2009 Forester - painting plastic?

[DaveT]

The front plastic piece has a few scuffs on the sides below headlight area.  What if anything do I need to do / deal with to repaint?

 

I've done paint on steel body panels before.

 

 

 

[gbhrps]

davet,

 

The same applies to the plastic. Scuff it with 600 - 800 grit, wipe clean with a degreaser, prime it, let dry, scuff the primer and shoot your base coat, let dry, scuff the base coat and shoot the clear coat, assuming its a base coat/clear coat original paint you're using. Then again, some primers allow you to shoot the base coat right over the primer if done within one week of shooting on the primer.

 

Check the procedure for the paint you're using. Good Luck!

[Fairtax4me]

If the marks are down to bare plastic you'll need an adhesion promoter.

 

Depending on how deep they are, a bumper repair filler can be used to fill deeper scratches, then after sanding that smooth if there is any bare plastic use the adhesion promoter, then prime and paint.

 

If it's just scuff marks (some other color of paint), try a light rubbing compound to see if they'll buff away first.