Was just have a few questions on your truck. When you did the the interior pieces did you do them all by hand,cause I have did my piece where the window switches go and it took forever, I am now working on the piece that goes around the radio,and one more Question how did you remove the switch for the mirror

thanks

 

Yes i sanded all the pieces down by hand with 400 grit paper. To get out the switch for the mirror after you dissconnect the wire from the door im pretty sure it pops out from the top. I think i pressed on it from the bottm and it popped up. If thats not it then it comes out the other way by pushing down on it. Im not sure its been so long since i did that but either way it pops right off.

 

Sorry to jump into the thread, but did you sand them wet, or dry? I would think that wet would work alot better.

 

I just finished wet sanding the passenger side and it looks amazing I can't beleive it looks this good Thanks for the advice.
And how long did it take you to do the engine compartment,
And can the paint handle that kind of heat or does it it flake off

thanks

 

MASVT, what grit paper did you use? Otherwise, the temperature all depends on the kind of paint you use. If you're using normal automotive paint, like is on the truck, , it should do ok under the hood - don't forget, that's what your engine compartment is painted with. It seems to be ok on the inside of the hood!

And heck, for that matter, I painted the 'SVT' on my supercharger, using the little bottle of touch-up paint they gave me, and that's still on there!

 

Out of all the plastic pieces that I have done I have not bothered wet sanding until the end. I always just sand down, then give it a wet sanding then start the painting. All sanding after the painting I only do wet sanding though.

 

Sweet I guess I know what I'll be doing this winter a whole lot of sanding,this way when I take it out in spring it will look sweet.

 

Yea dont wet sand it until its painted. Just use the 400 grit to take down the bumps and make it smooth. Then i took 1500 grit dry and went over it again for inal sanding and it was real smooth. Then afte i painted it and let dry i took out the 2000 grit and wet sanded. Then i broke out the buffer and wet cherry and buffed them to a mirror finish . Pics in gallery.