White on White - Complete Interior Swap

[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 ****!!






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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.

 

[BillBlatt18]

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:


Fresh out of the booth:


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