painting interior trim, what kind of paint? Options

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what kind of paint would/did you use to paint your interior trim pieces (like around the air vent, the center console plastic surrounding the shift knob and cd player, etc.) would you just use spray paint, or something a bit more complex?

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dustin15brown Posted Today, 09:19 AM
Manny, do you do any sanding before painting? Also what kind of primer do you use? and clear?

ohh yea...LOTS of sanding..
heres a pic of a radio trim surround im just starting to prep for paint.
this is my first sanding step with 220 grit wet/dry paper (used dry)

ill continue up from there to 1500, and start wet sanding @ ~800 grit or whatever
heres a close up of step 1 (220 grit) gives you an idea of how much sanding is involved to get it smooth, this is prolly 1/2 or more...still prolly another 15-20min before i move up.

ill add more pics this weekend, i need to go get more sandpaper.
once im all done with the prep,
its all testors 3oz. cans..grey primer, color, and high gloss clear
i LIGHTLY wet sand the last couple coats of color, with 2000 grit paper, then throw on 2 or so coats of clear, then again lightly wet sand that in between 2 more coats, with the 2000 paper.
its important to make sure all the paint is FULLY dry before you do any kinda wet sanding.