Painting interior

well guys ive been planing on painting my interior forever now so i finaly decided to do it. im painting it black and white heres a few pics of what a have done so far.


http://i5.tinypic.com/20pbn1l.jpg
http://i5.tinypic.com/20pbnut.jpg

im hopeing to have it all done by sunday i will have everything but the dash done by tommrow but ima have to scrub the dash for the most part of the day tommrow. let me know what you guys think

Looking good man, I'm lovin the tie dye colored screw driver...very masculin.

Is that gloss black or trim black on the rear panels then? I like how it looks.

i went with the trim black like you said

ned032002 Looking good man, I'm lovin the tie dye colored screw driver...very masculin

gets the job done :-P but its my moms its just alot more convenient. small and big heads and there flip around so its just one screwdriver for everything

i went with the trim black like you said
Nice, I thought so but wasn't 100% sure. Yours looks glossier than mine does. Or is it just from the camera flash?

Wow not bad. Cant wait to see the end product.

Hahaha... a bud and a psychodelic screw driver... Aren't you a little young to be drinking? Looking good. Can't wait to see it.

dont u gota drink working on thease cars????? lol

Before... During... and After.


In short, yes

well i got everything out. everything is painted but the dash and driver door panal. i cant get the cloth peices to paint on the door panals so im haveing to try to figure something out to do with that. im looking for like a plastic spray or something anyone know what it would be called??? anywayz heres some pics with everything out

http://i5.tinypic.com/20r7evm.jpg

http://i5.tinypic.com/20r7f9c.jpg

Wow... I've never seen this car without a dash. Looks complicated. How hard was that to get off?

I think it looks cool. Good job.

its actually not that bad takeing the dash out. just unhooking all the wires and un running them is a pain, plus finding all the bolts and screws is kindof a pain also. im just scared to paint the dash i spent 2 hours washing it and finaly washing it today and armoral is still comeing out of it.

well guys im not just being lazy its been raining the past 2 days.....and anyone who has painted knows u cant paint with moisture in the air. all i have to do is finish up the dash and a few other little things i cant fuckin wait to get it done.

Are you painting inside close doors or outside? If it's inside you can, otherwise it needs to be pretty dry to paint, otherwise it won't cure correctly, especially on what you're painting. Are you spraying with a rattle can or with a paint gun? If you want some stuff that's made for dashes and what not, try Dupont Vinyl Color, that's what I used on my car and it's awesome. And have fun putting that dash back in, I remember when mine was like that, it's alot easier taking shit out than putting it back together....or at least correctly :)

nice, after seeing the dash ripped out makes me think twice about wanting to paint mine...

Gthompson where do u get Black Dupont Vinyl Color?
xavier, if you could do a write up about ripping the dash out, and even putting it back in that would be awesome. Its the only part on my car I havent messed with, kinda scares me...I dont want everything to rattle and shit when I put it back together.

that exactly what im useing garret.....its in a blue can i got flat black but the ONLY fucking place in my town that has it is walmart.. lmao. the dash isnt exactly hard to take out but like he said i think im gana have fun puting it back in but ill definatly do a wrie up puting it back in take pics of all the bolts and where there at because that was the hard part in takeing it out was finding all the bolts and seeing what u have to take off and move.

Man I love those color. I might do might as well later on, Did one on my 97 rs.

Travis you got a Dupont product at WalMart? Or is it some off brand? I got mine at an automotive paint store, so that's what you'll have to look for gstclips. It's actually a mixable color so both the orange and silver were mixed to match the outside of my car, and it's a damn good match too! I would recommend it to anyone.

i think its just an off brand but it seems to work just as good and has a very nice finish. but it is called vinal color.

http://i7.tinypic.com/20uxxjc.jpg




this is the paint i am useing

Nice nice. Yea mine was a bit different. It came in an actual quart paint can and was tintable. But that should work too.

I'm using the dupont one on my interior Garret. Does it hold up pretty well after its all done properly? I am worried mine will come off with time. I tried scratching it with my fingernail really hard and it wouldn't come off but the fear is still there. lol

It will rub and scratch off over time as any paint will, but just put more coats on the areas that get the most abuse (arm rest/center council, door handles, etc) and you should be good to go.

It will rub and scratch off over time as any paint will, but just put more coats on the areas that get the most abuse (arm rest/center council, door handles, etc) and you should be good to go.
Sweet, did you ever use duponts vinyl dye on any seats? I have some but have been holding out on the seats because I don't wanna have the black rub off on clothing and such if its no good... I figure the leather absorbs it and just stains it black when you use it?

well guys im done.....well for the most part i cant get the fucking cloth part on the door panal to paint so i gota look around for a wrecked gs-t/gs-x with leather interior and get some leather ones off of it. well heres a shity pic i gota get better ones tommrow after i clean it up a little.


http://i7.tinypic.com/21129up.jpg


i really badly now need some black carpet and black leather seats someone please tell me if there know where i can find some

Should have left the center of the steering wheel black. Takes away from the rest of the white too much. :2cents:

Other than that it looks really good.

^^^ I agree. Looks like a show car though. OW OW Travis!

Sweet, did you ever use duponts vinyl dye on any seats? I have some but have been holding out on the seats because I don't wanna have the black rub off on clothing and such if its no good... I figure the leather absorbs it and just stains it black when you use it?

I was very close to using a dye for my seats, but I'm not sure if it was Dupont's vinyl dye or a leather dye that they had. Either way, I decided not to because I didn't want to end up having the leather crack and what not after some use and showing through on the paint, but I have seen some seats that have been dyed since then and they seemed to have turned out pretty well. If you use it, you should definitely let me know how it turns out and get some pics!

The white is too flashy IMO. I would have just went straight black. It will get a lot dirtier also. Scrapes and skids will stick out like sore thumbs.

is there a certain kind of paint that you can buy that wont wear off bad like if you were painting the arm rest on the door

well guys im done....for the most part lol heres some new pics


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Looks good man, now swap out them seats and carpet. :wink:

Man, that looks like total ass, just like the outside paint does. ;)

Nicely done. :1: to the carpet and seats. Gonna do those door jambs?

im talking to a guy tommrow about redoing my spare set of stock seats in black leather.

ther door jams are being done when i get the spoiler put on whitch hopefully will be starurday if the weather is right.


and either im going to die the carpet or i found this

http://www.auto-interior.com/mitsubishi2.htm?gclid=CI75z5qSp4YCFU4_OAodYU2A_Q#E clipse

Nicely done. I'm not too keen on the Mitsu. logo on the passenger airbag, but overall it turned out very well.

is there a certain kind of paint that you can buy that wont wear off bad like if you were painting the arm rest on the door

Yes there is actually, it's called "Be Careful". You can pick it up at any place where paint is sold.

and if you want to paint some more haha...they have carpet paint...friend of mine used it in his jeep...turned out nice...just scrub your stock stuff down and get the dirt off...then spray it...i dont remember what its called though...check auto zone/advanced

good luck keeping that shit clean thats all i have to say

dont die the carpet, just buy new carpet online for under 200 bux.

search in google mitsubishi eclipse black or white or wutever color u want carpet.


also for the seats

WWW.CARDOMAIN.COM/ID/TRUEECLIPSE

I have fitted covers on mine with a personalized logo

go to www.legacyseatcovers.com you wont regret it!

di you use any type of clear coat over that those dash pieces? when i had my 1g i painted it (ugh, i think with just regular spray paint) and put about 3 or 4 coats of clear coat(again, not vinyl specific) on it. somehow though it just got real nasty and dirty and ugh. i couldnt get it clean either

di you use any type of clear coat over that those dash pieces? when i had my 1g i painted it (ugh, i think with just regular spray paint) and put about 3 or 4 coats of clear coat(again, not vinyl specific) on it. somehow though it just got real nasty and dirty and ugh. i couldnt get it clean either
Clear coat in a can is about worthless IMO... And for that very reason.

Well I used BULL DOG PRIMER and some vinyl paint.


I didnt use clear coat, the paint never chips or even fades! The bull dog primer is amazing!


I suppose clear coat would add protection and make it glossy...


If you want to make it glossy I say lay some fiberglass resin over the piece(s) you wish to paint, then obviously smooth them out and take them to be painted at a body shop.

Then you will get a real nice interior, thats what I am doing now.