I am repainting my ta and i want to restore the plastic headlight surrounds and various pieces so everything looks new. What products are everyone using the duplicolor plastic paint or the stuff from sem? Im not sure what color it should be as mine seem to be a little faded. Im guessing semi gloss or satin?

 

I've used SEM products with good results. I believe interior colors are available in only one sheen, but I may be wrong. However, the stuff I used was the correct luster.

FWIW, I used black paint.

For exterior pieces SEM's trim paint works really well also.

Surface prep is the most important part of the equation, as you probably know. And a good adhesion promoter, at least for inside plastics, is mandatory.

 

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/inte...ic-carpet.html

 

I did the headlight surrounds with SEM trim black. Like Luis said - it is all in the prep - and the adhesion promoter is a must. Plastic is made of petroleum and paint does not like to stick to it.