Paint GRP inside

[GTR-TT]

I have a red GTR, shall I paint the inside black or red? I would like it black but I read somewhere (can't remember where) that the outside colour of the car looked better with red inside.

Any tips?

[jschwartz]

Give it one coat of color then paint it black, or leave it color if you prefer. The gelcoat is thin in spots, the coat of color will prevent dark spots from showing through.
jeff

[gtrkricke]

What kind of paint is good for the inside? I read somewhere that you should use "stone ship paint". What is "stone ship paint"? is it good?

Thanks/
Kristian

[USCANAM]

Here's what we did
http://home.attbi.com/~rosenracing3/wsb/html/view.cgi-photo.html--SiteID-592194.html
Hope this is of some help.
Jack

[james]

Paint the inside? That'll just add weight

[mkoch1]

I painted the inside of my blue canam black. It really darkened up the blue color. Looks much better now. Just make sure you tape it up well before painting. I used automotive paint and a paint gun.

mark

[GTR-TT]

I want to paint the inside to stop the cabin from smelling like the inside of a plastic boat. So is an epoxy based paint the best or is a standard car paint good enough?

A combination of one layer red and one layer black sounds like a good solution.

[Steve_D]

Kristian
The colour coat first sounds like a good idea but too late for me as I have already started black painting the side pods.
The paint refered to is 'Stone Chip Paint' it is non hardening and is used to paint low down on the side sills of production cars. It is then overpainted with the topcoat colour. These two layers provide some 'give' to the surface so that stones thrown up from the wheels do not chip the paintwork. It is ideal for our job as it comes in an aerosol, goes on thick, seems resistant to runs and covers in one good coat.
In the UK it is also available in white.
Steve

[jschwartz]

I used PPG DP90 semi flat Epoxy Primer on mine