Necessary to prep a brand new lip before spraying?

[xnewbie]

Hey i was wondering whether its needed to prep a brand new lip. Prep i mean by like sanding.

[chauster]

Grey scotch > plastic primer > paint.

[xnewbie]

whats grey scotch? O.O i never heard of it before.

[chauster]

Ask your local paint shop.

[EKVTIR-T]

Like a green scotch brite scouring pad but its grey dude

[manolii]

For best result yu would have to sand it back

[chauster]

For best result yu would have to sand it back

Lol wut!?

Waste of time dude.
Sony panel shops don't even scotchie new plastics. Sanding it would be waste of time.

Sanding gets rid of the old orange. Being a new unpainted lip there's no peel on it. So you just need to scratch the surface to help adhesion thus why you scotch it.

Don't give your bad advice if you don't know.

Regards,

Sean

[xnewbie]

Oh right, i'll ask my local paint shop when i have time, in the meantime i tried googling green scotch brite and it came up as a sponge looking thing, is that right? =\

I was thinking of just applying 1 to 2 coats of primer then just apply the paint and then clear coat

[EKVTIR-T]

yeah but they have grey ones too,theyre finer abrasive

[chauster]

Oh right, i'll ask my local paint shop when i have time, in the meantime i tried googling green scotch brite and it came up as a sponge looking thing, is that right? =\

I was thinking of just applying 1 to 2 coats of primer then just apply the paint and then clear coat

Don't bother. Doesn't need primer.

Just get that grey scotch. Rub
It thoroughly until full matte then buy a plastic primer in a can. K&H have it. It's just a clear primer for plastic that you don't need to rub. Do not let the primer dry too much. Wait a few minutes then apply your colour.

[xnewbie]

Don't bother. Doesn't need primer.

Just get that grey scotch. Rub
It thoroughly until full matte then buy a plastic primer in a can. K&H have it. It's just a clear primer for plastic that you don't need to rub. Do not let the primer dry too much. Wait a few minutes then apply your colour.

Ok i will try this tomorrow thanks chauster.

[dougie_504]

What lip is it? OEM or replica? I got a replica lip and had to sand some rough patches and plasti-bond some little divets. I recommend sanding, primer, then paint.