SEM Method Alternative?

[Richie G]

I'm working on the glove box lid, had to repair the hinge, repaint the hardware, etc.  So like a dope I left some cleaner on the lid too long and it discolored it 😞 I knew better but got distracted with something, lost track of time, and came back to a faded grey for the color of the outside lid.  At this point I was open to trying to paint it and since I have a bunch of the SEM stuff for the panels I'll be doing next month I figured I'd give it a try.

Then I had another idea.  I recently restored the radiator and used this to paint it when done.  It came out beautiful BTW

I had also used it for the inner door sil kickplates and those came out great too

So I figured lets give it a try on the lid.  Well, it came out nearly perfect match to the dash lol.  This rad paint sprays on so thin since its made for radiator fins and dries so fast it was really easy and i didn't need to go through all the SEM prep and sandless and all that.  Pictures don't do it justice but here goes

When I'm ready to do all the panels I'll give this a try to see how it holds up and report back.  Maybe an easier alternative for some.

[Richie G]

Heres the final product after adding the emblem i cleaned up and redid.  Looks like new if you ask me.  This paint was a fantastic stumble upon.

[Richie G]

I finally got around to doing the plastic trim and tried this rad paint alongside the traditional SEM way.  The SEM way was much simpler than I had imagined and the results were fantastic, practically factory fresh.  I followed this demo from the product

https://semproducts.com/product/color-coattm-mixing-system/system#product-videos

I just did one of the rear panels and it literally took me 20 mins from start to finish and that includes total drying time and ready to install.  Sounds crazy, but really it was that easy.  If anyone still needs to do this here are the products I used

I started from left to right, hosed it and washed it with the soap and pad.  Dried it then wiped it down with the plastic prep and it quickly evaporated on its own.  Then a quick thin coat of the promoter and quickly followed with several light coats of the landau black.  Below is a picture of it fully dry, this is not still wet it literally dried in like 60 secs basically bonding to the plastic.

 

[Yarb]

Just to confirm by the pic the black color coat p/n is 15013. Correct. Thank you for posting. Did you pick these up from a PPG distributor? Looks Fantastic!

Edited October 21, 2024 by Yarb

[Richie G]

Sorry for the bad pic Yarb, yes 15013.  I actually bought them all on amazon june of 21 so the product lasts quite a while in the can.  The soap got a little separated but since it was just soap it was fine.  the black sprayed a little thick for about 10 secs until the nozzle cleared but other than that it was amazing.