My Method & Experiences With Painting Interior Pieces

[hondaaccord_86]

my interior use to be gray. heres a before pic of my door:


after pic:



dash before:


dash after


but if you have any questions with anything feel free to ask!
gluck with everything
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[hondaaccord_86]

oh, btw i got the car repainted also. it was gray before now black

[Andrew]

Phackin A that looks good mate! So how long has it been painted? I'm just wondering how it's holding up over time, looks like you also peeled all the carpet off the doors, did you cover it with something else or is that what's underneath?

BTW here's a site you might find interesting, scroll down till you see the dashboard in his Nissan Pick-up.

http://www.cardomain.com/id/nis_720

[Andrew]

What?

For starters, don't call me aussie. I was born here, but my family is from Greece and Yugoslavia, whereas an "aussie" is primarily a descendant of convicts, big difference in my eyes.

Second, I don't own a pair of boots, and third, what is a bidet?

1) Sorry Grekoslav

2) Aren't you afraid of getting bit by a rattler?

3) A bidet is what Aussies wash their boots in...ever see Crocodile Dundee?

[gr3k0sLaV]

1. Thats alright.

2. Never seen a rattle snake before, actually never seen one in the wild before, only in petshops and zoos

3. Never watched Crocodile Dundee, before, so I have no clue what it is. Sorry I live just near Melbourne, so we're pretty civilised down here.

[hondaaccord_86]

ive had it the interior painted for about 2years now. its holding up well, but it tends to get dirty, which can be easily cleaned with soap and water. the dash board took me about a week to finish due to the paint drying, and painting about 3 coats, finishing off witha clear coat. the doors took about a good hour to do, each. i streched the white over the carpet, so the original gray carpet is still underneth.
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[sporkHSP]

my interior use to be gray. heres a before pic of my door:


after pic:



dash before:


dash after


but if you have any questions with anything feel free to ask!
gluck with everything
-ed

what did you paint the fabric with?

[MrBen]

I moved it to How-To.

It took two years, lol.

[Coy]

personally i use high temp engine paint on my interior painting projects. it withstands the heat of the sun (by nature) and its resistant to everything that gets into your engine bay so it is way tougher than anything a little one could throw at it. cleans up easily as well, i never primed anytihng ive done and it sticks like glue

[hondaaccord_86]

i used interior paint. primed it with regular paint, and just put on 3/4 coats of paint.

[Coy]

interior paint, eh? that about narrows it down...lol

what brand interior paint did you use, and what brand primer?

[HondaBoy]

i gotta say Duplicolor vinal/fabric dye is best for vinal pieces of the interior and Krylon fusion is best for the hard plastic pieces. my experiences. with either vinal or plastic, you gotta clean it well before painting or you'll get chipping. rubbing alcohol and a clean cloth works well. plastics need very light sanding with fine grit sand paper. about 700 grit is good because it doesnt leave too many scratches, but just enough for the paint to stick.

[Coy]

cool. that was a nonbeligerant explanation. out-friggin-standing...lol

[w00tw00t111]

Hey Honda Accord 86:
Did you just use white fabric for the door panels? I wouldn't imagine that you could paint the fabric. Holla back!

[sxy86accord1]

it looks like he used white vinyl.. I did sorta the same thing with my doors ( but with red..) it works great cause there are screws behind the door that can hold the fabric in place..
spork: is the whole door fabric? or did you paint the top where the door handle is? if so.. how did you get it so smooth?

[sporkHSP]

^thats not my car, i was asking if he painted or covered it as well.
Im doing my ugly brown interior black this summer, and i was curious as to how he did it.

[sxy86accord1]

oh.. sorry spork...

hondaaccord86: is the whole thing fabric? or did you paint the top where the door handle is? if so.. how did you get it that smooth?