Painting headlight bezels

[Vtx531]

I’m still lost on what the best primer for plastic is. I have professional quality kahki base and clear paints mixed and ready to go - I just want to make sure the surface is perfect before I spray expensive paint on them you know?

What brand "professional quality"? They should be able to recommend a compatible primer or adhesion promoter in the same brand family for best results.

 

[zebra12]

@Nickgsjeep - what did you use for primer?

 

[Fouledplugs]

I’m still lost on what the best primer for plastic is. I have professional quality kahki base and clear paints mixed and ready to go - I just want to make sure the surface is perfect before I spray expensive paint on them you know?

SEM seems to be nice and of nice quality if doing it with a rattle can.

Echoing what @Vtx531 stated, whoever sold you the pro paint will have the right adhesion promotor and primer for that specific paint.

 

[Fouledplugs]

I'd like to see them body matched. I've been thinking about doing this on mine.

 

[JMT]

I'm not a fan of crome on a jeep, so are and some aren't. The only crome on my jeep is the headlight bezels and the trail rated badge. What's yalls recommendations on painting them a flat black or semi gloss? I know I'll have to scuff them up pretty good which is no problem. I'm not gonna use the cheapest rattle can I can buy.


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Satin Black

 

[BuildBreakRepeat]

Satin Black

“Last seen 2017”

 

[JMT]

“Last seen 2017”

 

[BuildBreakRepeat]

Now I’m turned on and confused! Help!

 

[JMT]

Now I’m just turned on and confused! Help!

That’s what Satin Black will do for you.

 

[Nickgsjeep]

@Nickgsjeep - what did you use for primer?

duplicolor adhesion promoter. Prep prep prep. Sand really well with a high grit like 600-800. Wear gloves and clean with alcohol or acetone. Then do your adhesion promoter and then paint then clear

painted these 6 years ago

 

[Jamesval035]

Didn’t use any adhesion promoter for mine. Just prepped well and sprayed with some black rusteolum. It’s been holding for a year or so. Wouldn’t mind going back to chrome.

Matched Body color would look cool.

 

[Tob]

I painted mine today! Solar yellow though, not black. I’ll be taking off the aftermarket black ones that are on currently. I’ll send em to you if you pay shipping.

Edit: holy thread revival, I just noticed this is over 4 years old!

Just to throw some extra info out to any other readers looking into this: the chrome on the headlight bezels is not paint, it comes off in a crinkly vinyl-type material. I chose to completely remove this stuff before painting because it had started to peel in places. Utility knife blades work best for this, although it’s still a lot of tedious work to remove all the chrome material. Sandpaper does not work well at all. The bezels are light grey underneath. I got adhesion promoter, base and clear coats from automotivetouchup.com. So far so good.

 

[Fouledplugs]

duplicolor adhesion promoter.

Ian Johnson (Extreme 4x4/Four Wheeler) swears by this stuff. Hard to tell if its a paid promotion of not. Regardless, it looks like good stuff according to google.

 

[Nickgsjeep]

I painted mine today! Solar yellow though, not black. I’ll be taking off the aftermarket black ones that are on currently. I’ll send em to you if you pay shipping.

Edit: holy thread revival, I just noticed this is over 4 years old!

Just to throw some extra info out to any other readers looking into this: the chrome on the headlight bezels is not paint, it comes off in a crinkly vinyl-type material. I chose to completely remove this stuff before painting because it had started to peel in places. Utility knife blades work best for this, although it’s still a lot of tedious work to remove all the chrome material. Sandpaper does not work well at all. The bezels are light grey underneath. I got adhesion promoter, base and clear coats from automotivetouchup.com. So far so good.

This is interesting, mine sanded right off