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Old 06-02-2010, 12:35 AM
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went to go paint my door trim today and the first piece came out great and then the second piece the paint kept drying dull or faded looking. i did nothing differently though? has any1 had experience with this or know what im doing wrong
Old 06-02-2010, 01:54 PM
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did you sand them down before you started painting? I took mine off, it was a nightmare.
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yes iv sanded and used prep wipes the whole nine yards my first one came out fine 2nd one not so well so i decided to strip the paint and try again not sure what to use on plastic though to take paint off most of its for metal
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i'd probably just sand it back off. Did you take them off before painting them, or did you tape around them on the door?
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just sand it off the use paint meant for plastic..
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