Hey there Jan:

Thanks Debbie. Nice to see the women reply to these questions too. My husband and I have been in the hobby for 10 years but this is out first Corvette. Our other cars are big Chevys, his a 61 Belair 409 and mine a 62 Impala convertible. We are die hard hobbyists (obsessed but now we're definitely out of garage spaces so we have to hold at 3). Corvettes are really different so I'll be posting questions alot. Right now it's up on the lift waiting for new rear calipers. Like lots of other poster's cars it has "fading brake syndrome" and that's our main focus right now. It's making me nuts not being able to drive it.

I agree with those who said not to use primer.  Right now, you just need to add some original color.  If you prime, you need to cover the color of the primer, and as it wears again, you will see primer color.

WallMart sells Krylon semi-flat black paint that is just right for many interior parts.

It's a concensus then, no primer on parts that are already silver green. I will only use it on parts that come black like the compartment frames in the luggage area. One of those is cracked in half and unrepairable so I'm ordering a new set.

I know this is way late but, try using a silver metallic Sharpie permanent marker on the silver trim.  almost a perfect match.  bought mine at Walmart. I think they came two to a package.