weekend project: interior color change

[lppro]

so i decided earlier today to start painting my interior this weekend(i was tired of looking at my black car with a blue interior)

anyway here are some pics of the progress so far tonight.

^^ thats going to be fun to put back together... lol

 

[fool'ssupra]

Looks great! What are you using to recolor the plastic and vinyl?

 

[lppro]

thanks man, duplicolor vinyl and plastic paint

 

[bmoss85]

not to bad, black interior ftw!!! ive used that stuff on some small interior parts and it seemed to be pretty durable. i did put alot of coats on it though, i was worried it would get scratched and the old color would show through.


waiting for more progress pics.

 

[prism1]

I've used it too. If you prep the pieces well it's very durable. Even my arm rest held the abuse wonderfully.

Dustin

 

[LilMissMkIII]

Looks wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Boost Lee]

Yes....Black car with blue interior is definately odd.

Looks much better!

Now you've got Shadow(er) Grey Interior.....:biglaugh:

Jeff

 

[lppro]

lol ya im going to try to finish with the dash and whatever else i have off the car by sunday. ill post some more pics after i get off work later.

 

[NJBoostin]

Wow ! That looks really good. are ypu going to do any door peices or anything else ?
post picture of it back in the car when its back together.

 

[lppro]

ok im done for now (but not finished)
what i got done-
dash
center console
a pillers
ebrake boot
front and rear carpet
front and rear seats
kick pannels
door sills.
steering wheel

pics-

the pictures dont even do it justice it looks soooo good! the 20 year old carpet looks like brand new carpet!
i cant wait to finish everything else up!

 

[bmoss85]

wow the seats turned out good. are you gonna do all the plastic pieces in the car too? are the seats and carpet stiff at all?

 

[85celicasupra]

I used the duplicolor stuff on my carpet and it turned out great...
durable too...Turned my faded/stained grey into a deep black and still feels like carpet.

Great job looks good.

 

[mattsplat72]

Nice job. How are you going to keep it durable? Is it flexable? Will the seats stain light shirts?

 

[grimreaper]

NICE!! im jealous of the seats!

 

[lppro]

yes very flexible, once its dry it dosent come off on anything. it is a little stiff at first but once its a little used it returns to normal. and yes the seats turned out freakin awesome!
and yes i will be painting everything else.

 

[foreverpsycotic]

Can you do me a favor? I would love it if you could count how many cans you used for a full interior painting, including carpet and headliner. TYIA

 

[themadhatter]

looks like everything turned out nice but i wonder do the seats look like they have been redyed or do they look close to oem?

 

[roundfinger]

I am possibly going to do the same thing to my interior, i was wondering what you did to prep the plastic pieces - wiped them down with alcohol or another cleaner?

 

[lppro]

it will probubley take between 10-15 cans to do the whole interior

i used diluted acetone 1/2 water 1/2 acetone wiped down thoroughly with blue shop towels

and the seats look oem.

 

[bmoss85]

did you use any primer? are you going to sand the plastic pieces any or just spray them?