painting door inserts

[Guest]

I looked up this and nothing, when you take the fabric off your door panels is it a a good surface to paint on? or is putting fabric on the only way?

[Spydie]

if you remove the fabric carefully, yes the surface undernieth is paintable. It is porous though. That's all I did. I removed the fabric and painted. Worked better than I thought it would. I plan on redoing it with resin eventually but if yer on a budget and short on time than this method is the fastest and cheapest I can think of. You can see pics of the results on link below.

[Guest]

ya man that looks nice and smooth, Im a little nervous about peeliong the fabric off though just incase it doesnt come off smooth, Ill wait till i have a backup plan like some fabric to put on, but thanks man that helps alot!

[Spydie]

If you use a rag or cotton balls with acetone the fabric will peel off with little resistance. Moisten the fabric with the acitone (it will break down the glue)and gradually start peeling.....if it resists to much dab on a little more acetone.

[ice]

darn i posted the same sort of question and i only got a couple of responses. well for the boy who was a little scared about painting the insert i did it and it came out all messed up!!!! well ... i dont know what the hell im doing anyway its pretty easy but when i painted it i dont know what the f*** happend. maybe its just me. to the guy who painted his, how many coats did u spray on. cuz mines is all messed up

[Spydie]

I don't know what to tell you. I'm sorry it didn't work out for you. I don't know how many coats...I used 1 full 140g can to do both doors. The paint soaks in a little so the 1st 2 or 3 coats don't really count. I had no trouble with runs or anything....I just sprayed evenly and the door absorbed it like a sponge. And my results speaks for itself.

[marshmallow15]

i did the same method and it worked perfect for me.. but if you use white it'll get dirty very very fast. im planning to fiberglass and paint again.