Interior painting question?

I would like to paint a few of the trim parts to my dash on my CRX to a CHROME / SILVER type finish. Can anyone here recomend to me the best type of paint to use? I really appreciate your ideas and input. THANKS

Well, I've used two different kinds of paint for painting my interior. I've used model spray paint, it works awesome - make sure you clear coat it. I've also used some of the exterior paint and engine paint from schucks. Honestly - I think the model paint works a little better.

You'll never get the stuff to look chrome with paint, just take it out and have it it chrome plated.

Just leave it stock, period.

Wait nevermind I just saw your sig and saw you already had chrome rims, altezzas, and speed slats on your rear window, so a painted interior would bring the interior up to the rice-level of the exterior.

hahaha "rice-level" not only is it an insult its a hyphenated insult.

you are the biggest idiot and I hope you die for doing that to that car.

What did that poor crx do to you?

I felt as if it was right to have the hyphen right there :iceslolan

lol yall are so nice :) i'm glad i didnt paint my interior, would've looked like crap. If anything, imma have a custom shop reupholster the seats, get new carpet, and they can dye or do whatever to the dash, gonna be a black and silver color scheme, but not chrome like he wants. i like sparkly silver! There's a pic of a CRX with silver accents if you search for "interior" you'll find a pics thread.

Anyway, krylon works well, not sure if they have a silver type tho. I would suggest the model paint, but if you don't know what you're doing, i suggest letting a shop professionally do it (as you've alrdy spent thousands on the paint, etc, on that car, what's a little more for the inside?)

seriously dude, dont paint your interior. i painted my interior and after having it like that for a few months, i regret i ever did it. once it warms up a little i'm fixing on painting everything all black so i wont have bright colors staring back at me everywhere. blah

do you have any engine work done (other than exhaust and intake)?
if i were you i would save the money and make your car fast(er). the paint will look like shit, iv seen people try and in 6 months it looks like an old ladies face... rember we are in florida (i read yout profile). save for a b16,or b18a/b/c or something like a turbo kit . your car has way too much chrome anyway.

seriously dude, dont paint your interior. i painted my interior and after having it like that for a few months, i regret i ever did it. once it warms up a little i'm fixing on painting everything all black so i wont have bright colors staring back at me everywhere. blah


Hoy Sh#$%! Dam you guys get set off very easy. All I was THINKING of doing was to accent paint the two front speaker grills silver. My interior has diamond plate floor mats along with some chrome dash trim...nothing more. And YES I am in the process of getting a new engine for the car. I just never mentioned it yet. I started to do a little research and have been changing my mind a lot. I want to do this right. Do you guys have a life? Or do you just like to bust everyones tail? I noticed the guys who have the MOST post's usually have the stupidiest remarks? Not always though.

chrome and honda dont mix

Stupid remarks, yes, stupid questions, NO...do whatever the hell you want to your car.

Stupid remarks, yes, stupid questions, NO...do whatever the hell you want to your car.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. What might not be nice looking to you... is to others.

Hoy Sh#$%! Dam you guys get set off very easy. All I was THINKING of doing was to accent paint the two front speaker grills silver. My interior has diamond plate floor mats along with some chrome dash trim...nothing more. And YES I am in the process of getting a new engine for the car. I just never mentioned it yet. I started to do a little research and have been changing my mind a lot. I want to do this right. Do you guys have a life? Or do you just like to bust everyones tail? I noticed the guys who have the MOST post's usually have the stupidiest remarks? Not always though.

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Hoy Sh#$%! Dam you guys get set off very easy. All I was THINKING of doing was to accent paint the two front speaker grills silver. My interior has diamond plate floor mats along with some chrome dash trim...nothing more. And YES I am in the process of getting a new engine for the car. I just never mentioned it yet. I started to do a little research and have been changing my mind a lot. I want to do this right. Do you guys have a life? Or do you just like to bust everyones tail? I noticed the guys who have the MOST post's usually have the stupidiest remarks? Not always though.
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he does have a point about Beauty being in the eye of the beholder. i mean if you like it do it. as for the int you will never get it crome, maybe silver, but every paint that sayes it's crome just comes out silver. you may just wanna look into dyeing the int, that is the best way and it would come off after a few mo's, but make sure you get the color you want or you will be stuck.

on a 2nd note i would lose the fender trim, but that is just me so don't take it wrong.

the crx is clean, a little much chrome, but it's your car :)

show us some pics of your interior now, and tell us which parts you'd like to accent in chrome, and i'll give you my opinion ^_^

and don't mind everyone else, they're just trying to give u advice - we're all honda lovers here :)

Says hubcap boy :evillol:

TheSilentChamber be nice or i'll steal your oil then kick you in the nut's!!!
:nutkick: lol j/k

I have to agree chrome+honda is disaster, but I wont say that without actually helping, just look in a JC Whitney catalog, they sell all that bright colored paints for even the fabric, I have seen it done to take the faded look out of black dash, but I wouldn't be doing pink and yellow zig zag or anything to awsome...