bigblkho
TYF Newbie
has anyone painted there interior? i started painting mine but it started coming off what should i do?
painting interior
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HitandRunDriver
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Yes I have, did you sand and prime it or just paint on the plastic?
bigblkho
TYF Newbie
i cleaned the plastic then painted. i thought it would mess it up if i sanded it. so how should i paint it and what paint did you use? also has anyone used interior paint to do carpet or the seat?
HitandRunDriver
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Nah, the paint needs a rough surface to adhere to. Make sure to thoroughly clean the plastic, sand it, clean again, use an adhesion promoter, then paint. I used duplicolor on mine about two years ago and it still looks fresh.
bigblkho
TYF Newbie
what grit? did you use? and did you clear it?
HitandRunDriver
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I used 120 grit followed by...somewhere in between 220-250, and yes it is clear coated
Long day and I'm a little trunk but I will try to answer your question. Did you cover the carpet with suede?
The carpet on the lower frnot door panels is heat mooolded into the door panel with a rubber like material as the backing. So if you want to take the carpet off completely, it's a helluva chore to get off. THAT is my suggestion, take the door off which is very easy, and start peeling off the carpet. Once you are done with that, then lay down your suede with a foam backing to **** it out a little, that will make it look more stock and ease your pain. Use some interior glue with a slightly lnoger curing time and make sure you stuff the suede into the crevices good and tight.
If you want to just paint the carpet, I think that would be a piece of cake.
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bigblkho
TYF Newbie
should i strip all the paint and restart or do you think it would stick on the paint thats on doors now? so has anyone used the paint to do the carpet or seats? they did it on the web site but they can say anything will work!!!!lol
Spend a day and read my thread, not trying to avoid answering you but within my thread there are many posts where I explained the proper processes.
If the paint is coming off on it's own, I'd say yes start over. If scratched by a hard surface (like plastic to plastic) it will definitely come off.
As for the carpet, yes you can paint that and there are instructions on vinylpro.com.
As for the seats, I wouldn't think the results would last but I've never done it.
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Here. Perfect example on what can be accomplished if we do a bit of searchin'..
BOSS' thread on the interior redo..
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bigblkho
TYF Newbie
thanks your truck is sick.... i tryed gloss black and it looks like shit so im going to try flat black. the only part the paint is coming off it the driver arm rest on the door. so im just going to strip everything and start over...
I ran a razor blade as close to the edges of the door panel as I could, cutting as big of a circle of carpet as I could. then I started on one end and used a big flat head to start prying it up. It's a pain...took me 4-6 hours minimum. You have to get it out of the crevices which is the worst part, if you dont - you have a hard time stuffing the new carpet (or suede) into the crevices. Plus if you dont get the crevices, you risk having your bond coming undone because you are glueing to the original carpet.
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