if it possible to paint the interior plastic panels, what should i use? what steps should i take? i have all the stuff out now and im considering going from grey to black

 

Yup...its possible to paint the interior pieces. Go to year one and go to the interior section under panel/trim and the last thing under panel/trim is interior paint.

 

I just did the interior paint on my car, turned out good, except you have to be extra gentle around the peices, or the original color will show, wont be bad for you, yours is grey, I went from tan to black, and now I carry a can of interior paint in the rear, then again, I was in a hurry to do it, and probably skimped out on steps and materials, but what would one expect for under $100 for an entire color change? Saving money to get a new set, they go on ebay for like $150...

 

I have used interior paint for smaller items, like seat belt plastic covers. But even with 100% prep, and after care, they chipped slightly on fitting. I wouldn't recommend a full internal dash and trim respray.....it's gonna look like a crock after a few months wear.
Regards,
Paul

 

Not if you do it right...plenty of guys over at the Knight Registries board have done a complete painting of the interior pieces. Since KITT had a tan interior and not everyone has a tan interior they'ave had to entire interior pieces tan, some with very good results. You have to put a few coats on and let each coat dry thoroughly...then if you want you can find a spray on clear coat, but make sure it is satin or matte and not gloss...unless you want gloss interior pieces

 

i did it took a few hours and a couple coats of paint and clear coat make sure the surface gets really clean 1st

 

After watching Horespower TV this weekend I have been int he process of doing this in small steps for a while and still ahd some questions. What they did to a Chevell is wash everything with soap and water really good, then go over it with some laquer thinner and then several light coats. It Looked really good and they went from Pea Green to black. Also one of my freinds went from Black to Red in his 88 camaro. He said total time from start to finish was close to 12 hours prep and paint and install. his came out extreamly good. I will let you know how mine comes out in the next couple of weeks. I am going from grey to black. Also I am using a donor interior from my 88 TBI camaro to go into my 86 Z28 with carpeted interior. I hope everything fits cause the 86 is in long island and the 88 is at my house. Time will tell.

 

i just used dupont cromabase and cromaclear (same stuff used on the exterior) looks really good and if i wanted to i could buff and was the pieces il put some pix on my buddies website tomorrow and send yall the site and take a look and tell me what you think of it and if you want i can do a step by step 4 yall also


later

 

Hey wheres the specific link to that page to show us how to paint interior?

thanks,

JC

 

il have the link of my car later but there is not link for a "how to" on painting the interior
if you plan on painting it and painting it the right way and you dont have access to a shop jus take the parts off that you want painted and take them to a body shop and give them the code of the color you want like my code is B9008 "vett red"
but b4 that jus take some 320 grit sand paper and sand the rough off the pieces and then get some 600 and wet sand the pieces again untill its really smooth and then take them to the shop that should save some money
if you have any other questions feel free to ask me

 

But if you want a stock color, you are better off getting new peices or used from ebay or junk yard..., body shop must charge a crap load to paint them

 

gonna spend more money on new parts than to jus sand them yourself it shouldnt cost a whole lot to get what you wante painted if its all ready to paint ( taken apart, sanded, CLEAN.ect.)
took me a day to do mine myself b/c my ole man has a body shop so i know how to do it all
ok anyways here is my website dont make fun if it im far from being done w/it i started making it tonight and went strait to making the interior section so yall could see it oh and i dont have a pic of my dash yet but i will like next week and also there will be alot more pix in a few days. didnt finish b/c im tired and wanna to to bed so catch yall later
oh and il get a price check tomorrow from my dad to give a ball park price on the stuff


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