White on White - Complete Interior Swap

[BOSS]

My summer project, gunna hurt the pocket book but man I can't wait. I'm going to completely pull the interior and do all the plastic prep myself to save on some of the $. Edit: I decided to paint it myself so I picked up a large air compressor and some paint guns.

I'm not dreading the interior removal, the install or the prep work....I'm dreading buying the new visors, seatbelts and a couple other parts that you simply cannot avoid replacing if you are going to do what I'm planning. I actually bought this white Tahoe with this interior mod in mind. So with that, I present my biggest project on this hoe!


-Black Molded Full Carpet (Ultra-Plush pile)
-Black Mats (Lloyds plush)
-Black stitched headliner
-Black Leather seats w/Pearl White inserts from Katzkin (gathered, full leather option w/ "BOSS" stitched in front seat leanback)
-Black Perforated vinyl inserts (gathered) on small door panels front/rear
-Pearl White leather steering wheel wrap
-Painting Entire interior semi-matte black

(I'm kinda "branding" the word "BOSS" like it's an after-market custom name :D)

I still haven't figured out this part yet, but I want to cut out the word TAHOE in the door sills. Then maybe install a white piece of plastic film under and over the letters with LED bulb underneath. Any ideas, like where to buy a solid door sill that fits the Gen2 Tahoe that isn't ribbed would be appreciated!


BOSShttp://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=34&pictureid=390

[Repo503]

I love white leather...for about a minute till it gets dirty. for some reason I always manage to get filthy throughout the day I wouldnt wanna have to change clothes just to get in the car.

Should look really sick though remeber to take pictures and various stages.

[JKmotorsports]

That should look pretty good. Watch out with the white though. Way back in my lowrider days, and that was WAY back, I did one of my interiors with white leather and crush velour. Looked good, but as a daily driver, it was too much maintenence to keep clean.
I'm definitely looking forward to see it all done though!

[BOSS]

Ya, as ghey as it sounds, I'll have some seat covers or partial seat covers on to preserve the leather and it's not going to be my daily driver after this year

Weekend comes, I pull the seat covers off! :party33:



BOSS

[Fyrcaptain]

Go with suede headliner, seatbelts black or gray?

[BOSS]

Go with suede headliner, seatbelts black or gray?

Unfortunately the grey that I've found just doesn't match close enough to the paint for the plastic. So for now I'm going with Black.

Any experiences with painting plastic are much appreciated! I've gotten the instructions from a reputable online shop which are very comprehensive but I like real world experience combined with instruction sets!

Thanks


BOSS

[HMFDZ28]

Man you have some project ahead of ya... should be sick lookin in the end!!

[hyde]

From experience if you get your factory panels prepped properly the paint will stick very very good. Light coats with ample dry time or it will crinkle kind of like solvent pop in a paint job.

[BOSS]

From experience if you get your factory panels prepped properly the paint will stick very very good. Light coats with ample dry time or it will crinkle kind of like solvent pop in a paint job.

Thanks!

I would think heavy solvents would ruin plastic, so my thought was to blast the paint off with a semi-fine sand to keep the plastic countour. I already pulled half of the backpanels from a 05 junk tahoe to practice on.

After my retune with Justin in September, the project begins. It's a little late coming but better late than never.

Still haven't figured out the door sills yet, I really want those flat sills with the word TAHOE cut out and white LED lighting them up. Going to hire JK and he is fabn up the top of my dash before I paint it for Interceptor guages so maybe he can fab that up too at the same time.


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[hyde]

Well you can wipe down the plastic with a good degreaser or rubbing alcoholect and you wont have to blast it. My thoughts are that the blasting media will pit the plastics almost instantly. I could be wrong.

[BOSS]

Well you can wipe down the plastic with a good degreaser or rubbing alcoholect and you wont have to blast it. My thoughts are that the blasting media will pit the plastics almost instantly. I could be wrong.

Low pressure?? I was thinking the same thing but thought if I could control it a little and what not I might get away with it. The interior was Armor-All'd through and through, even the leather seats. Previous owner was not interior savvy aparently. So that Armor-All has basically baked into all the plastics and I have to get that old paint off. I've already fingernail picked some of it off and it's actually black underneath so it should be easy to monitor while I blast...but hell this is the first time I've done something like this. Guess I'll have to practice first.



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[DarkTahoe00]

Try SEM line of products they have all you need to do it from cleaners,promoters the paint to make it look good! Everyone that I've spoke with that has used there stuff never had any problems and still going strong,no chips,cracks or peels when using there process!

[BOSS]

Well I'll be damned. Someone ran off with my interior.

Much of the interior is molded and not painted with the exception of a few pieces, so I think this is going to be easier than I originally thought (fingers crossed).

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[YNOT]

Should be sweet. Friends dad had a Caddy with white GM leather and his black Harley belt rubbed off all over the seat.

[BOSS]

Should be sweet. Friends dad had a Caddy with white GM leather and his black Harley belt rubbed off all over the seat.

Ya I hear ya, you definitely gotta take care of these custom rides. Let me share a sample conversation from last night:

BOSS: So, JK - What do you think I do about the tan colored grab handles, they're molded rubber ya know? You can't exactly paint them and expect them to stay painted.

JK: When people get in your truck, you just tell them "Hey, don't grab the grab handles please."

:shakehead:


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[ecordell]

The white will look badass! Just remove the o-shit handles all together. Your hoe sits low enough the passengers really shouldn't need them lol.

[BOSS]

Went to the garage and found this mischievous midget trying to drive away in my empty truck:


http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=34&pictureid=2317


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[ecordell]

I heard they had a bad outbreak of midgets last week...................

How's the transformation comin along?

[Effeckt]

Went to the garage and found this mischievous midget trying to drive away in my empty truck:


http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=34&pictureid=2317


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Haha.. awesome. When do you think you will have this sweet project completed? I'm sure things are getting pushed back after becoming a dad though. I know that was the case for me.

[Modded]

That should look real good Boss, BTW did you ever get tinted up?
I asked you on another thread but forgot to check for the answer lol.

[BOSS]

Haha.. awesome. When do you think you will have this sweet project completed? I'm sure things are getting pushed back after becoming a dad though. I know that was the case for me.

Oh ya, I feel ya bro...my project's been on hold while I stain some more furniture for my wife to go in the baby room. I think it will be done by Thanksgiving - assuming I can afford all the pieces by then. The plastic will be done long before then though

@Nnaboy - not yet bro, going to though :waytogo:. My interior mod will depend on having that windshield piece done to protect the new dash paint.


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[Effeckt]

Oh ya, I feel ya bro...my project's been on hold while I stain some more furniture for my wife to go in the baby room. I think it will be done by Thanksgiving - assuming I can afford all the pieces by then. The plastic will be done long before then though

@Nnaboy - not yet bro, going to though :waytogo:. My interior mod will depend on having that windshield piece done to protect the new dash paint.


BOSS

Haha.. that sounds familiar. I had to build all the new furniture and paint the room, etc, etc. That's not counting the other household projects either. At least she made up for it by letting me mod the Hoe for selling my car.

[ecordell]

Those damn newborns take up so much time and money haha, my littleman showed up in December last year and he's been munchin at my wallet ever since lol. I wouldn't trade the little shit-factory for the world though ;)

[Travieso]

can't wait to see the end results BOSS your definitely a motivator to my burning wallet, One of the reason why i registered here on the site was cause of you and JK caught my attention.. Keep up the good work bro and congrats on the little munchkin !!!

[BOSS]

can't wait to see the end results BOSS your definitely a motivator to my burning wallet, One of the reason why i registered here on the site was cause of you and JK caught my attention.. Keep up the good work bro and congrats on the little munchkin !!!

My wallet burns as much as yours does brotha :) Thanks for the props man


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[MYNES]

i cant wait to see the finished project,,,

[Modded]

Oh ok thats why I asked, don't want to see the sun come and mess up stuff.

[BOSS]

Oh ok thats why I asked, don't want to see the sun come and mess up stuff.

Ya I'm actually getting a new windsheild first during this mod because mine is cracked and has some ugly teeny tiny chips in it.



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[JaymzSS]

lurking... ;)

[BOSS]

I've come to realize that there is nothing more obnoxious than Dynamat'ing....even the roller girl I hired to help me fell asleep.


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[titanium02]

:popcorn:

I'll end up re-doing my dash..

[chistoso]

I've come to realize that there is nothing more obnoxious than Dynamat'ing....even the roller girl I hired to help me fell asleep.


B O S S

Looks like good progress. How do you not expect her to go to sleep after she lined the entire truck while you're on the internets...:shocked:

She's a cutie my man!!

[titanium02]

She's a cutie my man!!



I think she's a little young.. even for you ;)

[Copper&Black]

Where did you get that roller man? I need one!

[BOSS]

Where did you get that roller man? I need one!

Home Depot...it's hard rubber for laying down linoleum and works great for big jobs, I really wish I had bought a true Dynamat roller bc of the smaller areas though.


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[Copper&Black]

Home Depot...it's hard rubber for laying down linoleum and works great for big jobs, I really wish I had bought a true Dynamat roller bc of the smaller areas though.


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Do you remember what section, I looked hard at my home depot when I first started doing my dynamat but nothing.
I also tried to find one on their website but nothing there either.

[BOSS]

Do you remember what section, I looked hard at my home depot when I first started doing my dynamat but nothing.
I also tried to find one on their website but nothing there either.

Now that I'm thinking, I can't remember if it was Home Depot or Lowes man....It's on the very back shelves in one of the stores against the back wall kinda hidden. Sorry I'm not more help than that.


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[Copper&Black]

Now that I'm thinking, I can't remember if it was Home Depot or Lowes man....It's on the very back shelves in one of the stores against the back wall kinda hidden. Sorry I'm not more help than that.


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It was Lowes, and look what they have now... I'm picking one up tomorrow! The little one is good for the corners, & tight spots but your wrist can get rubbery after awhile. This should help with the large flat areas.

http://i373.photobucket.com/albums/oo180/CopperAndBlack/Roller.jpg

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If you do ever need a small roller don't get the dynamat brand one. Cheap piece of crap

[BOSS]

Cool man, that extra handle will come in handy. You'd be surprised what that big roller can do in tight spaces as well with the design the way it is, the only problem is where you can apply pressure. That's where the small one would be nice for me.

I know I'm guna eat my words but I'm never dynamat'ing again.....

:)

BOSS

[ecordell]

Yep, I'm callin bullshit now...........you know that baby girl is gonna have that shit in her ride, and that's 16 years from now, imagine how much of a pain in the ass that's gonna be to laydown at that age........

[BOSS]

Yep, I'm callin bullshit now...........you know that baby girl is gonna have that shit in her ride, and that's 16 years from now, imagine how much of a pain in the ass that's gonna be to laydown at that age........

Ugh don't remind me of 16 :)


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[BOSS]

I'm sure some guys following this are wondering when are we gunna see some results here :) I intend to post up most of the pictures when it's completed and maybe a video but here's some updates of the painting.

So here's some pictures of the paint booth I built in my 3car garage, it really works well aside from the cold. You can't spray unless it's at least 70deg - well it's not recommended anyway. So I run a portable heater beside the ventilation side and it draws in warm air to heat up the room. I have almost the entire interior to paint and going for 2 coats, so this booth is going to save my ass I think.

It's hard to see from the pictures but the booth takes up almost my entire garage, leaving a walkway to my tools and half of one car space for all my plastic pieces and interior parts.

If any guys in Dallas need something painted, now is the time to hit me up! I'm taking it down when this is all done in December. I've been spending some of my weekends test painting plastic from the junk yard, you have no idea how hard it is to match colors and matte finish when doing this! I've gone through 4 colors of paint trying to get it right from the picture I have in my head.

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Framing it out (The walls and the ceiling plastic both go under the wood frame inside the actual booth so it keeps the atomized spray from going anywhere except the exit vents , the rest of the plastic is staple gun'd to the frame pieces in the drying room)
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#006
How I installed the frame by myself with pre-rolling the plastic and sticking it on the nails first...there was literally no other way to do this by myself. I would lay the ceiling pieces and a wall piece on the same board and hoist it up myself...serious pain in the ass man
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Paint booth room, with heater LOL
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#017
Paint booth - back of the room
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Wall seams between the booth and the drying room
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[BOSS]

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Good ol' Dynamat, keeps the plastic and tape from melting :)

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Drying room
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Used sockets and a twist tie to hold down the seam between the booth and the drying room
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Door between the rooms
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Using a fan and washer/dryer hose from Home Depot wrapped in plastic to ventilate all the paint spray. The dryer hose is rigid so it allows the plastic to be seamed up around it easily. There's 3 vents and a fan vent pulling air out. I use dryer sheets on the vent-in and the vent-out to catch the paint spray molecules and keep them from going in the garage. I learned that trick in the college dorm :)
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It's amazing how quickly the room clears when I'm spraying, I didn't think it would honestly. The trick is of course, I have to stay on that side of the room for it to be most effective.

Enjoy
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[01yukonslt]

have you looked into that stuff called plastidip a lot of the subaru guya have used it in there interiors with great success and it seems to hold up well, not sure if you have painted anything yet but if not its worth looking at

[BOSS]

have you looked into that stuff called plastidip a lot of the subaru guya have used it in there interiors with great success and it seems to hold up well, not sure if you have painted anything yet but if not its worth looking at

Never heard of it to be honest, I'll keep that in mind. I went with SEM products. They make an elastomeric paint which holds up good to flexing/bending. They have several products to enhance the paint too, a flattener for customizing the look, a reducer to thin it out for spraying and an agent called cross-linker which strengthens the paint against chemicals and abrasions. It will still scratch if you scratch it hard enough of course, but since most OEM plastic is molded, it means the color is in the plastic itself and has more resistance to mild scratching than painted surfaces do.

Here's a test spray I did on junk plastic, I think I got the matte % exactly where I want it now. This is actually listed as a GM black color, although you can clearly see it is NOT a black....adding to the frustration of getting colors correct when you are just going by charts and eyeballing what you want in the result. This one is by no means any perfect piece, I had taped it off, test scratched it throughout 3 coats over a 4 hour period to test different concentrations of cross-linker, repainted it etc. The final coat is a 20% matte finish. I think it's flat enough for my look. :)

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[BOSS]

have you looked into that stuff called plastidip a lot of the subaru guya have used it in there interiors with great success and it seems to hold up well, not sure if you have painted anything yet but if not its worth looking at

BTW isn't that mostly for dipping tool handles?


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[01yukonslt]

heres a link they make a spray as well it gives a slightly rubberized texture that is supposed to stick pretty well i have no first hand experience just know a lot of people seem to have success with it. i have definitely seen SEM products do well too.

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1669133

[BlackDenali]

:popcorn:

[BOSS]

So I changed some of the design...and I thought I could make it till the Houston meet and not show a soul what I've been doing...I was wrong! It seems I REALLY have the forum addiction because I have to show at least someone wtf I've been up too in my free time :buffer:

Of course, story of my life with a new baby in the house...nothing is put together yet. I'm on a 23 day crunch till Houston and leather doesn't get here till end of next week...FUK!

It's kinda hard to picture the end product...but I hope it comes out cool..it's a serious pain in the ass!

Ordered the Black leather last Friday , double Pearl-white stitch, Pearl white inserts(wife convinced me on the inserts...I still have a hard time imagining them in my truck but they break up the black I guess)
(switch the word Katzkin for BOSS)
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All of my panels are now semi-matte black:
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Did a perforated vinyl on door inserts (painting the rest of the door same color as plastic)
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Covered the grab handle in the same perf vinyl with a white double stitch like the leather:
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This is how I will feel when it's finally done:
:signs6:

This is how I feel right now doing all this shit day to day!
:pp:


Anyways, wish me luck! I only have 23 days left basically..have a few yards of the perf vinyl left over, trying to figure out what else to do a white double stitch on.....Ideas?

To put some pressure on myself I'm going to post updates here instead of keeping everything till the end like I originally intended ;)
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[BOSS]

Here are some more progress pics of the headliner, I chose the stitch material from Lexus:

Headliner before...ugly ass light tan:
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Headliner without cuts yet...you just make X cuts and pull them tight/glue on the backside:
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Headliner close up:
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After cutting holes for the lights..sorry for the crapass picture:
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[BOSS]

Some of the dynamat work....ended up with something stupid like 180sq ft inside and out of the truck!

Most of the interior pulled:
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Dynamat in:
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[BOSS]

Enjoy, doors are calling my name!

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[BOSS]

When I get the doors done today I'll post em up. I'll try to include some better information as I go with how this is all done with painting etc.

The doors are vinyl, they're very hard to recover due to all the curves etc. I'm prepping the vinyl and painting with the same semi-matte black that I used for the door panels.

First thing's first, going to clean/prep/paint a tahoe door I got at the junkyard to make sure I know wtf I'm doing :buffer:


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[thehoe92]

I saw at Kragen the other day some vinyl paint.. is that what you are using?
sorry if you posted it

I want to see the outcome because like you said its hard to recover the door because of the curves so my next plan was to paint all the tan to black

looking good so far :)

[BOSS]

I saw at Kragen the other day some vinyl paint.. is that what you are using?
sorry if you posted it

I want to see the outcome because like you said its hard to recover the door because of the curves so my next plan was to paint all the tan to black

looking good so far :)

Thanks, I'm using all SEM products mixed to my preferred specs of flat, specifically SureCoat paint. It took me several pints and about a dozen mixes to finally get the color where I wanted it..alot of fun to see the final product out that's for sure ;)

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[BOSS]

Took a break to eat some lunch...here's a couple cool pictures:


Panels Drying - you really should use a heat gun first to gradually dry them out, it takes me a bout 15 minutes per panel on 800 deg. Move around alot to avoid heating the paint up too much - it will bubble, learned that much already! I also suggest putting in a portable heater too as I did in the drying room, it will help the paint bake into the plastic a little more.
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Couple panel shots:
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Paint booth is an absolute mess now, BUT free of dust and paint in the air, which is the key so you don't cross contaminate any plastic with the previous spray:
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[nytahoe]

looks good so fair bobby

[Anthony]

Nice, I like the progress!

[yukonjacks]

My summer project, gunna hurt the pocket book but man I can't wait. I'm going to completely pull the interior and do all the plastic prep myself to save on some of the $. Edit: I decided to paint it myself so I picked up a large air compressor and some paint guns.

I'm not dreading the interior removal, the install or the prep work....I'm dreading buying the new visors, seatbelts and a couple other parts that you simply cannot avoid replacing if you are going to do what I'm planning. I actually bought this white Tahoe with this interior mod in mind. So with that, I present my biggest project on this hoe!


-Black Molded Full Carpet (Ultra-Plush pile)
-Black Mats (Lloyds plush)
-Black stitched headliner
-Black Leather seats w/Pearl White inserts from Katzkin (gathered, full leather option w/ "BOSS" stitched in front seat leanback)
-Black Perforated vinyl inserts (gathered) on small door panels front/rear
-Pearl White leather steering wheel wrap
-Painting Entire interior semi-matte black

(I'm kinda "branding" the word "BOSS" like it's an after-market custom name :D)

I still haven't figured out this part yet, but I want to cut out the word TAHOE in the door sills. Then maybe install a white piece of plastic film under and over the letters with LED bulb underneath. Any ideas, like where to buy a solid door sill that fits the Gen2 Tahoe that isn't ribbed would be appreciated!


BOSShttp://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=34&pictureid=390

How about using plexiglass, not sure what thickness but scuff it up and it will take on the color of the bulb, they did something similar on unique whips

[BOSS]

How about using plexiglass, not sure what thickness but scuff it up and it will take on the color of the bulb, they did something similar on unique whips

:word: I actually found the kick plates with LED options since I posted this last year on carid.com man :waytogo:

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[BOSS]

Didn't get as much done today as I thought I would...was busy pulling/scraping the carpet off the front doors...not sure how many have done this but it's no easy task. The carpet is heat molded down on the door panel and it's actually molded into the one piece vinyl that makes up the entire door. So it's tough to sand it off or even use a steel brush wheel..almost impossible to peel it off without using a chizel to rub back and forth along the foam backing as you peel. Plus, to do it right, you have to get it out of the creases because when you lay new carpet, you want to be able to recess it back into those grooves so it looks stock..

So, it took me around 3 hours to do a one panel of carpet..

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[NJ04HOE]

Nice work, it's been a while since I checked out this thread.

[BOSS]

Nice work, it's been a while since I checked out this thread.

Thanks man, you know ..I don't consider myself a creative person AT ALL :)

So for me personally, this was a challenge to design, implement and then it got worse when I had to change the design once I started having second thoughts..still crossing my fingers on seeing the truck put back together with the new look!

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[BOSS]

Just ordered 2 pair of these chrome interior door handles to break up the black a little bit, I think they'll look pretty sick against the matte black

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[BOSS]

Just ordered 2 pair of these chrome interior door handles to break up the black a little bit, I think they'll look pretty sick against the matte black

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Just add that to the list of things to do in the next 19 days....

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[BOSS]

So I sectioned off junk door to test paint with the same mix of black that I used for the pastic, it looks pretty damn good I think. When I test paint these pieces, I always test scratch them in-between coats to see how they are holding up. Even though I did this during the first few junk plastic pieces to get the cross linker just right, I am a perfectionist to a fault....So I use my fingernails mostly but sometimes I'll take out a flathead screwdriver and rub it down the side of the pieces, mimicking something hard brushing up against the interior of the truck. So far so good on the vinyl door with 2 coats, not a scratch. Same process for baking the paint in, use a heat gun on 800 - moving quickly around the piece so as not to overheat. Dries in 10minutes..

I had sectioned the vinyl off on this door so I could test my prep/paint process on the different sections, but looks like I got it right the first time thank god...I needed some time back to do other sh!t!!

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[2 E L O]

Dude, that is one hell of a project!!!

I love your little paint booth, though... Do you watch "Dexter"? It looks like you've been taking notes from him. :)

[05nali]

oh man i love that show! This is gonna be an awesome project!

[thehoe92]

would you mind doing a write up on exactly how you paint the panels

like step by step, prep, paints all that good stuff I've been dying to get my panels done but don't want to have to redo it after it gets scratched

thanks boss!

[killer20072001]

would you mind doing a write up on exactly how you paint the panels

like step by step, prep, paints all that good stuff I've been dying to get my panels done but don't want to have to redo it after it gets scratched

thanks boss!

+1 on that idea I hate all the tan on mine.

[jdpromo33]

+2 on that

Would love to have an all black interior

[BOSS]

So I managed to get the rear doors painted....this is starting to shape up! All in all the vinyl is pretty easy to paint, I decided not to use the HVLP gun. I didn't want to overshoot my doors and risk uneven coverage whatsoever.

Taping up the perf vinyl inserts:
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Fresh out of the booth:
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Couple finished pics:
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[BOSS]

would you mind doing a write up on exactly how you paint the panels

like step by step, prep, paints all that good stuff I've been dying to get my panels done but don't want to have to redo it after it gets scratched

thanks boss!

Ya I sure will, don't have time right now though. I will put together a step by step with some of the pics I've taken over the last few months. It's a TON of labor and takes practice painting.

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[BOSS]

The speaker grills are sandblasted too, not sure when I'll paint em though, maybe tomorrow night. That's the craziness about this swap, it's all the details!

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[nytahoe]

did u use sem paint?

[BOSS]

did u use sem paint?

Yessir...actually ended up with black toner which is the black base paint for any color, I added 30% flat in the final mix.


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[BOSS]

It's a little hard to make out in the pictures, but the perf inserts are just slightly more matte than the door itself...the arm rests are going to be that same perf with a french stitch along the entire outside corner.... in white thread of course ..to match the grab handle and the seats.

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[nytahoe]

i just did this for my car but i used the can lol came out rly good, look at my build of my monte dont want to hoe up u posts lol

[BOSS]

i just did this for my car but i used the can lol came out rly good, look at my build of my monte dont want to hoe up u posts lol

Is it still holding up? Mine seems pretty tough....but I know there will be some touch up someday - there's just no getting around scuffing up stuff even tho this isn't my daily driver ...obviously LOL

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[thehoe92]

my grilles got scratched easily especially the back doors you think if I sandblasted them it would help keep the paint on them?

back doors look sexy! makes me want to go buy some paint and get started since my doors are really the only BOLD tan left in my car that stand out the most

[BOSS]

my grilles got scratched easily especially the back doors you think if I sandblasted them it would help keep the paint on them?


Definitely will help to blast em, you should take em somewhere unless you have a pretty powerful compressor to do it. Blasting requires some good compressor strength.

Paint doesn't stick well to old paint. Plus, if you use almost any adhesion promoter on old paint, the promoter can eat into the old paint depending on what type it is. It will definitely eat SEM Surecoat like it was water to sugar.



back doors look sexy!

Thanks :)

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[BOSS]

Let me just say, if anyone is thinking of doing this be prepared to have a ton of patience... LOL!!

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[nytahoe]

dont know yet they are boxe up and waiting to go back in the car, car has to be painted 1st, hope by the summer its on the road ripping shit uppp

[BOSS]

Haven't been feeling well lately, home sick from work even...not sure if I can get to do anything today :(

Baby and I both have bad allergies ugh


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[skyhighsami]

I saw that yall are having a Houston truck meet. I will be in Houston for TX2k10 during that time frame and I will be in my freshly bagged dually. PM me your number and I will call you when we are out there and try and get up to see what is going on.

[BOSS]

I saw that yall are having a Houston truck meet. I will be in Houston for TX2k10 during that time frame and I will be in my freshly bagged dually. PM me your number and I will call you when we are out there and try and get up to see what is going on.

Hey bro, I will send out a mass email tomorrow for this meetup. We are going to stop somewhere in Houston on our way from Austin before heading out to the park so we can all meet each other

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[BOSS]

So I was wrong, you 'can' paint the grab handles :)
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Here's one of the pics that will become part of the write up, it shows how the top layer of wax buildup, years of Armor-All, chemicals and mold-release chemicals have been removed from the plastic to prepare for paint. You can see I only prepped half the piece in this photo....the plastic itself is dulled out, but it's not sanded even thought it looks that way:
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[thehoe92]

so how about I send you my interior and you paint it for me :)

how did you do the handles?
I wrapped my b-pillar in black vinyl and have a tan handle still, there is NO way I'm wrapping it in vinyl

[BOSS]

so how about I send you my interior and you paint it for me :)

how did you do the handles?
I wrapped my b-pillar in black vinyl and have a tan handle still, there is NO way I'm wrapping it in vinyl

Ya you really can't wrap it in vinyl unless you do sections and stitches, these pieces are heat molded onto the handles with factory vinyl...you have to have some high end equipment that most interior shops dont have.

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[nytahoe]

are you done yet i want to c it done

[BOSS]

are you done yet i want to c it done

It's probably like 14 days out LOL! That's the day of the truck meet.... *fingers crossed

I did pop off my 3rd brake light and install the LED version to match my tails:
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Also picked up a few exterior pieces that I'm having to modify and paint...not gunna post those up just yet
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[nytahoe]

nice wishd ppl by me did this stuff i would b all over helpin ppl out. gl on the count down

[BOSS]

nice wishd ppl by me did this stuff i would b all over helpin ppl out. gl on the count down

Hyell ya, I seriously wished Jeff and I lived in the same town..we knock shit out man

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[solefood21]

I've been lurking here for a little while and like what I see! I have a question: Is the SEM paint you're using out of a can or is it mixed? I thought SEM was only rattle can but your post mentioning the matte mix is what has me thinking...

Can't wait to see more!

[BOSS]

I've been lurking here for a little while and like what I see! I have a question: Is the SEM paint you're using out of a can or is it mixed? I thought SEM was only rattle can but your post mentioning the matte mix is what has me thinking...

Can't wait to see more!

Hey bro, the SEM paint is pre-mixed to the color you pick and comes in quarts, pints and gallons. You can order flattner to remove the sheen from the paint, and test the different concentrations that fit the look you want. I personally went with straight black toner, then added 30% flattner to get a semi-matte look.

Once you add your flat, you have to shake the paint - I take mine to HomeDepot for every major spray session, then shake it every time I pour paint out. (Flattner doesn't suspend in the paint so it easily floats) I also added some reducer to be able to spray it, and then added cross linker so the paint holds up against abrasions and chemicals. (AS best it can anyway...so far I'm impressed)

You can contact the guys at vinylpro.com and they are very helpful :)

In order to do this, you're going to need a pretty good size compressor and a paint gun, and I highly recommend a temp paint boot..the atomized spray has even gotten through my setup and I thought it was pretty damn tight!

Don't forget to get filters for when you pour the paint into the gun's cup, it will keep the fine dust and other contaminants out of the gun. The guys at vinylpro recommend HVLP guns (high volume low pressure) but I oversprayed too much with that one. SO even though a non-HVLP can waste more paint by spraying at a higher psi, I had the best success with the non-HVLP gun. (And they're cheaper too)

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[BOSS]

So the doors are coming together now. Speaker grills were prepped after blasting them and I finally painted them. Should have the arm rests done by middle of the week, really looking forward to the final product! Gunna put on the chrome door handles today after I finish the final plastic pieces for the headliner and install that big basterrrd!

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I wanted to put this pic up because it shows the vinyl wrap on the door handle inserts. I figured it would get scratched to hell if I painted em, so I sprayed a door and went down to a local interior shop to pick out some matching vinyl. It took me almost 1.5hrs to decide on the vinyl to match the matte black..
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[nytahoe]

looks good keep it up

[Modded]

I'm in anticipation to see final pics!! Those painted doors above look HOT, you're gonna have the hottest interior of all NBS models when its all done.

[Effeckt]

Those doors look great Boss. I can't wait to see the final product.

[Narco]

my speaker grills scratch VERY easy too...not looking fwd to takeing the panels off to repaint them

[JKmotorsports]

Looking good Bobby. You only have a couple weeks before the H-town meet. Think you might have it done? If my schedule wasnt so hectic, I'd drive up there for a weekend and help you put it all back together. But man, I'll be in Corpus for a few days next week, then flying out to Minnesota for four days the week after that, then Cancun for a week. The one weekend I'll actually be in town will be spent at the meet in Houston. And I still have to rebuild the rearend in my truck by the time the htown meet comes around. Anyway, hopefully you'll have it all wrapped up in a couple weeks. Can't wait to check it out bro.

[BOSS]

Looking good Bobby. You only have a couple weeks before the H-town meet. Think you might have it done? If my schedule wasnt so hectic, I'd drive up there for a weekend and help you put it all back together. But man, I'll be in Corpus for a few days next week, then flying out to Minnesota for four days the week after that, then Cancun for a week. The one weekend I'll actually be in town will be spent at the meet in Houston. And I still have to rebuild the rearend in my truck by the time the htown meet comes around. Anyway, hopefully you'll have it all wrapped up in a couple weeks. Can't wait to check it out bro.

Damnn man looks like we're both in a crunch now! That's a crazy schedule man!

I think mine will be done...I ran out of paint so I had to order some more but looking good


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[BOSS]

So here are a couple interesting pics of the TOUGHEST pieces to paint, the air vents from the headliner. They are tough because they are so tiny and there are so many angles to hit without globbing up the paint! What I did was tune the settings on my non-HVLP gun to basically allow me to create a airbrush type of spray. I did this by putting a very very tiny amount of pressure on the trigger.

It literally took me no less than 4 hours to prep and paint the 6 air vents...most of the time was painting of course....ugh!
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Posting this up too because I think this piece came out really nice, the two textures give it a very cool look:
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[thehoe92]

all these pieces are looking very sick!!
I love them, post a couple more pictures and my interior will probably be gutted waiting to be painted :D

[BOSS]

So my new windshield gets installed tomorrow...had to order a new one because the one I have has a couple chips and tons of teeeny tiny little "nicks"...I guess nicks is the best word to describe it but they look like extremely miniature rock chips in the glass.

The reason I'm replacing the windshield is I'm tinting the whole truck out this week, and hopefully next week I will get to install my windshield tint to protect my dash. I went with a really high end tint, 3M Crystalline. They offer a 70% visible light which is perfect for doing a windshield. The 3M Crystalline is a much more expensive product, considered an exotic tint by most accounts. To give you an idea, the windshield pieces I bought for my truck and my wife's Honda cost me $320.

Here's a link to the tint:
http://www.prescriptionwindshields.com/PrescriptionWindshields/product.htm

[Narco]

cant wait to see an album full of all the pics and a how to write up!

[BOSS]

So as it turns out, my interior will not be ready before next week unfortunately...I'm tempted to just put it on hold for now and stop rushing but we'll see. Most of the work is complete but the hold up is the seats. I ordered from Katzkin through a BP of theirs and after going back and forth over the damn logo for almost 5 days now, there's an additional 3-5 day turn around for digitizing the letters for embroidering..very frustrating as I expected to have them by now. Just word to the wise, Katzkin cannot produce any custom embroider designs in their seats for the average consumer in less than 10 days time it seems to me...

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[NJ04HOE]

I'm in anticipation to see final pics!! Those painted doors above look HOT, you're gonna have the hottest interior of all NBS models when its all done.

Hell yeah!
I can't wait to see it

[BOSS]

The new windshield went in on Wednesday, it looks so much clearer than my stock POS. I had them put the stickers towards the bottom of the glass side by side so I could maximize protecting the dash with the tint. In Texas, the inspection and registration windshield stickers can be one on top of the other, or side by side at the bottom of the glass. So since you have to cut a rectangle out of the tint for the stickers, I chose to put them at the bottom instead of the side which would have exposed more dashboard to the sun and uv rays.


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[BOSS]

So the doors are done, just need to put in the front door side storage buckets....still haven't put em on because I'm getting the windows tinted Wed.

Front door
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Front door close up - I love that white french stitch
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Rear door
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And this is what my formal dining room looks like :waytogo:
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[thehoe92]

...and it continues to get better!!! :D

I'm lovin this thread

keep it up Boss

[jdpromo33]

Cannot wait to see this all done.

[BOSS]

Thanks tahoe92

Also re-covered the grab-bar with the white french stitch to match the doors and seats:
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[killer20072001]

That looks SSSOOOOOOOOOO GOOD!

[05nali]

That is fuckin sweet!!!

[denalianyone]

The new windshield went in on Wednesday, it looks so much clearer than my stock POS. I had them put the stickers towards the bottom of the glass side by side so I could maximize protecting the dash with the tint. In Texas, the inspection and registration windshield stickers can be one on top of the other, or side by side at the bottom of the glass. So since you have to cut a rectangle out of the tint for the stickers, I chose to put them at the bottom instead of the side which would have exposed more dashboard to the sun and uv rays.


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If you scotch tape the regy & inspection behind the tint it would stilll be visible as well..depending on the % of tint. Once it needs changing it will not cause damage to the tint.

[Narco]

+1

your truck is gonna look CRAZY. i love the black paint. how much time did you spend prepping each door panel?

[BOSS]

+1

your truck is gonna look CRAZY. i love the black paint. how much time did you spend prepping each door panel?

Thanks for the props guys

Takes about 30-45mins prep per door panel...definitely a little longer on mine because I had to tape off the inserts and carpet. I didn't want to scuff the new paint with all the poking/prodding that needs to be done with the inserts and carpet install. Basically you have to stuff them both inside the crevices to make it look stock.

Door Panel prep:
1) Clean with dishwasher detergent and an non-scuff pad from grocery store
2) Clean with SEM Soap and a green scuff pad
3) Rinse with distilled water
4) Clean with Vinyl Prep
5) Rinse with distilled water

I used distilled water and rags because my water is pretty heavy out where I live. I wanted the panels as free of contaminants as possible. I used about 12-15 rags for all 4 doors..I have to do laundry every time I did a major step in this interior mod :waytogo:

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[Modded]

Those black door panels looks so good, funny how your work looks better than the factory door panel design.
Did you wrap that headliner on your own, is it suede?
I called around dome local dallas shops about a suede headliner and the prices started at $550 and went up to $1700 (JR's Auto Custom can suck mine for that), $550 seems like to much just for the headliner alone, know of any shops?

NO whore intentions, just need some info...

[BOSS]

Those black door panels looks so good, funny how your work looks better than the factory door panel design.
Did you wrap that headliner on your own, is it suede?
I called around dome local dallas shops about a suede headliner and the prices started at $550 and went up to $1700 (JR's Auto Custom can suck mine for that), $550 seems like to much just for the headliner alone, know of any shops?

NO whore intentions, just need some info...

I'm personally not a fan of the suede...seems very played out now and quite frankly looks messy to me? To each their own of course.

Anyways, my headliner is stitched material that comes in Lexus vehicles. There were two things I didn't do myself here, the headliner and the perforated vinyl pieces...I was focused on painting and just wasn't confident in my headlining skills nor my ability to sew a double white stitch
:insane:

Man these doors get my blood pressure up...they came out really fukn good :rocking:

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[BOSS]

Also finally got around to cuting the carpet and lining it inside the truck..my suggestion is PAY THE EXTRA MONEY FOR MASS BACKING!! It seriously is well worth the extra $99..I had the non-mass backed carpet and it was suck ass to say the least. The mass backing material is great for the oven press they use at ACC to make the (2) molded carpet pieces. They fit 90% perfect, as good as the stock in my opinion..there are alot of dips, crevices and not to mention AC vents to maneavuer over on the truck floor so that is really a big feat to create such a great fitting molded carpet.

I used stockinteriors.com and also got the plush pile option also for added height on the carpet.

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[Modded]

Oh, I did not even look at it in detail enough to notice Boss.
I don't particularly favor Suede, but I dont know what else to get thats black haha.

[Narco]

i know you custom ordered your paint right? can you tell me what kind of paint you used and the paint code? do they send it to you in a rattle can or do you have to add it to a sprayer?

[BOSS]

i know you custom ordered your paint right? can you tell me what kind of paint you used and the paint code? do they send it to you in a rattle can or do you have to add it to a sprayer?

I have a 30gal vertical compressor and spray guns. What I used was SEM Surecoat black toner and my own mixture of flattner to get the desired effect. It's just the straight black base paint, you buy the paint/flattner/reducer/crosslinker and mix it yourself. Here's the mixture I ended up with after MANY...MANY trials.. :)

SEM Surecoat Black Toner
30% SEM flattner
20% Reducer
12 drops of cross-linker per oz. of black toner above

http://www.onlineconversion.com is your friend here


With regards to the doors, I personally believe they would have come out better if I had only gone 20-25% flattner. They DO look badass, but I've had to clean them up a bit and I don't fully understand why to be honest. There's like a small dusty texture to the top of them that I had to knock down, especially on the front driver side. So if I had to do it again I would probably go 20% or 25% flattner - but that is just a guess on my part. If you are really going to do this, I suggest you call the tech hotline at SEM Paint and ask the question regarding usage of flattner and Surecoat on vinyl. The guys at vinyl-pro can put you in touch with the tech hotline...they're greatly helpful.

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[BOSS]

I gotta say...after seeing some of these black pieces in my truck, I can't BELIEVE that GM ever made a "shale" color to go inside these white tahoes...

The black looks EFFN SICKNESS!!


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[trick28]

maybe you said this but what about your pillars you wrap or paint those?

[BOSS]

maybe you said this but what about your pillars you wrap or paint those?

I painted all the plastic so far...the only wrapped pieces are the interior door handle guards on the door panels. I figured they'd get scratched to bits

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[BOSS]

Today was one of the days I didn't have to do any work myself! Got a lot done though:
-Wincos 20% all around window tint (higher end tint w/ 95% infrared heat rejection to protect the interior from heating up too much-black is hot!)
-HD hood painted/installed

And here is a pic of the truck in the PDR shop...this guy has been doing this for over 10 years, one of the best I've ever come across..I took her to him to take out a "few" dents today

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[BOSS]

So the seats finally arrived today, they look bad ass! So bad ass in fact that I'm going to try my best to get everything finished and back in the truck before Saturday...fingers crossed but I have alot of work ahead of me..still feeling sick from allergies which sucks

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[zach2011]

This is an AMAZING job, I'm staying subscribed to this thread! Nice work BOSS :D

[Repo503]

never get sick of HD hoods, looks tight on a white truck too.

[Nick]

This is sick man. Can't wait to see it in person on saturday!!!

[BOSS]

So the doors are finally on, seats go on in the morning...headliner/plastic goes in tomorrow night..I will finish this before Saturday - I hope LOL!

I had so many dents to get out, the PDR guy wanted me to come back the next day so this morning I went back at 8am. He would finish a door and I would hang a panel...it workd out great

The eneven spots you can see unfortunately were already there from the previous owner on the rear pass door. Prolly kids...

I think they came out DOPE as hell
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[BOSS]

never get sick of HD hoods, looks tight on a white truck too.

This is an AMAZING job, I'm staying subscribed to this thread! Nice work BOSS :D

This is sick man. Can't wait to see it in person on saturday!!!

Thanks :waytogo:

I'm working my ass off here...you have no idea LOL!

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[nytahoe]

the doors caem out great cant wait to c it done

[Modded]

Yeah I busted a nut lookin at the door panels haha. If you ever go to the dealer they will be wondering wtf when they see that interior!

[BOSS]

never get sick of HD hoods, looks tight on a white truck too.

ME neither, makes the truck look much more proportioned. Stock tahoes look like a body builder with huge arms and little chest....

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[GJamil3]

Hey if you can find where to get the door sills that you can get to light up Tahoe let us know cuz I cant find them either

[BOSS]

Yeah I busted a nut lookin at the door panels haha. If you ever go to the dealer they will be wondering wtf when they see that interior!

I get all kinds of reactions now from car enthusiasts...I catch them looking back and forth at the doors when I go through a drive through or something...I ease the tension and say "Ya they're definitely not stock :)" They can't contain themselves and blurt out "I was wondering!" or "Damn that's wicked!"

Makes it all worth while that someone else can appreciate the work as much as the idiot doing it LOL!!

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[BOSS]

Hey if you can find where to get the door sills that you can get to light up Tahoe let us know cuz I cant find them either

CarId.com bro

They only show pics for Suburban ones but you can actually order a Tahoe set if you want. In fact for $150, they will cut out any word you want *cough *cough



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[NJ04HOE]

Damn! I love the doors, I wish I had the time,money and confidence to change my interior color like that.

[Effeckt]

That looks simply amazing BOSS! You did fantastic work there.

[BOSS]

That looks simply amazing BOSS! You did fantastic work there.

Gracias...I'm still working on it....the seats are in, carpet is cut better with double jute, dash is painted and baking...damn it's alotta work

I'm still checking on the Houston thing, not sure if it's still on bc of the impending weather but i"m trying my damndest to finishbbbbbbbbbbbb

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[Tahoewhat]

Man that looks awesome. All of it. Cant wait to see it all come together. Making me want to change my tan to black.. Keep it up.

[slocaddy]

This has got to be one of the best mods ever! Boss, the pictures of the door panels iv'e saved and look at them every day and continue to build up the courage (and money) to do this to the caddy. Question: what made you go with sem products and not anything else? Iv'e been searching paints, dyes and stains for vinly, plastic, leather, carpet and of course the they all claim to be ''the way the truth and the light '' as far as changing the colors of these surfaces permenatly. All i can see is that as with any paint job it comes down to prep and that i love how yours is turning out. ps I want permission to use blend ratios.

[BOSS]

So I tried like hell to get this interior together but the weather didn't cooperate with me..the SEM Surecoat is a water based paint, so when it's fresh it is very sensitive to water drops. Basically I was painting right up until leaving Dallas for the Houston meet, so the fresh paint and rain scared me and I didn't bother trying to put the plastic in the truck while it was raining..

The seats look kick ass, I'll post up some pics soon when I get back to Dtown

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[BOSS]

This has got to be one of the best mods ever! Boss, the pictures of the door panels iv'e saved and look at them every day and continue to build up the courage (and money) to do this to the caddy. Question: what made you go with sem products and not anything else? Iv'e been searching paints, dyes and stains for vinly, plastic, leather, carpet and of course the they all claim to be ''the way the truth and the light '' as far as changing the colors of these surfaces permenatly. All i can see is that as with any paint job it comes down to prep and that i love how yours is turning out. ps I want permission to use blend ratios.

SEM EVERYTHING. They are hands down the best products to work with.

By all means use the ratios...the key is the prep work. Don't skimp on the prep at all. Do everything by the book.

On the ratios, once you get the plastic painted, it will have a texture to it and feels like dust has settled on it. That (I believe anyway) is the flattner. You have to wait 2-3 days for the paint to really cure, then knock down that dusty feel with a micro-fiber towel (no other towels should touch this paint when you're done) very delicately with some Maguire's Quick Detailer as it has a high libricant type of quality to it and won't leave water spots.

Anyways I'll post up a nice how-to soon

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[BOSS]

Will have a full album of the entire completed swapout by end of the week...here's a preview..

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[killer20072001]

:jawdrop: I gotta check my pants

[clean454]

i cant wait to see the whole truck!
motivation LOL
how bad does it smell like new pain inside the cabin
or is it not that bad

[BOSS]

i cant wait to see the whole truck!
motivation LOL
how bad does it smell like new pain inside the cabin
or is it not that bad

SEM Surecoat paint doesn't smell at all after about 3 hours...the truck smells brand new, especially with the leather.

HOWEVER.....the Lloyds mats have a rubber bottom that is actually a fantastic molding, but it stinks like shit for some reason...not sure how I'm going to handle that yet. I might just paint the bastards :waytogo:

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[BOSS]

I never realized this thread was so popular...there are over 4k views, and 2k of them in the last 3 weeks.....WOW, that's amazing as hell! Motivation for me to do a really good write up for you fellas

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[BOSS]

Damn! I love the doors, I wish I had the time,money and confidence to change my interior color like that.

You know ....I knew nothing on how to "do" this mod last year when I announced it. If you read through the history of the thread, I was even considering blasting the plastic which is really a dumb idea now that I think about it!

Now? I've got it down to a science....alot of hard work and patience but I think if I can do it, you can do it...sounds cliche but read the history of this thread, I really didn't think this would come out the way it did...it's just pure sex inside the truck now, I am always here for questions and a phone call if you want :waytogo:


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[foreverfalcon40]

Boobies!

[Narco]

its coming along great B - cant wait for the album and the detailed write up!

[LazyAssLou]

Your interior looked great in person!

[BOSS]

Your interior looked great in person!

Gracias maign

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[ActSwedish]

It looks awesome, they should have done that from the factory. I love it and would have it done to mine if I could afford it.

Damn that looks goooood! :)

[Anthony]

LOOKS GREAT!!!

I don't know how GM didn't offer this factory....Boss should join GM R&D lol

[fatnlowtahoe504]

looking good boss man

[BOSS]

looking good boss man

Thanks guys, here's another preview set that shows off the colors a little bit better:

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[nytahoe]

more pics!!!!

[preston]

Looks awesome!!!

I can't wait to see it all put back together.

[BOSS]

I just bought a black Recaro baby seat to go with the interior just incase lil mama rides with daddy...of course you know I'm going to recover the cneter pieces with white leather!


http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41ZSNPDEWEL._AA300_.jpg

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[nytahoe]

thats pimp!

[vwbeaner]

Wow fantastic work

[BOSS]

Wow fantastic work

Thanks man, I'm a little behind now...small issues, missing screws...not putting the center console back in for now so that's an interesting issue in itself.

Should have it all put back together soon....


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[HokieHigh]

hey BOSS where did you go for the leather seats and how much did they cost if you dont mind me asking

[BOSS]

hey BOSS where did you go for the leather seats and how much did they cost if you dont mind me asking

Hey man, the seat covers are from Katzkin I got them from www.autointeriorslive.com

They have the best prices on Katzkin leather unless you are a dealer of course. Mine cost me $1200 with stitching, logo, premium upgrade.

If you buy the leather, don't think you are being smart and saving money by only buying the 2row kit if you have a 3row truck. The stitching is different because the small seat has to fold down to access the 3rd row. So if you have a 3row vehicle, you MUST buy the 3row kit...even if you're not going to use the 3row any more like me.

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[Anthony]

Hey man, the seat covers are from Katzkin I got them from www.autointeriorslive.com

They have the best prices on Katzkin leather unless you are a dealer of course. Mine cost me $1200 with stitching, logo, premium upgrade.

If you buy the leather, don't think you are being smart and saving money by only buying the 2row kit if you have a 3row truck. The stitching is different because the small seat has to fold down to access the 3rd row. So if you have a 3row vehicle, you MUST buy the 3row kit...even if you're not going to use the 3row any more like me.

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$1,200 is cheap compared to the crappy quality leather the dealer will use and charge $2,000+

Any more complete pics of all the seats and stitching yet?

[BOSS]

$1,200 is cheap compared to the crappy quality leather the dealer will use and charge $2,000+

Yea I hear ya, those guys are really cheap and they have a special right now. I actually got to work directly with the Katzkin seat designers on what I wanted to do so it was really cool having that level of involvement with my crazy ideas. In the end, we went with the standard settings on everything which wasted 3-5 days of everyone's time....most importantly, mine :adminpower:



Any more complete pics of all the seats and stitching yet?

Coming this week man...I swear :rocking:



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[roadrageror]

wow it took me 2 days to read this whole thread...DAMN MAN! BOSS you are the MODIVATOR! looks AMAZING!

[BlackDenali]

Damn................:drool:

[blackcoffee]

Hahaha, wow thats great! You take pride in quality work, nice job man!

I just bought a black Recaro baby seat to go with the interior just incase lil mama rides with daddy...of course you know I'm going to recover the cneter pieces with white leather!


http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41ZSNPDEWEL._AA300_.jpg

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[BOSS]

wow it took me 2 days to read this whole thread...DAMN MAN! BOSS you are the MODIVATOR! looks AMAZING!


Thanks for the new sig :waytogo: Gunna pimp myself for a minute LOL

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[amaz]

Awesome work done!

[My01yuk]

Dayum,

Absolutely love what you've done.

[Fauxnali]

Dam dude that is alot of work!! Well done!!!:worship:

[BOSS]

Thanks guys, still running into minor issues...and to be perfectly honest here I'm pretty sick of jacking around with this interior now! Will finish it up this weekend I think....

So tired of the details...I put the hoe on stands tonight to do something else entirely so i wouldnt mess with the interior
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[Mosberg416]

cant wait to see the end result, i am in the same process as you, blackin out the whole interior, but with a denali xl, expensive thought and hard to find certain parts. good luck

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siiccccckkkkkkk trucccckkkkkkk!!!!

BLACK DENALI 5*Z

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for all of the interior plastic parts what would you recomend the most, paint, leather wrap, or vinyl wrap?

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i thought i was the only crazy one to go through all of that work but i guess now theres 2 of us, lol. when my truck gets back from paint, i will upload some pics and let me know what you think.

[BOSS]

for all of the interior plastic parts what would you recomend the most, paint, leather wrap, or vinyl wrap?

Thanks!

Depends on your goals..

IF you are going to hardly drive the truck like I intend to do when I'm done, and very few people (if any) will ride with you then you can paint it like I did and it would hold up for a long time. I can scratch my paint easily, especially with something hard like plastic corners against plastic corners...learned that lesson hard.

If you have alot of traffic inside your truck, I would suggest smoothing everything out and doing the color of your choice and laying down a clear coat to protect the paint. You can do all kinds of combos...even flat clear coat :waytogo:

There are some pieces you simply won't be able to wrap, so that's why you see the pillars, arm rests, air bag covers etc that are wrapped because they are easy to do.

Good luck, start a thread and post some pics up

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[BlackLac]

Bump for TOTM voting.

[ILLEGAL REGAL]

wow that looks slick!

question on the armrests.. I'm thinking of getting the same thing done but will the rear door window switch fit like factory?

[BOSS]

Here are some final pics, still haven't taken any with a GOOD camera yet:


http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5122&d=1275355597

http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5123&d=1275355622

http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5124&d=1275355670

http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5125&d=1275355683\

http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5126&d=1275355691

http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5128&d=1275357330


You can see the white seat back insert and the embroider name here, looks kinda cool to me:

http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5127&d=1275357308


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[LazyAssLou]

B, what are you using to clean those seats? Did you seal them with anything?

[BOSS]

B, what are you using to clean those seats? Did you seal them with anything?

I gently use Lexol cleaner/conditioner about every month. My driver seat is draped in a brand new white towel that I wash every so often so the leather basically looks brand new to this day. The white DOES get dirty if I dont use the towel man, I'm amazed at how quickly it gets dirty. Since I barely let anybody ride in my truck, you can compare the driver to pass seat and it's an eye opener how dirty it can get. That's why I use a white towel until I get some custom covers made with white material on the backside.

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[chistoso]

Holy Fawk Bobby!!! That interior looks tits man!! Loving the seats and the "BOSS" embriodery. Glad you went with the white dbl stitch..

[LazyAssLou]

Damn dude, and how often do you drive it then?

So are you going to add anymore accents to the interior? What did you do to your center counsel? Anything special? I don't remember if you had it in there when I saw it or not.

[killer20072001]

I hate you BOSS, but it's a good kind of motivational hate.

[BOSS]

I hate you BOSS, but it's a good kind of motivational hate.

I needed a new quote :)

[BOSS]

Damn dude, and how often do you drive it then?

So are you going to add anymore accents to the interior? What did you do to your center counsel? Anything special? I don't remember if you had it in there when I saw it or not.

This winter, I'm going to build out a 2002 or 2003 denali dash and center console with the same colors and leather pattern, I have extra leather from buying the seat package bc I didn't put in my 3rd row. Except for the aliuminum kick plates with TAHOE in white LED, I'm done with the interior man..already moved on to the outside with a rollpan, esky rack, hd hood...if I can afford it in March I'll build a SC-ready SIICK ass 6.2L


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[BOSS]

Holy Fawk Bobby!!! That interior looks tits man!! Loving the seats and the "BOSS" embriodery. Glad you went with the white dbl stitch..

Grassyass brotha

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[thor1125]

i love it.. how much cash did this set you back ...

[Lowered On them Thangs]

Speechless.....that is some serious shit!!!

[BOSS]

i love it.. how much cash did this set you back ...

All in all, with about $900 in brand new GM seatbelts - about 6k

Somewhere in the thread I posted this but that $6k is:

carpet
seat covers
paint/materials
seatbelts
vinyl
headliner
new windshield
new high end Wincos tint all around
3m crystalline 70% on the windshield
180sqft Dynamat (inside and underside, engine bay,hood)
I think thats it?


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[Grocery Getter]

I just bought a black Recaro baby seat to go with the interior just incase lil mama rides with daddy...of course you know I'm going to recover the cneter pieces with white leather!


http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41ZSNPDEWEL._AA300_.jpg

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I've got the same seat....wish I had your interior to match it!!!

[Lowered On them Thangs]

Boss what we got to do to get some good pics of them door panels with the armrest!!!

[BlackLac]

These pics make me really wonder about why GM didn't offer a black interior in these years.

[BOSS]

I gotta clean r up and take some next week with my buddys 2k camera...my camera sux or I dont know how to use it right

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[My01yuk]

B, love the hoe man looking damn good. The quote is priceless. I swear when I get some wheels on the kon I want us to hook up and have few at bar somewhere. Just so I can check out the interior in person. Don't want my stock ass kon seen with your hoe until i get some wheels:)

I can hear the conversation now. " Look at that nice tahoe, but what is that parked next to it" I don't know but it's stock as hell". That would make a brotha have to get up and leave. Keep up the good work.

[Lowered On them Thangs]

shit bro u could take it with a old ass 35mm and scan it in and still look good as hell lol

[killer20072001]

This is true

[yukondoit]

More pics boss. Loving the interior.. Sure wish GM offerred our trucks with at least a black interior.

[gringoloco]

Looks GOOD. Shoulda been a factory option

[indian mark]

Wow, I've been reading this thread on my breaks. Awesome job on a huge project.
Well done!
What's next??

[BOSS]

Wow, I've been reading this thread on my breaks. Awesome job on a huge project.
Well done!
What's next??

Thanks brotha
Just need to put on a few things sitting in my garage and I'm done till winter...so damn hot tho! I've got a rollpan, smoothies and an esky rack sitting here staring at me lol

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[jmax313]

i thought my insides was tight but im feeling that

[bendonnelly]

BOSS those white running boards are awesome.
Did you design them or purchase them.....?
I was looking at chrome/stainless but now I've seen those I am converted.


Here are some final pics, still haven't taken any with a GOOD camera yet:


http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5122&d=1275355597

http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5123&d=1275355622

http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5124&d=1275355670

http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5125&d=1275355683\

http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5126&d=1275355691

http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5128&d=1275357330


You can see the white seat back insert and the embroider name here, looks kinda cool to me:

http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5127&d=1275357308


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BTW I'm installing illuminated door sills next week. TAHOE logo, blue LED backlight. I remember you mentioned wanting these in white right? I'll let you know how I get on.

[BOSS]

Where did you get em? Carid was the only place I could find

[solefood21]

Nice interior!

BTW Boss, What running boards do you have? Those look pretty good.

[Huck]

Did you sell your console?

[BOSS]

Yea sorry bro
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[Huck]

It's cool. I think I just found one. Hopefully I can paint that shit.

[BOSS]

It's cool. I think I just found one. Hopefully I can paint that shit.

You can :waytogo:

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[SS HOE]

BOSS, I know this is an old thread, but I was just wondering how the painted door panels were holding up. I have a four year old and am kinda scared of doing any kind of painting if it is gonna come off easily.

[andrewmoore13]

i'm curious how difficult the wrapping of the armrests was...

i'm really interested in doing this.

[felixgun]

Boss, you made me want to this to my interior!!!! I have a white on tan car too... it looks SO much better white on black with white stitching...

[01tahoenjn]

Boss, you made me want to this to my interior!!!! I have a white on tan car too... it looks SO much better white on black with white stitching...

Agreed^^
where's the pictures of the Tahoe logo lighten up ...didn't see it