Anybody have any thought about painting my interior?

[CHRISNITTOLO]

Hey, I'm painting my interior all black. Everything is going to be black. Door panels, carpet, dash, head liner everything. Do you have any thoughts about how I should do this? Paint? Coats? I know about VHT. Any one else...

Any input would be greatly appreciated...

I will take pics, before/during/and after.

Thanks IA...

[Humphrizzle]

SEM interior dye

[CHRISNITTOLO]

That chets expensive... Lol.

[lanning]

spray paint the headliner it will feel like grip tape

[Humphrizzle]

dont be cheap.

[lcortes32]

SEM interior dye

X2 works good

[CHRISNITTOLO]

Alright. I'll try that. Where can you pick it up at? I'm also going to be able to test it out, I have a couple test seats from another Probe...

[Humphrizzle]

auto parts store.

[Jimmy B]

you are painting the seats? wow.. SEM is awsom stuff for alot of teh interior.. rewrap the seats.. do it right.. dont go cheap..

[punkr6]

you are painting the seats? wow.. SEM is awsom stuff for alot of teh interior.. rewrap the seats.. do it right.. dont go cheap..

he won't do it right.....

[bdydrpdmazda]

dont be cheap.

you are painting the seats? wow.. SEM is awsom stuff for alot of teh interior.. rewrap the seats.. do it right.. dont go cheap..

he won't do it right.....

X2

[SRK420a]

plz redo the seats dont paint em

[CHRISNITTOLO]

I'm eventually buying racing seats. And I have two sets of Probe seats...

[Psw Jdm]

well go paint your heart out and have fun lol

[speedminded]

Subscribed to see the result lol!

Vinyl should be painted with SEM Color Coat:
http://www.honda-tech.com/showthread.php?t=2114271

The fabric should be dyed, there's plenty of places locally that sell carpet/fabric dye.

[CHRISNITTOLO]

Subscribed to see the result lol!

Vinyl should be painted with SEM Color Coat:
http://www.honda-tech.com/showthread.php?t=2114271

The fabric should be dyed, there's plenty of places locally that sell carpet/fabric dye.

Shit... Sounds like good stuff. thanks...

[Mantooth]

Have you tried to source the swappable interior parts in black?

[CHRISNITTOLO]

Have you tried to source the swappable interior parts in black?

No, but I don't wanna pay a shitload out of my ass just for interior. only for the engine bay... Thanks though...

[bloodline]

paint of dye whatever you can.. try not to be too cheap...some stuff like the headliner...and pillars and tiny things..you could always re-fabric them .get like 2 yards for 25 bucks...and it'll look and feel way better then paint..thats if you want it to look clean..and not as if someone just painted the whole interior you know?

[CHRISNITTOLO]

paint of dye whatever you can.. try not to be too cheap...some stuff like the headliner...and pillars and tiny things..you could always re-fabric them .get like 2 yards for 25 bucks...and it'll look and feel way better then paint..thats if you want it to look clean..and not as if someone just painted the whole interior you know?

I know what you mean... What kind of fabric am I looking for?

[speedminded]

I know what you mean... What kind of fabric am I looking for?

Whatever you want, from faux cheetah to synthetic suede.

[DeadBolt2008]

This post screams of fail, sorry. =P

[JITB]

y not just sit on your money, and wait for a black interior probe at the pullapart. is ee probes at the yard all the time. im sure you can get your hands on that stuff..over time.

[CHRISNITTOLO]

I blow for cheap.

How cheap?

[bloodline]

Whatever you want, from faux cheetah to synthetic suede.

x2^^
www.discountfabric.com
where i got my suede from...id reccomend doin this is your trying to keep the interior lookin clean..

[EJ6]

i suggest u wrap the seat, wear a white tee on that shit and u see stains, happen to me sitting in my buddy integra

[speedminded]

i suggest u wrap the seat, wear a white tee on that shit and u see stains, happen to me sitting in my buddy integra

You do realize every fabric you come into contact with IS dyed right? Dealers get dye touch ups done on most of their used cars...

[AnthonyF]

I painted my entire interior on my truck black b/c they don't offer a black interior. I did the headliner with fabric paint from some website and used Dupi-color Vynal (sp) flat black. It worked great on everything except the door panels for some reason.

-Ant.

[Drummerboy]

Preludes had this wierd, Half tan/half black interior. Heres what I did:

Suede Door panels (just get the fabric, use spray adhesive)



Suede headliner



Suede Tweeter pod (also a fiberglassed AEM Wideband)



Then heres when I redid my door sills. I'm not sure if its the "proper way" but I wet sanded with different grits, getting finer and finer. Then rubbed with alcohol to get any extra wax/dust off. Then sprayed with plastic spray paint. Its for plastic lawn chairs and what not. I sprayed it, let it get tacky, then sprayed again. Did 3 or 4 coats, checked the feel, wet sand, 2 coats, wet sand 1 coat. I did very fine coats. So if you're doing it a bit heavier, you'll do less so its not really thick.

Also Have a picture of my interior before I switched for black seats. ( I didnt paint them, just all together new.) Oh, Also painted the fiberglassed shifter surround. It has a 7" touch screen, so I basically painted it the same way i did the sills.

[envision]

SEM is the best hands down

[Dirty1]

ive been thinking of the same thing... post pics

Faux suade?

[Brian*]

shag the entire interior...

[jmmx258]

You do realize every fabric you come into contact with IS dyed right? Dealers get dye touch ups done on most of their used cars...

Actually on ALL of their used cars. I used to detail used cars coming into the lot. Dye works great for appearance but it all bleeds. I've only used SEM and RIT for some things. I kind of edged away from dyes as best I could. I would use the VHT let it dry then hit it with a dry scrub brush to get the hardness out of it. All in light coats I'd do it 3 or 4 times. Generally came out very well with minimal fading.

To each his own, but I steer clear of dye as much as I can.

I'd wrap the seats btw. Pretty easy job to do yourself with some common sense.

[GangstaCoupe]

I used the VHT spray on a 45 y/o dash pad and it looks brand new. You can not tel it was spray dyed. I will take a pic of it tomorrow as I dont have any good pics of it on this computer.

[sandersmb]

Dont paint interior. My friend did his seats felt rough and door panels or where u touched a lot wore off pretty fast

[RL...]

ppl need to learn it's better to do things right the 1st time than to fuck it up and re do it later

[DC2NR]

Only panels you might get away painting is the overhead panels.

Mine

[Hektik]

Make sure to completely clean all panels with some strong cleaning agents. most interior plastics have years of protectants, like armor all, that dont allow the paint to stick well. use very light coats so the ridges dont get filled in. But honestly it wont look very good for long. might as well leave it if you dont have the money or do it right...

[DC2NR]

Make sure to completely clean all panels with some strong cleaning agents. most interior plastics have years of protectants, like armor all, that dont allow the paint to stick well. use very light coats so the ridges dont get filled in. But honestly it wont look very good for long. might as well leave it if you dont have the money or do it right...

Yup. I washed the panels with soap then used wax and grease remover. Put about 4 light coats of paint. Still looks good after about 7 months.

[greasemunkey]

get the rattle can clear when your done and spray it over everything it will look cool trust me