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Old 10-19-2003, 07:51 PM   #1
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Question Interior Painting

I just bought a 2000 GT and spent $2000 on my sound system. I've already ordered Intake (AEM Cold Air), Exhaust (GReddy EVO), and Wheels/Tires. What I wanna do now is paint the interior. Does anyone have some GOOD advice on how to go about it (Sanding, Priming, Painting, Clear Coat)? What type of paint should I use? Also, I wanna redo the carpet. Any ideas on where I can get some good carpet?
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Old 10-19-2003, 11:02 PM   #2
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I don't have too much experience with painting but I will give my opinion. Something that you don't see on everyday cars is fiberglass dashboards. I think if you spent $2000 on the sound system, then I think this is an achieveable goal. I've had an estimate for one which I would design for about $1500. But that's my opinion because I think it would look nicer than paint and you get to say where you want everything.
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Old 11-25-2003, 07:52 PM   #3
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Re: Interior Painting

where do u get the fiberglass dashboards? i'm wanting sum pink in mine! cant find it N*E where!
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Old 11-26-2003, 03:19 PM   #4
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where do u get the fiberglass dashboards? i'm wanting sum pink in mine! cant find it N*E where!
I live in CT and there is a kid who does things for cheaper than all of the garages. You can also do it yourself and save money but its a lot of work. It looks shiny so that makes it look hot!
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Old 11-26-2003, 04:26 PM   #5
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Re: Interior Painting

well that's the prob. i don't know what all to do!
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Old 11-27-2003, 12:26 PM   #6
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fiberglass

hey whats up? My friend is fiberglassing his console right now and it really looks sweet. Basically what you want to do is totally sand down the part (dash, console etc.) and apply the fiberglass. Let it dry then slowly sand it again. It should come out smooth and shiny. If not, sand the non smooth parts and reapply fiberglasss and sand down again. My friend has his console all fiberglassed now, smooth as a babys bottom
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Re: Re: Interior Painting

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where do u get the fiberglass dashboards? i'm wanting sum pink in mine! cant find it N*E where!
You'll probably regret doin your whole car in pink
it may seem like a good idea now but there's disadvantages

example: it will be so much harder to sell, since the market will only be girls and the sexually confused
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They came out with a new paint called fusion its in a spray can made for painting plastics. I painted some stuff with it and it seems ok
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well that's the prob. i don't know what all to do!
Hope this helps.
http://audioforum.termpro.com/cgi-bi...;f=32;t=000549

It's a lot of reading, but it tells you everything that you need to know.
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