like the post says im painting my interior this weekend. just wanting some tips really. ive got the spray paint and the sand paper except for the 240 gauge pieces. it will prolly be hot as hell this weekend but i need to finish this.
so if anyone has any tips please post. im goin to use the guide thats in the interior faq. im goin to try to accomplish the fiberglasss look. not sure how it will all work out. well ill post pics when finished. thanks for the tips.
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make sure you sand a LOTTTT
yeah im new to all this its my first time painting and sanding anything (i know that sad but hopefully ill figure it out)
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i m goin to the junkyard today to see if i can pull the pieces im goin to paint instead of driving around uglified until its done. meaning i am new to this and all.
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I have spent HOURS and HOURS sanding, and am still not done, even with an electric sander. It could turn into a much longer process than you expect if you are going to do it properly. I sand 60, 120, 220, wetsand 400, adhesive promotor, prime, wetsand 400, adhesive promotor, paint a few light coats, adhesive promotor, clear, then do like a 2k sand/buffing
That should work best for plastic parts, but spraying from a can is not nearly as good from a gun imo.
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your prolly right but i dont have a gun or anything of that magnitude.
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yea, i have had my door panels off for 2 months sanding and trying to get the stupid clear coat to look right. lol, BIG WORD OF ADVICE, get an electric sander, black and decker makes one called the mouse, you can get it a wally world for pretty cheap.
this isnt too aweful hard is it? also i went to the junk yard and found one cavy 2 door one door had been ripped off and they wanted 25 bucks just for the interior door panel. i thought that was kinda rediculous, or am i wrong?
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25$ is definatly not a rediculous price....i need dp's cause i screwed mine up, and the cheapest i can find is 155$ for 2...
im painting mine to and have never painted either and i started sanding by hand(god im stupid). so i think im going to go get an electric one. it will take u away but don't give up it will look good.
When I did mine I cleaned it with a special cleaner you can pick up at paint stores (sorry can't remember the name). Then I scuffed it with 180 grit and wetsanded with 220 grit. I used an adhesive promoter then used a urethane primer in an HVLP spray gun. (all Dupont Chroma Premier products btw.)
I did about 3-4 medium coats until everything was filled in nicely, then wetsanded with 600 grit and then sealed it before I went into the base/clear process. Then like was mentioned 2k wetsand and buff and you get a great glossy product.
Sorry for the quick guide.
No need in sanding it as smooth as possible when the urethane primer fills in those areas you scuff down. But if you go the spray can route you have alot of sanding ahead of you unfortunately.
I ened up opting for 2k door panels to get the plastic tops though so I could paint it.
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I used 60, 120, 220. Primer. Sanded primer with 320. Painted, sanded with 320. Painted, sanded with 320. Clear coat. Sand with 320. Clear coat, voila, awesome.
thanks i started last night. by hand unfortunetly so im goin tomorro to get a electric sander (thank god for pay day). id use a hvlp gun but have no such things. i gotta do it the old fashioned way.
john- do you have a pic of your interior? im interested to look at what my finished product may look like.
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i did pretty much the same thing as 03 cf blues except i didnt use any adhesion promoter. biggest thing is to just sand all the texture off, even something that doesnt seem like its a big deal will show up allot more once its painted if u are using a high build primer for a hvlp gun then u can do the laying up the primer and sanding it smooth. but if your spray bombing it i'd sand all the texture off. all of it, every nook and cranny. and i know u dont have a hvlp gun. but i'd suggest having a body shop spray it. will turn out 10x better then the spray can. and can be done for 1-200$
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not many body shops around that will paint stuff like that... i know its sad but i have seen some good interiors done with spray paint cans.
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I did it all by hand, you can get in a lot of grooves that the electric sanders can get to. Also, if you drop it, have it slip, etc, you risk it cracking the bezel or whatnot. Its not that big of an area, so a power sander is a little pointless.
but a electric is faster in the places it can get too. john post a pic of your interior please.
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Shaune Drake wrote:not many body shops around that will paint stuff like that... i know its sad but i have seen some good interiors done with spray paint cans.
lmao!!!!! i wonder why....lol......i just don`t get it why everyone has to have a "painted interior" everyone on here can give ya advice on a how to paint your interior but to me it`s ugly as sin, sorry but having a painted interior is not having a custom car
it`s just another ugly ass painted interior
that`s my .02 cents
can i haz bondo
ah i need to do it ill feel better about it and appreciate it more. oh yeah big daddy having a stock interior isnt custom at all. congrats though if thats your taste.
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well i am sorry i can`t have a cool "custom painted interior like you ", yes i do like the clean look allot better then paint every where
do ya see chip foose or boyd or troy painting interiors??? nope or my self ?? nope
i rest my case
can i haz bondo
big daddy wrote:well i am sorry i can`t have a cool "custom painted interior like you ", yes i do like the clean look allot better then paint every where
do ya see chip foose or boyd or troy painting interiors??? nope or my self ?? nope
i rest my case
you diss painted interiors an awful lot for someone who tries to make money by doing it... way to promote
and if we like painted interiors, good for us.
mods come once every great while... man i wish i wasn't so cheap..
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big daddy wrote:well i am sorry i can`t have a cool "custom painted interior like you ", yes i do like the clean look allot better then paint every where
do ya see chip foose or boyd or troy painting interiors??? nope or my self ?? nope
i rest my case
ive seen some of their rods where the metal dash matches the car. so technically yes i have.
but in all honesty, were driving cavaliers here, not 50,000 hot rods. they are two diffrent styles. thats like saying you dont see football players practicing their batting. of course u dont, they are doing two diffrent things. hot rods and sport compacts are diffrent cars with diffrent styles. it seems your on the wrong site, maybe u should hang out at a site that is into the same thing as you, instead of poking fun at people with diffrent styles then you.
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^nicely said. what kind of world would it be if we were all the same.
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