redid my interior trim today

[bermankahns]

so since im in autobody class and have a project at the moment i decided to redo the color match on my interior trim pieces today. here's some pics for you to enjoy.

 

[dxaveP5]

looks cool, but not my style, great color tho, i need to paint my inter pieces stock color cause the current stock finish is chipping and fading...

 

[DuRWooD]

Not feeling it. It's just too much, you have to look at that everyday you know.

Edit: At least it's not yellow (crazy)

 

[Demoniam]

If you want a paint that is 99% stock interior color, you need to get Plasti-Kote brand "Light Pewter Metallic". It's under their "Truck and SUV" paint grouping. Do not forget to use an adhesion promoter (or adhesion promoter primer) or else the paint may not fully bond to the plastic trim. AND since it is a metallic paint, you will need a good strong clearcoat to go on top, so that it will not flake off.



Here's a pic of the color matching (I did my emblems in the same color)

Here is the shifter surround that I repainted. It looks brand new, minus 1 little spot were some bad sanding is showing through. This pic only shows the middle piece done. I'll have to get a pic of the finished piece uploaded...

 

[ZZZOOM!]

Anyone who gets more than an hour at a time to work on their car I am jealous of. May have been better flat instead of gloss but hey if you want to come to NM to do mine let me know.

 

[dominoy2k1]

wtf. painted interiors dont look to good.

 

[wiprotege5]

wtf. painted interiors dont look to good.

But I thought they gave you at least 10 Hp!

Yeah, I don't dig the whole painted interior either.

Sorry mate.

 

[dxaveP5]

but redoing it stock colors are FTW
cause my shift plate/cupholder/window switches are fading and have big black dots allll oooover it...which is ugly..

 

[Demoniam]

if you decide to do it, the process is not too bad, you just have to take time to do it right. Any uneven sanding will show through, especially with the color I used. and the painting is straight forward as well. Just go slow, and use light coats of paint. Its better to have 4-5 light coats, than 2-3 heavy, globbed on ones. I sealed mine up with 3-4 coats of automotive clearcoat. Looks great, and should hold up like the original coating

 

[i12drivemyMP5]

Hope it would hold up better

 

[maxchao]

What's that mazda bag on the 4th pic? for owner's manual?

Josh

 

[dxaveP5]

if you decide to do it, the process is not too bad, you just have to take time to do it right. Any uneven sanding will show through, especially with the color I used. and the painting is straight forward as well. Just go slow, and use light coats of paint. Its better to have 4-5 light coats, than 2-3 heavy, globbed on ones. I sealed mine up with 3-4 coats of automotive clearcoat. Looks great, and should hold up like the original coating

True, and smart.
I learned that from doing alot of blacking out headlight housings for cash.

What's that mazda bag on the 4th pic? for owner's manual?

Josh

owner's man. is correct

 

[bermankahns]

thanks for the input everyone... i still like it though.

just a tip for sanding & preping these if you want to repaint them (stock color or not)... i used 240 grit on it and then used a scotch bright pad to smooth it out. and it gave a very nice surface to use. i used a special cleaner (dupont calls it 3939s) and then used a tac rag to get every bit of grease and dust off of the surface. i've learned over the past few months how important it is to keep the surface clean. i've seen to fresh paint jobs completely screwed because of not cleaning thing the right way.

and btw demoniam... thats a really close match, great job with it.