MountaineerTom
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I painted my entire interior with SEM paint and left it as it sprayed so no issues trying to match anything. I did not topcoat it with anything after putting color down.
Did you use any kind of prep spray before the SEM paint?
I painted my entire interior with SEM paint and left it as it sprayed so no issues trying to match anything. I did not topcoat it with anything after putting color down.
I think it's perfect but just got back home from long road trip and running a little crazy so I'll try and get some pics posted today.Even though you painted the whole interior and didn’t use any top coat, did it still have the same look as original?
Not too shiny or to dull?
I removed everything from Jeep. Washed and scrubbed using very light scuff pad with Dawn dish soap (great for any grease/dirt removal). After drying in the sun I wiped everything down with auto body wax & grease remover then separated the parts according to two colors: black and graphite. I used a combination of bulldog adhesion promoter and SEM's plastic adhesion promoter before putting down 2-3 coats of paint depending on the part/panel.Did you use any kind of prep spray before the SEM paint?
It seems they could have an easier way to find the paint you need. It’s a long round about way. At least I didn’t see any other way to find it.
There are ways to fix the crack. I have a couple too in these half door panels I’m wanting to paint. I plan to drill a small hole at the ends of the crack to keep it from spreading. Them use JB weld for plastic on the edges of the crack and to fill in the hole. On the back I plan to cut some thin aluminum so I can mold it to fit. Drill some holes in the aluminum, scuff the area of the inside door panel and the aluminum where they will meet and use the same JB weld to hold it on like a reinforced backing plate. The holes will let JB weld squeeze through and hold onto the aluminum.
There are a couple threads on this site about door crack repairs.
https://wranglertjforum.com/threads/door-panel-crack-repair.13615/
https://wranglertjforum.com/threads/fixing-minor-cracks-in-door-panels.20889/
https://wranglertjforum.com/threads/cracked-or-faded-door-panel-try-this.1425/
I would love it if someone could share which particular SEM primer they used. There are two, Sand Free and Plastic Adhesion.
@MountaineerTom do you have the gray interior? If so, what color SEM paint is the match?