i am looking to paint the inside of my 97 200sx. i want to paint the dash blue to match my rims, but being that the dash is made of vinyl, does anyone know what type of paint i should use to do this. and has anyone already done this process. also i thought maybe to use the same material used for decals and just cut to fit. but i am not sure if it will stick. any ideas???
if you use the decal stuff and cut it out, i hiope u have a lot of patience. ive tried to carbon fibre the interior of my car with film when i was going through my newbie stage, and i messed it up twice. it peeled off in 2 days on top of that.
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have fun with it, ive worked on my friends MR2 before and it was a pain in the ass. best bet is vinyl paint, but i really wouldnt recommend doing it cause it fades or cracks over time. be sure you clear coat it as well and the area is clean before you spray.
shit since we are on the topic does anyone know the best way of removing paint from the interior.. some dumb ass painted the interior before i purchased it.. looks like regular spray paint .. not to sure if i should use paint stripper...
You might have to repaint everything. I wouldnt recomend useing paint stripper, get some Lacquer Thinner and try a small out of the way spot so you can see if the piant will come off. I'm not sure that it will. Plus even if you do get it off the original paint or dye will probablly have a white hase on it, but then you might be able to use some leather conditioner to remove that haze.
It all depends on what type of paint the guy used before you.
What exactlly does it look like right now? What's wrong with it and also what color?
Last edited by Nostrodomas : Jul 17th, 2002 at 10:19 PM.
well you were asking what it looked like well this is what it looks like... ...but that is just a shot of the dash cluster.... you could just imagine the rest of the interior.. it is half done... so i have to ride in it for now like that... the paint looks clean no scratches in it or nothing.. i just dont dig it....
they were taken a month after i purchased the car .. i installed the EL gauges in it.. and the clear corners.. but the car was bone stock before that..
Last edited by luvregals : Jul 17th, 2002 at 10:44 PM.
Oh no, ok i see it now. The whole thing isnt apinted just some parts. Ya you will probally have to repaint that stuff. This is what you do, take some fine sandpaper like 320 wet/dry paper. Sand it down a lil bit, almost just to rough up the surface, or any flaws. Then take a vynil paint easier in a spray can, and paint them. You want to look for a satin black, i think that will match with the stock color.
i kind of like the paint on the interior, but if you dont thats cool. but that is actually the look i am going for. but i would use a slightly deeper blue. just a shade or two. i am wondering what type of paint that is. if you have contact with the person who painted please ask them so i could paint mine. the only thing i didnt like was the white on white gauge cluster.
damn the guy actually did it with 98 cent spray paint from walmart.. he said he primered it with the 98 cent primer sanded it and then shot 4 coats blue on it.. damn dat shit does look cool but the white has to go.. i have a wife dat drives this car daily .. and she keeps dat shit dirty ass fuck.. so the blue will prolly stay but white def.. has to go..
best bet is vinyl paint, but i really wouldnt recommend doing it cause it fades or cracks over time. be sure you clear coat it as well and the area is clean before you spray.
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