Wraping my Interior in Leather look Vinyl, Starting with rear section

[ApexVIII]

so i can not stand the gray interior, so i am trying to wrap as much as i can in Black "leather look" Vinyl. i will try to turn this in to a write up,

... so stay tuned.... i will add more pictures

if there already is a write up can some one let me know i wanna check it out

Thanks
Derek


Edit: here are a few pictures, ill try to get some better ones tomorrow or so....

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I sanded the plastic so the adhesive would stick better. i used 80 grit sand paper

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Its a lot easier to get it to fit wit out wrinkling if you start from what would be the front of the car and work back towards the speaker.

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i had a hard time getting the part where the water bags are to stick down with out holding them, so i got some larg ziplock bags, filled them with water and let them set

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Sanding the speaker grill to paint black

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I used hot glue to hold down the edges, it works alot better then the glue it drys alot faster. so get a high heat glue gun for this part

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[99gst_racer]

What are you using for adhesive?

I did this back in '05 and I used 3M Super90. After one week in the summer heat, everything began to lose adhesion and fall apart. I've since replaced all of my panels and painted/dyed them all.

 

[ApexVIII]

i am using the 3M 80 for rubber and vinyl,

i think it should be fine, but thanks for the heads up!

What are you using for adhesive?

I did this back in '05 and I used 3M Super90. After one week in the summer heat, everything began to loose adhesion and fall apart. I've since replaced all of my panels and painted/dyed them all.

EDIT: how did you dye the plastic? if mine ends up like that then i wanna know how ya did that

Thanks

 

[motorboat]

One thing I would do... If you use a spray adhesive, make sure you spray the fabric and spray what the fabric is going to be put on. Let the spray glue dry to both of them, them put the fabric on your interior piece. It will be much stronger than puting them together with the glue still wet. Another thing, when you get a farbic, make sure to get something a little stretchy so you can work with it.

I have covered tons and tons of stuff this way and never had a problem. In fact I did my eclipse's headliner and the car sat outside the entire summer and it is still just like the day I did it.

 

[ApexVIII]

yea i am almost done with the parts with the rear speakers, i sanded down the plastic, and then sprayed it with the 3M 80, then hot glued around the edges to hold it there

 

[the rage]

Be sure to check the can for the temp rating, I do this for a living ,the incorrect glue will be a mess.. good luck cant wait too see how it turns out...

 

[99gst_racer]

EDIT: how did you dye the plastic? if mine ends up like that then i wanna know how ya did that

I bought some stuff online that's called "SEM dye". I had a couple cans laying around, so I tried it on some plastic and it worked well. I've also had great success with Rustoleum "paint for plastics".

 

[AndrewD5418]

eBay Motors: 1995–1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE REAL LEATHER SEAT COVER (item 360019162998 end time Feb-10-08 04:01:36 PST)
Why not just get that? Also comes with heat elements if you love that "Am I pissing my pants?" feeling.

 

[ApexVIII]

im not doing the seats, im doing the plastic area, yea im going to get black seat covers or something for the rear and new seats for the front eventually

but thanks though

eBay Motors: 1995–1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE REAL LEATHER SEAT COVER (item 360019162998 end time Feb-10-08 04:01:36 PST)
Why not just get that? Also comes with heat elements if you love that "Am I pissing my pants?" feeling.

 

[99gst_racer]

Pictures look good. You put my vinyl wrapping efforts to shame.

 

[jjgrizz73]

This looks great, I'm sick of my grey interior too...is your dash and everything grey too. I'd like to see some pics of it completed and maybe get some tips from you if thats cool. let me kno

 

[ApexVIII]

This looks great, I'm sick of my grey interior too...is your dash and everything grey too. I'd like to see some pics of it completed and maybe get some tips from you if thats cool. let me kno

yea everything else is gray too

for the rear seats im just going to get some black seat covers. for the front i want new black seats, but for now i might just settle with some seat covers too.

my dash the part where the air bag is pealed off and i dont hav that, i just bought the car , but it has a gray carpet dash cover thing that i might dye to black.

i was thinking about cleaning and dying the carpet black. or if i can find black carpet just getting a new one. as long as its not expensive

 

[jjgrizz73]

Nice, theres a set of black back seats on ebay that look great and you can get a carpet for around 100$ on there too. Make sure you post some pics of it done because like I said I'm def. up for doin this...

 

[ApexVIII]

Nice, theres a set of black back seats on ebay that look great and you can get a carpet for around 100$ on there too. Make sure you post some pics of it done because like I said I'm def. up for doin this...

yea i have seen the vinyl seat covers you get like all of them floor mats for like $45-50 shipped. i was thinking of doing that for just tep in the front.

added a few new pictures, if there are any specific pictures you guys want that will make this a better thread pm me them then i will take some and post them

right now though i dont have the car. she is getting a new clutch and ill get her back on tuesday. so right now i only have this one passengers side part

 

[jjgrizz73]

where did you pick up the leather type vinyl at?

 

[ApexVIII]

where did you pick up the leather type vinyl at?

i went to Joans fabric's for it. they have another type that is glossy but it does not look as good, and is not as stretchy, make sure it is stretchy