 PM | #5 |
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Re: Help me out with ideas to recondition or paint this AC box
Mine wasn't that faded, but it was faded. I removed the whole thing, disassembled it and hit it with some satin clear from a rattle can.
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01-10-2013, 03:25 PM | #6 |
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Re: Help me out with ideas to recondition or paint this AC box
I'm wondering how to paint mine also. The PO had painted it black so I am in the process of taking that off now. I am wondering how to repaint or leave it the way it is. Is it a pain to take it apart?
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01-10-2013, 03:32 PM | #7 |
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Re: Help me out with ideas to recondition or paint this AC box
I need to clean mine up as well, but its got what appears to be white paint spattered all over it. Any thoughts on whether it could be sanded?
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01-10-2013, 03:47 PM | #8 | |
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01-10-2013, 04:33 PM | #9 |
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Re: Help me out with ideas to recondition or paint this AC box
All good ideas - I want to keep the original appearance of the "flecking" in the fiberglass as best I can, which is to say avoid a paint job. Thanks.
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01-10-2013, 05:40 PM | #10 |
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Re: Help me out with ideas to recondition or paint this AC box
Sounds like clear might be the way to go then.
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