my buddy just got me a new door panel cause he broke mine. just wondering if anyone has tried painting these? obviously not the whole thing, just whats scratched. couldnt find a DIY, notreally sure what kind of paintto use.any feedback helps. thanks guys......

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...aintedthis.jpg

 

i wouldnt imagine it being too hard.. just clean it up and use some krylon fusion plastic paint

 

I've been thinking about doing this to. Mine's not as scratches up as yours but still could use a recoat. Are you going to try to match the cream color or go with a contrast?

What kind of clear coat would give an extremely hard finish?

 

i was gonna try to match but might be kind of hard. i wasnt think about a clear coat but now that you mention it a nice thin layer would be nice.

 

yo i have heard of people trying to paint these with little success... idk why but i guess its not as easy as it looks, everyone said theres turned out looking like garbaggggge. its only like 30 bucks from the dealer for new ones. I would suggest to take that route, but if you do paint them and it turns out looking okay, than put a DIY cuz these dam things are peeling on everyones car (hahaha EXCEPT MINE ) knock on wood...

but mine is a 2001 so its the newest b5 available so im sure the days coming. I just had experience from my 1996 12v, so i have tried to keep these things looking as good as possible.

 

$30 sounds easier ill def do that if it turns out crappy. but i got the paint for free so ill see whats up w the DIY....

 

I looked into getting new ones from the dealer and they quoted me over 200 dollars for all four. That is why I just bought a whole new black leather interior for 175......gotta love eBay!

 

kinda like this
http://www.audiworld.com/tech/int46.shtml

my only worry is that this is a "high friction" area of the interior. are we going to end up redoing this again and again over time.

 

yea true. depending on how hard it is i guess its worth doing it every couple months to keep it lookin ohh sooo freshhhhhh