Coloring Console and Door Panels

[travislaw]

I haven noticed a lot of cars have customized coloring around the panels in the doors and the dash. How are people doing this? Is it just painting the parts or does someone sell the panels pre-colored, or is some kind of sticker overlay?

 

[justin0469]

they sell interior paint specifically for doin that

 

[travislaw]

they sell interior paint specifically for doin that

Any idea what brand and paint type being used? Is there any special prep work that needs to be done?

 

[justin0469]

just go to google and search "interior car paint" or something and you might want to SLIGHTLY rough up the surface with some FINE grit sandpaper.

 

[robmea]

I painted the interior on one of my friends cars for him and i just used regular glossy spray paint and it looked great and does not come off but i would recommend special interior paint to make it last longer. I would emagine that you could find some at AutoZone or another car parts store.

 

[Staytuned]

Krylon for plastic. I think it's called Fusion.

One piece of advice is do a little bit at a time and don't go over board with different color schemes. You will grow tired of this cheesy trend fast.

 

[turbotsi92]

I would wipe every single piece completely down with paint thinner to remove any armor all, and things like that. Paint do not adhere well with those kind of cleaners, and will cause it to bubble or run. Wipe it all down with thinner, take a scuf pad to it all, then wipe it down again because the scuf pads leave some particles. Then paint.

 

['96_Talon_TSi]

I did my plastic peices with dupli-color, and i have had no bubbling or chipping at all.

Scuff it up with a 240grit sandpaper, and clean it with a lint free rag and some rubbing alcohol. DO NOT USE ACETONE, it will give you a dull faded finish. I sprayed probably 6 or 7 light coats of paint and 3-4 light coats of clearcoat.

They also make fabric/vinyl dye.

If youre going to be dying any fabric steam clean it, let it dry then spray approx 8-10 light coats. You might want to run a brush through it after it starts to dry, this will keep it from clumping. If you're painting the vinyl, clean it with a bucket of warm water and a few drops of blue dawn (or any grease cuting soap that contains no ammonia) and scrub the water/soap solution on the vinyl with a green S.O.S pad. You may have to rinse it off and scrub it a few times. Once again apply 8-10 light coats.

 

[knighteclipse1]

Krylon for plastic. I think it's called Fusion.

One piece of advice is do a little bit at a time and don't go over board with different color schemes. You will grow tired of this cheesy trend fast.

Totally agree! Over doing anything can be horrible.But just a quick question, has anyone done a tweed interior? Now that with the correct colors and properly painted parts not over done might be pretty nice. Just a thought guys.

 

[gthompson97]

this is one of my posts from automotiveforums.com

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well...it's sort of a long process, or at least how i did it.

first of all, i started off by taking EVERYTHING out of the car, every piece of plastic there was. (minus the steering wheel and shifter) it kind of looked like this when i was done.

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well i've actually painted interiors two different ways

I completely stripped all the interior out and put it in a dust free environment (not outside). I then cleaned all the plastic pieces with dawn (original) dishsoap and water, scrubbing off all the stains and what not. I let that dry for a day or two. Then before I painted them, I wiped them down with 3M Wax & Grease Remover. (I get it in gallon cans at the store cause we have a big account their for our autobody shop, but i think you can get it in smaller amounts) Now when your wiping them down, you might have to do it 2 or 3 times to the whole thing, making sure you get off ALL dirt, grease, wax, and whatnot the soap left behind, we're going for cleanliness here. Each time you make a wipe, flip the rag over onto a fresh side. I fold the rag into squares so i can use it like 10-16 wipes before I need a new rag. You'll be able to tell when it's getting clean cause there won't be any dirt left on the rag. Let those dry before you apply the paint but not too long.

Here is where I've done it differently. All the stuff above is the same for both methods.

For the first way (my car), I used a sprayable paint from Dupont called VinylColor or something like that (I forget the name, I'll check tomorrow night but I think that's correct). This stuff comes in cans like regular car paint. It's put on the same way as car paint too, it's applied with a gun. Just spray on as many coats as you want or until the desired color is achieved, BUT MAKE SURE TO NOT GET ANY RUNS OR YOU'LL HAVE TO COMPLETELY START THE WHOLE PIECE OVER AGAIN! Let it dry in a dust free environment for at least 12 hours...if not 24.

The Second way (my buddies car), we used some SEM Vinyl Spray Paint stuff. It comes in regular spray paint cans. Before we sprayed on the paint though, we used Bulldog Adhesion Promoter. Just put a light mist of the Bulldog stuff and then let that tack up (or whatever the can says) and then put on the desired amount of coats of the paint until color is achieved. Let this dry for about 12 hours in a dust free environment and you're good to go.

Both ways turned out very well and hold up excellently to wear and tear. I have a few scratches on mine just because I'm constantly working in my car and laying the tools on the paint and shit but if you don't do that you should be alright. The window cranks and door handles are starting to wear through, but it's now 3 years later (and you can always re'do them anyways.
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here's some pics of what it looks like

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