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I won't be doing the dash, only the lower parts of the door panels and center console. The darker brown-ish color is going to stay. We'll see how it turns out this winter 
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Anyone here have any experience dying carpet?
Thanks again for the write up!Anyone here have any experience dying carpet?
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That should be fine for the hard plastic stuff, but I would have an upholstery shop replace the soft part of the door panel with something like black suede.
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bought LED dome lights too, but this is the finished product, thanks for the tut, that was awesome...time consuming...but awesome!
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Interested in doing this as mine are all scratched up etc from previous owner. I have black leather interior with silver/chrome door pulls or whatever you call it. And I'm not sure what color would look good with black leather interior? Anyone have any ideas or pics?
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Thanks again for the write up!
Anyone here have any experience dying carpet?
duplicolor vinyl and fabric paint works perfect on dash and door panels, even on interior handlesOriginally Posted by Lucky-G
I won't be doing the dash, only the lower parts of the door panels and center console. The darker brown-ish color is going to stay. We'll see how it turns out this winter Thanks again for the write up!Anyone here have any experience dying carpet?
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carbon fiberOriginally Posted by Canadiotica
Interested in doing this as mine are all scratched up etc from previous owner. I have black leather interior with silver/chrome door pulls or whatever you call it. And I'm not sure what color would look good with black leather interior? Anyone have any ideas or pics?
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Wouldnt I have to order that carbon fiber stuff online then wrap it? And wouldent black just look weird if the whole inside of the door is already black?
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@Canadiotica: go for factory finish...
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Used 600 grit sandpaper to get the original paint off.
Wiped it down with 71% alcohol.
2 coats of Rustoleum Auto primer
Sanded it lightly with 800 grit.
3 layers of Krylon Brushed Metallic Interior paint in Nickle with Satin finish.
Finished with 3 layers of Krylon Clear coat with Satin finish.
This ended up being a bit more silver/lighter then my door handles but I'm happy with them. All thanks to the boyfriend's hard work XD.
We'll see how they hold up to every day use...
Thanks for the great DIY!
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For those who want to see a visual for my attempt to copy factory finish.Used 600 grit sandpaper to get the original paint off.
Wiped it down with 71% alcohol.
2 coats of Rustoleum Auto primer
Sanded it lightly with 800 grit.
3 layers of Krylon Brushed Metallic Interior paint in Nickle with Satin finish.
Finished with 3 layers of Krylon Clear coat with Satin finish.
This ended up being a bit more silver/lighter then my door handles but I'm happy with them. All thanks to the boyfriend's hard work XD.
We'll see how they hold up to every day use...
Thanks for the great DIY!
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Oh one more thing... matte clear is kinda hard to work with. You've got to do the entire part in one go so it's all 'wet' at once, otherwise the overspray will stick to the rest of it while it's drying and look terrible. Just don't go overboard or it will sag.
I only used a matte clear on the grill for durability, because I had to prime so I couldn't use the duplicolor stuff I used in the interior.
If you want a matte finish on the interior, the duplicolor vinyl coating is the way to go. It's about 1000x easier to work with.
And you shouldn't need a clear coat using Duplicolor vinyl paint? I'm worry about how long this is hold up without a clear coat. for the InteriorOriginally Posted by NFSP G35
No problem Oh one more thing... matte clear is kinda hard to work with. You've got to do the entire part in one go so it's all 'wet' at once, otherwise the overspray will stick to the rest of it while it's drying and look terrible. Just don't go overboard or it will sag.
I only used a matte clear on the grill for durability, because I had to prime so I couldn't use the duplicolor stuff I used in the interior.
If you want a matte finish on the interior, the duplicolor vinyl coating is the way to go. It's about 1000x easier to work with.
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^Nope. If you did it right, there's no reason to clear coat. If anything, the clear would actually be easier to damage.
My interior is still holding up fantastic after over 2 years now
My interior is still holding up fantastic after over 2 years now
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Bump on an old thread.. Does anyone have pics of an all black interior? Like stock black interior plus all the aluminum nonsense painted black as well? Thanks!