DashBoard Painting

I just bought an 03 cavalier from a relative and I had to take off a XM satellite radio holder that had been glued to the dash. I heated it with a blowdryer, and it came right off. Unfortunatly, it left an indention in the dash. I was wondering if taking off the dash and sanding the indented part could make it dissapear. I read some other topics here, and decided I might as well sand and paint the entire dash. Which leads me to my second quesiton. Do you need a paint gun to effectively paint the dash and make it look good? I don't want to spend over $200 unless it's completely neccesary. Domo Arigato for your help.

no, you dont need a paintgun. Its your choice whether you want to go in that direction. I used spraycans. Im gonna say depending on the depth of the indentation... varies sanding may take it out, but i doubt it.

I understood "how" to repaint it, I was just wondering whether a paint gun would be better and if sanding could get the indention out. I have yet to paint it, but if it doesnt come out, I'll probley put something over it.

Fiberglass would be a good thing if you have to go over the messed up area, but now-a-days you can probably find a good many in teh junk yard that are in good condition

u could try sanding. if u wannt to paint it then go to auto zone if u want black or anything and go/ ask for vynal paints. they have some good plain colors. or u can just use reg. paint like they are saying.

Is it better to paint your dashboard or dye it? I dont want it to crack or peel. I was told to sand it down then put primer on then paint it. Buts someone else thought I should dye it. I have a black dash and want to make it a light pink. Let me know what you think is best. thanks for your help

Is it better to paint your dashboard or dye it? I dont want it to crack or peel. I was told to sand it down then put primer on then paint it. Buts someone else thought I should dye it. I have a black dash and want to make it a light pink. Let me know what you think is best. thanks for your helphere is the best ''how to'' when it comes to painting your interior. http://www.j-body.org/forums/read.ph...=70341&t=70341 (http://www.j-body.org/forums/read.php?f=45&i=70341&t=70341) everything you need to know is on here. your best bet is to sand it all down smooth, spray few coats of primer, do more sanding if needed, spray few coats of paint, wet sand if you want, then few coats of clear. and then some rubbing compound to make it all shiny.

Thanks for the webcite. It did help out alot. I apprecate it.

Thanks for the webcite. It did help out alot. I apprecate it.yeah no problem. so are you going to be painting your stuff then??? heres what mine turned out like to give you an idea.
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=579903

That looks awesome. Yes I think I will paint it. But I am not sure which parts I will paint. I was thinking of painting the dashboard and the tops of the doors a light pink. I have pics but new to this and not sure how to add them. I have a myspace which has some pics as well. Under cheryl michalak. I saw what you painted so now I am not sure what to paint. I dont want it to look stupid. So I will see. thanks again

well good luck with whatever you decide to do. i also looked at your myspace and your car looks pretty cool. just dont like the pink, but i dont know to many guys that would like pink on there car lol

Well for my first car doing graphics I think it came out good. No I dont think too many guys would like the color pink. I just put a graphic on the back bumper. I named the car Knight Fox so that is what is on the back. Again thanks and have a nice evening. cheryl feel free to drop me a line on myspace

why is knight fox a ford focus?


seems like every near miss accident i almost get into... is with a focus.


however i've never been in an accident in my 4 years of driving. so don't you go forming opinions about me.

Well I named her Knight Fox for a couple of reasons. One she is black and when I think of black I think of a Knight in shinning armor. Also one of my favorite cars back in the day was the Knight RIder. You may not be old enough to remember that but it was a cool car. :lol: Fox is because I am a foxy lady. So I named her Knight Fox. All in all I think she is a hot car. Its my first car that I have done with graphics and such.

I am still debating on the painting or dye for the interior. I have a few calls into someone places to see what they recommend. I bought some paint and did a test sample and I like the results. But I am concerned that in the heat the paint will start to chip and peel. I want to do it once if you know what I mean. I hope this answered your question. I have to say I think she is looking good considering she is my first one. What you think? ttyl Cheryl

I bought some paint and did a test sample and I like the results. But I am concerned that in the heat the paint will start to chip and peel. I want to do it once if you know what I mean. Cheryl my car sits in the sun for hours every day with the sun beating down on the painted interior. it does nothing to it. no cracks, no peels no nothing. so i really dont think you have a problem. just make sure that you clear all of it after you paint. :)

tint your windows

tint your windowswho the knight fox???

sure i didn't really read but your windows already look tinted so I wouldn't recomend tintin them again, but to each his own :lol:

sure i didn't really read but your windows already look tinted so I wouldn't recomend tintin them again, but to each his own :lol:knight fox isnt me. i was talking about the other lady. shit i aint tinting mine anymore. there already 5% in the back 3 and not sure on the front 2. but pretty dark.

Cheryl923 is the knight fox lady. Thanks for the info. The knight fox is a zx4 I am doing. I appreciate everyones help. I was able to find some pink dye and was told that is the way to go. No sanding required and will last longer than the paint. Thanks again I appreciate it. ttyl

Cheryl923 is the knight fox lady. Thanks for the info. The knight fox is a zx4 I am doing. I appreciate everyones help. I was able to find some pink dye and was told that is the way to go. No sanding required and will last longer than the paint. Thanks again I appreciate it. ttylvery cool. havent delt with the dye stuff so be sure to post some pics of the finished product when done. but see it sounds like with the dye you be able to have it look at smooth and glossy. just paint this piece in my engine compartment not sure whats its called lol but heres a pic..

http://img127.imagevenue.com/loc315/th_51307_engine1_315lo.JPG (http://img127.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=51307_engine1_315lo.JPG)

I like that blue alot, you should paint your entire intake for the fook of it.

I like that blue alot, you should paint your entire intake for the fook of it.yeah i think it looks pretty good. the only problem with painting the intire intake is once the new engine goes in im putting on a CAI. so painting it really isnt worth it. but maybe i will do it just for the hell of it now that you brought it up :grinyes:

EDIT: lance if i paint the intake what all should i paint?? from the TB box to the filter box? or what??

Well, if you're throwing in a new motor anyway, then just go for the gold and paint the whole damn thing from the Tb cover to the intake box, it's like getting your head shaved, you can cut/shave/dye whatever you want because you're shaving it all off anyway! :lol:

Well, if you're throwing in a new motor anyway, then just go for the gold and paint the whole damn thing from the Tb cover to the intake box, it's like getting your head shaved, you can cut/shave/dye whatever you want because you're shaving it all off anyway! :lol:you know what thats a very good way to put it. :1: well i'll do it then and have a pic of in a day or 2.

my99cavy the blue looks great. The piece in your engine is the radiator bracket. You should think of painting other things in the engine as well. Not necessarily the engine itself but i agree about the intakes. I started taking the interior panels off tonight. I wont be painting til the week of the 7th when I am on vacation. I want to do everything at the same time. I mean dying not painting. That way I only have to clean the gun out once. I am going to paint the upper parts of the door, the console, and the instruement panel. And probally the vents as well. That way it all goes together. I dont want to paint the seats or fabric them that is why I am keeping the door handles black and the lower part of the doors grey. I found someone who will matchthe dye color to my graphic that is already on the car. cool huh!!!! Well once done I will definitely put up some pics and see what you guys think. thanks for all the help. chow cheryl

woot woot chao babeh

roflmao............:lol:

my99cavy the blue looks great. The piece in your engine is the radiator bracket. You should think of painting other things in the engine as well. Not necessarily the engine itself but i agree about the intakes. well thanks for the comment :) yeah i just took of the intake tonite and cleaned it all up and letting it dry over night. tomorrow i need to go pick up some supplies and once done i wll post pics.

you are welcome.....post pics when you are done. cool...... i am picking up my dye today and am hoping to get it painted this weekend. I dont want to wait til I go on vacation. lol take care chow

cheryl, i was just wondering why you were talking about your ford in a chevy forum... i mean, you ARE welcome here..

is the focus forum slow?

Its quite simple. You guys respond. :lol: If it bothers you I will stop. But so far everyone hear has been very helpful. I did post something in the ford section but no-one responded. I have posted things on other webs as well but all I ever got was people talking crap. You guys are willing to explain things and direct me on where to find other info. I dont mean to offend anyone. I have restored older cars but this is the first car I am trickin out and need sone guidance on how to do it. I have ideas but not exactly sure of what to do. Again I dont mean to offend just really appreciate the help. But if it does bother people than I will stop and search for another cite that might be willing to help me out.

chow
cheryl

hope this explained it. take care :lol:

your should try the talon, eclipse, laser forum, you cannot ask a question on there, it's worse than this one. they will tell you to "try fucken searching before you post" and then delete your post. Got into it with the main dick mod and he banned me, fucker

cheryl your more than welcome to be here. us here in the cavalier forum always respond, might be something way off topic but we still respond.:lol: and its not like you asking about engine shit your just asking about interior paint. which alot of us know all to well.

cheryl- haha so you cant wait until you get back from vacation huh?? lol didnt think you would be able to. its to hard to wait when you have all the supplies now. good luck with the dye.

little focus, raced one once, it was a blast we both made it to the stop sign after the trans am

little focus, raced one once, it was a blast we both made it to the stop sign after the trans am:rofl: :rofl: yeah i raced one of those new Saleen Focus things in an '03 suburban 6.0 thing smoked me :lol: i wasnt really much of a competition though. o well it was fun

Thanks guys. Like I said I need the help. I am new to this and dont want to do it wrong or have it look stupid. my99 your right I couldnt wait for vacation. :lol: Tonight I took the front door panels off and removed the console. It has been alot easy than I thought it was going to be. Tomorrow night I hope to get the dash off so on sat I can start the dying process. From what I have been told dying is so much easier than painting. No sanding required. :) Once I get it done I will post some pics.

Now for my next question....I know I havent finished the dying but I like to think ahead. If I dye the upper parts of the doors, console and the instruement panel plus the bracket around vents. What else should I do to the interior. Should I put in some neon lights? or is that what they say is rice??? not sure what rice is but think it is bad. :lol: Well let me know what you guys think. In case you havent seen my car it is black with hot pink graphics. I am dying the interior parts above hot pink which matches the graphics. Let me know.

thanks again for your help
cheryl

Rice is like adding neons to every possible place, or putting an obnoxiously large wing on the trunk, or spinner hub caps, or decals/stickers like NOS and you not having nos in your car, it's basically taking the tuner/fast and furious theme to the extremes in a very cheap manner. It's like tricking out an american car like an imported fast and furious car and completely over doing it. Since you brought it up, I personally don't mind interior neons, I think they're really cool and it adds flava, my favorite part of them would be having a switch to flip on and off mounted in the dash lol. I plan on doing red neon in mine, under the dash and under the front seats so the rear floor glows. If you like it and want to do it though, don't worry about what other people think about it, if everybody worried about being too rice or what other people think then the scene would never change and it would've died out a long time ago. :thumbsup:

Thanks guys. Like I said I need the help. I am new to this and dont want to do it wrong or have it look stupid. my99 your right I couldnt wait for vacation. :lol: Tonight I took the front door panels off and removed the console. It has been alot easy than I thought it was going to be. Tomorrow night I hope to get the dash off so on sat I can start the dying process. From what I have been told dying is so much easier than painting. No sanding required. :) Once I get it done I will post some pics. the only thing about no sanding is with the finished product your not going to have that flat smooth look and feel to it. because when you sand it you take out all the texture of the viynl. and without sanding you will still have a very nice look just not the smooth flat look. to each their own though.

Now for my next question....I know I havent finished the dying but I like to think ahead. If I dye the upper parts of the doors, console and the instruement panel plus the bracket around vents. What else should I do to the interior. Should I put in some neon lights? or is that what they say is rice??? not sure what rice is but think it is bad. :lol: Well let me know what you guys think. In case you havent seen my car it is black with hot pink graphics. I am dying the interior parts above hot pink which matches the graphics. Let me know.

thanks again for your help
cherylumm yeah you can do some neons on the inside. under the dash or under the 2 front seats, you could do some pink race style seats, get reverse glo gauges, pink shift knob and pink shift boot, pink e-brake. really it all depends on what you like and how much you want to do.


Since you brought it up, I personally don't mind interior neons, I think they're really cool and it adds flava, my favorite part of them would be having a switch to flip on and off mounted in thr dash lol. I plan on doing red neon in mind, under the dash and under the front seats so the rear floor glows. damn you lance lol. you must have posted this while i was typing in my 2 cents. well now she has 2 opinons on the neons.

:lol: HA! beat ya to it! lol

yeah i can see that you bastard lol

this is her car so yall know what were dealing with.

cheryl- hope you dont mind i posted your car up.

http://myspace-659.vo.llnwd.net/00899/95/68/899448659_m.jpg (http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=35293221&imageID=899448659&MyToken=36d6b339-49c0-4e16-8677-59a6164889ea)


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Thanks for the info. I dont really worry about what others think I just dont want it to look stupid. I thought of doing pink neons but havent quite decided on that yet. I have pink neons for underneath the car. I just have done it yet. Maybe I will do it on vacation. :lol: Of course that is figuring out how to do them. :lol:

Sorry but I dont know what reverse guages are. I seen the glo ones. I was thinking of dying the gear shift know as well. I dont want to go overboard either.

And no my99cavy I dont mind you posted the pics of my car. For my first graphic I think I did pretty good.

thanks again
chow
cheryl

Thanks for the info. I dont really worry about what others think I just dont want it to look stupid. I thought of doing pink neons but havent quite decided on that yet. I have pink neons for underneath the car. I just have done it yet. Maybe I will do it on vacation. :lol: Of course that is figuring out how to do them. :lol:

Sorry but I dont know what reverse guages are. I seen the glo ones. I was thinking of dying the gear shift know as well. I dont want to go overboard either.

And no my99cavy I dont mind you posted the pics of my car. For my first graphic I think I did pretty good.

thanks again
chow
cheryl

these are the reverse glo gauges
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CF-2000-2005-FORD-FOCUS-REVERSE-CARBON-GLOW-GAUGES_W0QQitemZ300011061856QQihZ020QQcategoryZ439 52QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


EDIT: or this one http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/99-00-FORD-FOCUS-WHITE-DUAL-FACE-HALO-REVERSE-GAUGES_W0QQitemZ190011735524QQihZ009QQcategoryZ439 52QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Oh okay. See I call those glow guages. :lol: thanks, cheryl

^yeah no problem

pink mmmmm don't tell my wife she'll have me paint the beater

^haha yeah you should show her pics of her car she might be inspired to make you do some more pink on her car lol

lol yea, i'm glad that car is gone though, felt wierd a male driving a pink interior plymouth laser. the name of the car is even female

felt wierd a male driving a pink interior plymouth laser. the name of the car is even femaleoh no steve....:gay: hahaha lol j/k

lol oh shit

Watch out, you guys better be careful, talking about rice and all, your thread could get locked too...

that wouldn't surprise me

Watch out, you guys better be careful, talking about rice and all, your thread could get locked too...yeah i know what was with that??? we were just having some fun. it wasnt like it was something bad :screwy: o well.

You should show her my pics. If she likes them have her do it. Nothing wrong with her trying to fix up her ride. Though I have to agree a male driving a pink car is a little rare. :lol: You might be glad that you got rid of it.

Well I got my dye today. :sunglasse Tomorow I am going to start dying the items. Tonight I plan on preparing the pieces. Once I get some pics up I will let you know.

take care guys
later
cheryl

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a6/cavalier2000/Laser/Steven001.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a6/cavalier2000/Laser/Steven003.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a6/cavalier2000/Laser/000_0776.jpg

a teaser of the old laser.

^ and you were driving that thing around :screwy: lol all i have to say is im sorry steve hahaha

EDIT: on a lighter side it does look like you did a good paintjob on that interior. :thumbsup:

that doesn't show the pink parts on the outside and the pink washer thingys, plus the pink underglows (that i didn't install becasue of a good reason)