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Old 02-01-2008, 05:07 PM
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Painting Interior

Hey has anyone tried painting interior?
I'm especially interested in that huge piece of plastic between seats.
Its scratched like hell and i think it will look nicer in yellow

Something like on those pics but less shiny

http://www.msprotege.com/forum/attac...chmentid=14321
http://www.msprotege.com/forum/attac...chmentid=26211
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kwescott has a red kit that sounds similar to what you are talking about. hold on a minute ill get the pics
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you go that route or you can get a dash kit.

http://www.wooddashexperts.com/custo...e.php?cat=2875

its a pretty nice site, theres alot of choices, wood trim, brushed aluminum, different colors (red, blue, orange, etc.), and even carbon fiber in different colors.

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just get a dash kit similar to Kwescott's
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I'm undergoing this next weekend. Going for the red anodized look on the silver console strips. One of the "Arizona Mazda Club" guys just did his in Piano black. Looked good from the pics I saw.
I don't know if those dash kits come with the console pieces or not.
Here's a couple of links to the dash its,,

http://www.wooddashexperts.com/custo...e.php?cat=2875

http://www.bitrimdatabase.com/exotic/search1.php?id=FWD

http://www.dashkit.com/classic/produ...004/index.html

Funny but they all look like they came from the same supplier.
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Well they are ok but they cover only until 1st compartment on center console.
I would like to have to the end so that plastic between back seats is yellow too
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wood dash experts do back seat parts also i think not sure, the 46 piece set seems like it do
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Do you know what kind of paint should i buy?

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wood dash experts do back seat parts also i think not sure, the 46 piece set seems like it do
I don't think so, nothing on that pic look like part of back

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Painting came out pretty nice (ignore the shift **** this looks horrible).
Couldn't get better pics, it was too sunny today






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It's awesome but it hurts my eyes...
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its not that shiny in real, dunno why it looks like that on pics
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What kind of paint did you use?
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To be honest...........when I first saw this thread, I said "oh...this is gonna look like crap", but..............it actually looks pretty good.
Not sure I would go this route, and wouldn't have done the shift ****, but overall.......not bad at all!
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It's definitely unique and it looks alright to me.
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Originally Posted by Renesis SE3P
What kind of paint did you use?
duplicolor - hvp101
no clear coat or anything. If color gets bad after some time i'll paint it again :D

shift **** looks like ****
The original paint was gone so i thought it will be nicer. Well it looks as bad as before
The only minus is that you can still see scratches
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looks alright i like the red the best. My friends with spicy orange MSP's painted their ineterior to match their cars it looks stock.
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looks nice, wish i had the time to do this in red to my interior.
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Originally Posted by UNDFTD1
I know how to do it, Ive done it 3 times already

1. Royal Blue
2. Envy Green
3. Piano Black ( current )

heres a short DIY if it helps:

PREP:

1. remove whatever you want painted.

2. take a damp cloth, with just warm water. I don't advise using soap at all. I have seen soap do some funky things to plastic when ya try to paint it afterwards. Once it's all clean let it dry completely.

PAINT:

Ive done primer + paint before
and just paint didnt really see a difference

if you want the name of the primer its:
Dupli-Color Engine Enamel Gray Engine Primer DE 1612

If you want just interior paint use
KRYLON FUSION

just put it somewhere clean and not windy. I put mine outside on a table
I sprayed probably 4 coats on each. ( very light )
waited 20 minutes after each coat
then let it sit in the sun

put a clear coat a couple hours later

let it dry for a whole day without installing ( your decision, just wanted to play the safe side )


install and walah new interior

I know my friends have done it before
if you want different textures like shine, etc
you can sand it down then degrease etc.


Advisory:

WHEN SPRAYING, DONT HOLD DOWN THE TIP. JUST USE SPIRTS ( 10 inches away )
if you spray too much too close it clumps up and yea you have to REDO it
paint removal etc it sucks Its happened to me...

too be honest, its very easily to do

the only hard thing is removal of the parts then putting it back.

dont rush or itll show up in your work..

same would work for engine parts as well ( plastic )
If its plastic that means it doesnt get so hot to the point it will melt things so your fine

Ive down engine covers, and other random plastic things

came out great.
what type of clear coat did you use? I painted a few plastic peices before and the clear coat actually made it look dull.
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I've had mine professionaly painted and it looks killer, looks factory actually, I'll have pics up when we're all done with everything.
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i want someone to dye their roof black. lol
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Originally Posted by UNDFTD1
Im not done yet, because while they were clear coated my friend grabbed the side of it. So I have to sand/repaint that part =/
You mean HE had to sand and repaint...
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