Painting Interior
09-22-2003 | 12:09 PM
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Painting Interior
Ok, so I was taking a look at my baby yesterday and thought about painting some of my interior (select areas). My car is a bluish/green color with the interior (dash, etc) black. So I wanted to know what you guys thought about it. 
And if so, what color, and what kind of paint? Thanks.
Matino
And if so, what color, and what kind of paint? Thanks.
Matino
09-22-2003 | 12:21 PM
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From: sactown bitch
IMO painting the dash is very ugly, especially when it is just the trim peices. If your dash is in good shape i say keep it the way it is, otherwise if it is cracked or sumthin take it to an opolstry shop to have it redone. THIS IS JUST MY OPINION
09-22-2003 | 09:48 PM
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Originally posted by s14.5boy
IMO painting the dash is very ugly, especially when it is just the trim peices. If your dash is in good shape i say keep it the way it is, otherwise if it is cracked or sumthin take it to an opolstry shop to have it redone. THIS IS JUST MY OPINION
IMO painting the dash is very ugly, especially when it is just the trim peices. If your dash is in good shape i say keep it the way it is, otherwise if it is cracked or sumthin take it to an opolstry shop to have it redone. THIS IS JUST MY OPINION
09-22-2003 | 11:03 PM
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i put mink fur on my dash, it helps keep **** in place on the dash like cigs lighters among other things. plus cut holes in the mink fur and stick blacklights in em so they stick out thru the fur or something, that's what i did. my dash looked ugly, so why not cover it.
09-23-2003 | 12:11 AM
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I'm thinking about getting my dash done, but I just wanna get it black (like the darkest black) because mine is a little faded and it has a little ring on it ( I think they had a little stick on air freshener on it for a long *** time) and is ugly
09-23-2003 | 08:36 AM
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Alright
Speaking from experience, painting of the dash isn't the greatest idea. I spent hours and got obsessed with painting my 5th gen celica and it looked sharp. However most people find themselves going overbaord. If you are going to do it, in my opinion it should only be done to cover fading. A black color could look good if it flows with the car.
Remember a few things if you decide to paint.
1. MAKE 100% sure you wanna do this, there's no turning back!
2. Clean the surface WELL, cloth, maybe even a very light sandpaper
3. PRIMER is your friend! if you don't primer it will bubble after several months like mine did, making you get all of the paint off that section (if you just paint over where the bubbles were it won't be flat, you'll notice lines) and start over, a real pain in the ***
4. paint in LONG even lengths, and you're better off going light coats that thick coats that could have runs in it. Bause the paint is so think it doesn't stick well 3 dimensionally at all. Do 2-3 layers or until you see fit
5. Find a clear coat finish. This will help prevent from scratches, which are your enemy. If you get a bad scratch you'll have to sand off the whole piece and do it again.
Like I said, looked good, however i'm not gonna do it in my s13, looks too bold and in my opinion goes against the clean black look in my car. If you're painting to make it look simple and clean though, I'd say go for it.
Email me for any other questions, drnovascotia@comcast.net
Sean
Speaking from experience, painting of the dash isn't the greatest idea. I spent hours and got obsessed with painting my 5th gen celica and it looked sharp. However most people find themselves going overbaord. If you are going to do it, in my opinion it should only be done to cover fading. A black color could look good if it flows with the car.
Remember a few things if you decide to paint.
1. MAKE 100% sure you wanna do this, there's no turning back!
2. Clean the surface WELL, cloth, maybe even a very light sandpaper
3. PRIMER is your friend! if you don't primer it will bubble after several months like mine did, making you get all of the paint off that section (if you just paint over where the bubbles were it won't be flat, you'll notice lines) and start over, a real pain in the ***
4. paint in LONG even lengths, and you're better off going light coats that thick coats that could have runs in it. Bause the paint is so think it doesn't stick well 3 dimensionally at all. Do 2-3 layers or until you see fit
5. Find a clear coat finish. This will help prevent from scratches, which are your enemy. If you get a bad scratch you'll have to sand off the whole piece and do it again.
Like I said, looked good, however i'm not gonna do it in my s13, looks too bold and in my opinion goes against the clean black look in my car. If you're painting to make it look simple and clean though, I'd say go for it.
Email me for any other questions, drnovascotia@comcast.net
Sean
09-23-2003 | 09:42 PM
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Hey, thanks everybody for their help. Here's a picture of my Frat Brother's Eclipse that he painted last week. He offered to help me out. What do you guys think?
http://www.phiota.net/~tejano/2GNT/Interior-1.JPG
http://www.phiota.net/~tejano/2GNT/Interior-1.JPG
09-23-2003 | 10:49 PM
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Originally posted by 95_240SXSE
ehh...the job itself looks really nice and clean, but its much too bold for my tastes...i think this applies to the "ask any ricer, any real ricer" montage...IMO
ehh...the job itself looks really nice and clean, but its much too bold for my tastes...i think this applies to the "ask any ricer, any real ricer" montage...IMO
Just my opinion though
09-23-2003 | 11:31 PM
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y not get a dash trim from autodash.com they have the trim peiceses in different colors and and carbon fiber so all u do is take off the original or overlay so u still have the original
http://autodash.com/model.lasso <dash kits
http://autodash.com/model.lasso <dash kits
Last edited by Tom240sx; 09-23-2003 at 11:42 PM.
09-24-2003 | 01:03 PM
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Originally posted by 95_240SXSE
ehh...the job itself looks really nice and clean, but its much too bold for my tastes...i think this applies to the "ask any ricer, any real ricer" montage...IMO
ehh...the job itself looks really nice and clean, but its much too bold for my tastes...i think this applies to the "ask any ricer, any real ricer" montage...IMO
i mean, it looks nice and professionally done, but personally, i'm not big on the whole painted interior to start with so...
09-24-2003 | 09:12 PM
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Originally posted by 95_240SXSE
ehh...the job itself looks really nice and clean, but its much too bold for my tastes...i think this applies to the "ask any ricer, any real ricer" montage...IMO
ehh...the job itself looks really nice and clean, but its much too bold for my tastes...i think this applies to the "ask any ricer, any real ricer" montage...IMO
Yeah, definitely NOT trying to go rice. And I appreciate all your feedback but I think I'm gonna go ahead and do it. My 240 is actually my first car ever and I want to make it stand out....tastefully. Besides, it gives me something to do while I wait for my suspension parts straight from Japan.
Its nice to have a friend who owns a GT-S and can grab parts for you around Hitachi City...Thanks again fellas!
09-24-2003 | 09:42 PM
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Originally posted by s14.5boy
Can we share it?
Can we share it?
or...maybe moreso if u sell me that lip and/or fogs...