Painting Interior

[BKS8]

Just had a question if there was paint that you would use to paint the interior?

[Sketch]

Is the car gutted or are you painting over interior panels? We used Krylon on my friend's partially gutted Escort..... ended up just fine. If you want to do it pro style than get some good quality vinyl dye for interior trim, but I don't have a clue where you would pick it up.

[BKS8]

i wanted to paint the parts of the interior that are plastic. like where the gagues are. I am reading up on some of this, and i am hearing a lot of about chipping.

[eur0]

yea mine is chipping to hell, dont use clear coat

[BKS8]

I am hearing that you should clear coat it. Did you primer the part before painting? I heard that you should more than one coat of clear coat on as well.

[got M]

coughricecough

[eur0]

Originally posted by got M
coughricecough

i hate you ... I thought my tacky blue interior is worse, clear coat hardens the softer paint and will cause it to chip...I think the whole clear coat thing is stupid, I have a door panel without clear coat and its the only thing that wont chip, hell I cant even scratch it off

[95acc]

Clean the hell out of the panels with some sort of grime remover we use decal remover or Goo-gone at the shop, but goo-gone is real expensive if you are doing the whole interior. I also found liquid sandpaper at home depot. then use good paint not the cheap stuff. But your your best bet is to get it done by a shop 'cause most of us use real vinyl dye it is soaks into the panels. It does not really matter how well you do it if you are not carefull it WILL chip.

[kaput]

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[Illusionsir]

I think i paid about 40 bucks to do my whole interior...

Originally posted by got M
coughricecough

[lsvetc]

yeah, I painted my interior and use a spray paint called SEM. But its important that you clear coat the hell out of it!!! The parts I didnt use as much chipped away. Dont cheap out on the primer and use like lots of coats if you want it to last

[eur0]

illusion what kind of paint did u use? and did you diy?

[Illusionsir]

Originally posted by tbk49
illusion what kind of paint did u use? and did you diy?

i used regular old krylon from revy. they have millions of colors to.

dont bother priming it or clear coating it. i have had my interior done for about a year now and its it wicked shape!

[eur0]

gloss or flat? I used krylon but made the mistake of using clear coat

[buh_buh]

If you don't want it to ever chip, I say vinyl it.
I'm debating whether I should redo my whole interior in vinyl.

[eur0]

i think you should, what color/colors?

[jdmakkord]

I just did the seats in my winter beater!!!! The interior reeked like smoke, so I tore out the front and back seats, and my mom helped me wrap em in black vinyl. Not too bad for my first try.
I'm gonna wrap the door panels and dash soon too.

[sexualbanana]

i'm gonna take my car to artistic upholstery to get it done whenever i get the cash and stuff.

[Illusionsir]

Originally posted by tbk49
gloss or flat? I used krylon but made the mistake of using clear coat

I used gloss, it gave it a nice shine! ya i dont recommend using clear coat on any interior pieces.

[bksze]

any of you interior guys, dont' do it in white, it's a bitch to keep clean . . . the seats anyways!!!


vinyls the way to go, but get someone who's good at it or else you'll get bubbles and shit . . .