How to create a stealthy interior, black.
i did mine roughly 6 - 7 month ago using duplicolor vinyl&fabric paint flat black. painted hvac surround, the long dash piece, shifter base and small switch surround on left side. i didnt use adhesive promoter but i did lightly scuff surfaces with 1000grit paper then used Dupli-Color's Prep Wipe to get as much dirt and hand grease off of it. then hit it w/ one coat of primer then about three coats of vinyl paint. no chipping or cracking. seems to be very durable. love the look!
when the winter hits im sure ill get bored and do the steering wheel next
when the winter hits im sure ill get bored and do the steering wheel next
To the people saying the paint scratches easily, its because almost every plastic interior part is POLYPROPYLENE, which does not accept 90% of the spray paints available and cannot be dyed after it has been molded, if you look on the back side of your plastic pieces I.E. the pillars, it has a [PP] mark, which means POLYPROPYLENE, I have used KRYLONE FUSION which is formulated for this type of plastic.
On a side note, you can dye the two little plastic sunvisor clips black with RIT color dye, and also the sun visors, the two light housings unfortunately are also made of polypropylene, so again a specialty paint is required.
Polypropylene (Herculon, Olefin) is dyed while still in liquid form, before it is extruded into a fiber. It cannot be dyed at home.
On a side note, you can dye the two little plastic sunvisor clips black with RIT color dye, and also the sun visors, the two light housings unfortunately are also made of polypropylene, so again a specialty paint is required.
Polypropylene (Herculon, Olefin) is dyed while still in liquid form, before it is extruded into a fiber. It cannot be dyed at home.
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Bringing Threads from the dead back to life.. Did this today.. Used same paint as in the instructions. I did however sand down both pieces with 800 followed by wet sand with same grit, (MINUS HVAC panel, I just got the DD JDM one) and then washed and then painted... and it looks good. Here are some pics.
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i did mine roughly 6 - 7 month ago using duplicolor vinyl&fabric paint flat black. painted hvac surround, the long dash piece, shifter base and small switch surround on left side. i didnt use adhesive promoter but i did lightly scuff surfaces with 1000grit paper then used Dupli-Color's Prep Wipe to get as much dirt and hand grease off of it. then hit it w/ one coat of primer then about three coats of vinyl paint. no chipping or cracking. seems to be very durable. love the look!
when the winter hits im sure ill get bored and do the steering wheel next
when the winter hits im sure ill get bored and do the steering wheel next
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