Red interior - let me know what you think

**ZR1Vette09** · 01-28-2011

Might also try some black spray primer. Found it at walmart.

**carjunky102** · 01-29-2011

Primer would definitely help the paint to stick. I didn't use any on mine, but I should have.

**tdm571** · 01-29-2011

I think I might grab a few knobs from the junk yard and see if I can duplicate what you did.

**biggt** · 01-30-2011

is he some how your friend?
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just sayin

cuz you guys love red

**carjunky102** · 01-30-2011

Originally Posted by biggt

is he some how your friend?
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just sayin

cuz you guys love red

No, we're not friends. But I do like his car. Especially under the hood. He went even more crazy with the red interior than I did.

**dpzelenak** · 01-30-2011

I looked in to the primer idea and i think it will help but i cant find any for plastic.. but for what i done so far i havn't had any problems with the paint sticking or pilling, (so far)pics to come

**Sandman** · 01-30-2011

meh

**dpzelenak** · 01-31-2011

just done with one part of the painting with the leds inside, more to come in the up comeing week

**JarenSTi** · 01-31-2011

i dig the knobs

**carjunky102** · 01-31-2011

Originally Posted by dpzelenak

just done with one part of the painting with the leds inside, more to come in the up comeing week

speaker covers look good. What else are you going to paint?

**dpzelenak** · 01-31-2011

Originally Posted by carjunky102

speaker covers look good. What else are you going to paint?

for now just the center dash piece and the top piece that goes around the shifter, thats all gonna be white and when i finsh the leds, the a/c vents are gonna be blue to match the leds but thats a while down the road, but the white is gonna be done this weekend

**carjunky102** · 01-31-2011

Cool, post up some more pics when you get your dash all put back together.

**dpzelenak** · 01-31-2011

oh yea i will, thanks for the paint, im useing the same brand u did and its worked great so far

**carjunky102** · 02-01-2011

Originally Posted by dpzelenak

oh yea i will, thanks for the paint, im useing the same brand u did and its worked great so far

Good, I'm glad it's working for you. It worked great for mine. It stuck to the plastic and dried fast. I ended up using about four cans on mine. How about you?

**dpzelenak** · 02-01-2011

so far i've only used like 3/4's of a can. but ive only painted 3 things with 3 coats each, but i still have the big pieces left, so im thinking ill have to buy 2 more cans but who knows, im not even 100% sure what all im gonna paint (besides what ive already posted)so i could go though 2 more cans or 4, we'll just have to see

**dpzelenak** · 02-02-2011

Did this the other day, post night pics soon

**sUpErClEaNbLaCkMaChInE** · 02-03-2011

^^^^good job looks good man.

**rynoman03** · 02-03-2011

I wouldn't have painted the vents, speaker grills, or the a pillars personally. Also not to knock you but it looks like you could sand down and wetsand, and buff some parts so you get the smooth as a baby's ass finish. Also clear coat helps, in multiple layers.

I know it probably took you a long time to do this and KUDOS for the effort! I like the main pannel and trim on the doors it just needs some finish work done too it!

PS the knobs are nice !

**carjunky102** · 02-03-2011

Originally Posted by rynoman03

I wouldn't have painted the vents, speaker grills, or the a pillars personally. Also not to knock you but it looks like you could sand down and wetsand, and buff some parts so you get the smooth as a baby's ass finish. Also clear coat helps, in multiple layers.

I know it probably took you a long time to do this and KUDOS for the effort! I like the main pannel and trim on the doors it just needs some finish work done too it!

PS the knobs are nice !

I'm planning on going back to the stock dark gray vents as soon as it warms up enough for me to go to the junkyard. I think it will help space out the red because it is too much red in one area for me. I wasn't going to paint the pillars but they were light gray and stood out even worse then the red. I wasn't sure about sanding the plastic down. I did it on the interior of my cavalier and it was probably just a poor job on my part but it was rough looking. 'Does anyone know of any good clear coats. I tried two different kinds and both made it look pink.