plastic paint???

Huh ? You wouldn't sand blast the vinyl skin off it. If the raw steel inner side is rusty I will use Rustoleums Rust Reforemer primer and nothing more. There are ways to repair small gouges in the vinyl skin but its a little time consuming. I put most of that time/effort in the seat backs where it matters most. Small scars in the skirts are hardly visible after a fresh coat of the SEMs.

Thanks Redfish.
I appreciate you're patience. Im trying to be self reliant, but, I don't want to F@#$ things up.