Integra Tan to Black

[SilverStoneZ]

After a week or so of looking for replace my Tan interior and seeing that it would cost aprox. $500 to buy all black used parts I changed gears and went with paint.

I spent three days striping the interior getting it ready.

I used Rubbing Alcohol and TureGreen to clean the dash before paint.

I picked up 5 cans of SEM Satin Black Paint and 1 can of Adhesion Promoter

$82.00 value

Here are the paint supplies


Here is me about to spray the Adhesion Promoter


Here is the dash before the first coat


Here is the dash after the first coat


There was only one place where I saw some fish eye it was where the gauge cluster goes so I'll have to clean that area again before the next coat.

[CeOTiO8]

Looks OK from what I can see....

[jojeezek]

nice....another thing you might as well detail the carpet while everything is gutted out. Good Job though!!!

[SilverStoneZ]

nice....another thing you might as well detail the carpet while everything is gutted out. Good Job though!!!

Thanks the carpet is on the to do list I need to find some good dye to use on it.

[Austin?]

you just messed up a good dash.

[Austin?]

you should had taken off the steering wheel

Mr.Shortcutter!!!

[SilverStoneZ]

Here is the Airbag after paint with the unpainted steering wheel to show a texture comparison it feels OEM.

Airbag in Steering wheel

[SilverStoneZ]

A quick side note the SEM is a dye not a paint.

[Slomaro Z28]

A quick side note the SEM is a dye not a paint.

Does it still have the smell, like spray paint?

[Austin?]

it still look ugly!

[SilverStoneZ]

Does it still have the smell, like spray paint?

Way worse it smells kind of like an oil based paint only much stronger.

[bloodline]

lol i hate the tan interiors too..i dont blame you for painting it

[hondalover00]

i kinda like my tan interior

[johndial]

Way to try something new, courageous and ballsy. You get two Anchormans ++

[RL...]

I thought about painting my interior, but decided to spend the money and do an interior swap. It's actually nice swapping out an old interior and putting new pieces it in makes you feel like the car is newer. I do not think this will look good in the long run for you.

[SilverStoneZ]

... I do not think this will look good in the long run for you.

I would agree with you had I spent $3-$4 a can for spray paint. However I spent $12.00 a can on spray dye. the SEM "paint" is supposed to change the color of the surface of what you are "painting". The look so far is fantastic and it still feels oem. I did a civic about 8 years ago with a standard rattle can and it turned out good but felt sticky when it would heat up in the car. The SEM is not supposed to do that.

On another note I got the steering wheel with airbag put back in the car and took the car around the block to confirm it still works. I will post more pictures soon.

[bloodline]

im pretty sure it took a couple days to air that paint smell out..

[SilverStoneZ]

im pretty sure it took a couple days to air that paint smell out..

Several. I'm just lucky enough to be able to let the car just sit in my garage. The harder smell to get rid of was the smoked in smell that the black seat belts came with.

[FasTech]

Way to try something new, courageous and ballsy. You get two Anchormans ++

This is nothing new. Its been around for some time now.



Honestly, I would never paint my interior. Just, not the same as having the actually factory colored trim. But, do your thing I guess. It doesn't look bad if its done right but I give it 6 months tops before it starts chipping in certain area's.

[J-ROCK]

looks good man i did the same dash with the duplicolor interior paint and it turned out great!

[Black4DrEK]

I painted my FOE DOE interior black..

Nice

[SilverStoneZ]

... but I give it 6 months tops before it starts chipping in certain area's.

I would again agree IF I had used $3-$4 a can spray paint. However I used a spray DYE not paint. Anyway I would put $100.00 on a bet that it lasts more than 6 months. Based on the information I got in the SEM products I would guess it will last as long as I own the car as long as I properly prep the surface.

[SixSquared]

I would again agree IF I had used $3-$4 a can spray paint. However I used a spray DYE not paint. Anyway I would put $100.00 on a bet that it lasts more than 6 months. Based on the information I got in the SEM products I would guess it will last as long as I own the car as long as I properly prep the surface.

You still have to be careful. My old del Sol had some of the gray interior pieces dyed with the exact same stuff about 6 months before I bought it. It had chipped a little around the edges, and the formerly grey vinyl under the dye was darker as a result of the dye absorbing into it, but the top coat still chipped at the corners and edges. It was definitely a vast improvement over the cheap-o spray paint, but just keep in mind that it's not a factory vinyl covering, so be gentle with it.

Nice work, though.