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Old 04-05-2008, 09:20 AM
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I still like the way that looks!

You needed to have used a primer/sealer. Plastic is finiky about automotive paints. Sometimes it lays smooth, sometimes it crazes, but mostly it attacks the plastic, giving you a close approximation of elephant skin.

I've been a model builder for years....laquer & plastic are a headache without a good primer/sealer. For future reference, the el-cheapo primer at Wal-Mart is about the best I've found for blocking the paint from attacking the plastic.

I saw someone mention Piano black a few posts up. I've actually considered that, at length. However my thoughts are that the interior would need to be more of a cream color to pull that off. I like that combo, when I redid the interior in my Pinto, I did cream & piano black.
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