Hi there,

I’m planning on painting my plastic door panels (duplicolor vinyl and fabric spray paint), and they’re currently very oxidized, Every touch causes scratches and marks, the surface is basically a fine powder at this point. I’m planning to pressure wash the surface as best I can and hope that some surface texture remains. If, after pressure washing, the texture is still dry and easily scratched into, can I still move on to painting? Or will it not adhere properly? Is there a primer I can use to help save some of the texture rather than pressure washing/sanding until I get down to stronger plastic?

hoping someone’s encountered this before already 🤞

 

Welcome to the forum!

I don't know if you've searched much yet but there's several builds/restors on here that have done that which you seek.