Painting MIC top - will material hold fillers and paint?

[Markkelly1965]

Does anyone know if the composite material of this top would
hold any types of fillers and paint?

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[beachman101]

I believe its thermoplastic. Might be the same stuff that jeep uses so if they are able to paint it , so would you.

however unless you are going for a body match , i would just go with linex type stuff and make the top indestructable

 

[ZackDanger]

Not sure on the exact thermoplastic makeup. Quite a lot of discussion on painting it though.

Everyone agrees that the correct answer is a range between “that’ll never work” to “Ive got a guy who does it all the time and it looks great.”

Seems the biggest concern is the MIC top has a very fine texture to it, and there’s no consensus on what you need to do about it to get good adhesion.

 

[BuckinT29]

I’m sure you can xline the top. Will be a bumpier finish but will outlast the next apocalypse.

 

[BuckinT29]

Not sure on the exact thermoplastic makeup. Quite a lot of discussion on painting it though.

Everyone agrees that the correct answer is a range between “that’ll never work” to “Ive got a guy who does it all the time and it looks great.”

Seems the biggest concern is the MIC top has a very fine texture to it, and there’s no consensus on what you need to do about it to get good adhesion.

Hence the scratch proof feature that the mod top doesn’t have.

 

[Markkelly1965]

Will it accept dye? Would really prefer the top to be black

 

[Thed]

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[Headsong]

This is the search button, I made it bigger and just as clickable as ever.

Yep. There's a guy here who runs a shop and has given detailed instructions.

 

[JDC351]

You can paint most any type of plastic these days. It’s all about prep. Being a fine texture means scuffing things down. A lot of plastics require a flex agent, but any skilled painter can make it work... just don't hit up Maaco and expect it to last.

 

[Karl_in_Chicago]

You can paint most any type of plastic these days. It’s all about prep. Being a fine texture means scuffing things down. A lot of plastics require a flex agent, but any skilled painter can make it work... just don't hit up Maaco and expect it to last.

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[JDC351]

Maaco?!? Go for the value, stay for the quality, Earl Scheib!

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[Prkelly]

... you know someone’s thinking about it!!!

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[Markkelly1965]

that's one way to get your Bronco in Green

You thinking Kelly green? Thought crossed my mind

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