Can you clear coat plastics?

[kubiac3]

I was wondering if you could spray some coats of clear over plastics. As in you buy brand new plastics, put a nice graphics kit on and have all the plastics clear coated.

[okbeast]

Sure why not, you can paint nearly anything.

 

Sure why not, you can paint nearly anything.

[sheefreak]

I have used an adhesive promoter and then cleared before, not sure how it will go over w/the graphics though.

[kubiac3]

Well i remember I had stock racing stripes on my old dodge ram ss/t and when it was in an accident I had the guy clear coat over the stripes so that they were just as shinny as the rest of the truck.

 

I wax my plastics now and the graphics kit on it looks soo good when waxed, but the plastics look like shit. I think if they were all cleared then it would all be nice and shinny and look real good.

I just dont want the clear to crack from the flex of the plastics and start to chip off. I know they ad flex aditive to paint for plastic bumpers on cars and such but i dont know if you can add the flex additive to clear coat. Can you?

Thanks

[sheefreak]

I didn't on mine and the only places I have problems is when I screw up and chip the paint somehow(bad trailoring, strapping, etc.). I only say I don't know on the decals because I have never done it. I don't know if the adhesive promoter would mess w/the graphix or not.

 

Forgot to mention my plastics are shaved right down front and back though so they are fairly rigid.

Edited December 4, 2006 by sheefreak

[kubiac3]

Yea my fronts are shaved so there stiff, but the rears arent so they flex a good amount. Im goin to use my oooold purple plastics I have laying around to test on and see how it holds up. If it holds up bad I suppose I will just use my old plastics as a mold and make new ones out of fiberglass and then spray them with emron or all grip.

[tmac20031]

I dont think you can use just any type of clear, I think you have to get it with a flex agent or else it wont bond with the plastic and it could chip off.