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[Doctor Gollum]

Plastidip

[Webby the Bear]

Thanks GK. Does this blend nicely with the rest of the door card? And I didn’t realise those pockets were removable? Cheers boys 😘😘😘

[Doctor Gollum]

Not so much removable as dismantleable...

And if you're going to do the pockets, you may as well do the armrests

[Webby the Bear]

So if it’s not removable the best way by the sounds of it is to mask the door card and spray it. That’s fine cos the rest of the door card is in really good condition....just scuffs on the pockets

[GastronomicKleptomaniac]

Just to clarify (although I still haven't been asleep), I sprayed the door trims, gear surround, centre console, basically the bits that would be silver on an MV6. I havent sprayed the bigger bits like the pockets.

Id imagine you could do the same, perhaps with a metric buggerton of Plastidip (thank you Gollum!) lacquer over the top to try to keep it looking well.

[Doctor Gollum]

So if it’s not removable the best way by the sounds of it is to mask the door card and spray it. That’s fine cos the rest of the door card is in really good condition....just scuffs on the pockets

I didn't say 'not removable'...

The door card is easily dismantleable with little more than a Dremel... Rebuilding it requires little more than a handful of short panhead self tappers and washers

If you're to do it, may as well do it properly 

If memory still works, then the pockets have a couple of hinge pins, but they're not accessible without stripping the door card

[Webby the Bear]

Thanks girls. Does it leave a Matt finish? Does it blend in ok?

[Doctor Gollum]

It's spray on vinyl, not paint.

Option 1. Do nothing.

Option 2. Clean the coating so it looks nice and leave it.

Option 3. Remove the coating in situ, and redcoat with plastidip, or my preference, Tamyia acrylic spray paint in a suitable shade.

Option 4. Much the same as Option 3, but done properly by removing and stripping down the door card.

Simples

[Webby the Bear]

Just been out and had a butchers. The scratches are literally just in that layer of vinyl coating. So having previously done this I’ll have to scratch that layer off. The t cut didn’t even touch it. Maybe a razor blades?

[Doctor Gollum]

Hairdryer and plastic scraper, unless you want to destroy them...

Oh, and effort. Lots of effort 

[Webby the Bear]

Lol cheers mate 🤦‍♂️🤣👍👍👍

[Webby the Bear]

Right. I’ve gone and removed most of the snotty trim covering but it’s not leaving the finish i want.

I’ve seen vinyl wrap is an option. The stuff on eBay is the exact colour and very cheap. I think this looks like the sort of finish I’m after. You guys ever done this?

[Doctor Gollum]

https://www.emodels.co.uk/tamiya-100ml-ts-48-gunship-grey-85048.html

Starter for 10 

[Webby the Bear]

Cheers dg. 👍👍👍

[GastronomicKleptomaniac]

Right. I’ve gone and removed most of the snotty trim covering but it’s not leaving the finish i want.

I’ve seen vinyl wrap is an option. The stuff on eBay is the exact colour and very cheap. I think this looks like the sort of finish I’m after. You guys ever done this?

Its OK as long as you have straight edges and somewhere to tuck the leftovers out of sight. Plastidip is much easier as you just spray it where you want and don't spray it where you don't.