Recoloring Interior

[civic98stunna]

hey, i was just re-reading the original post, i'd be VERY careful using white. the little pockets on the door that are painted white in my car get dirty very quickly, i can only imagine the dashboard being all white. the stuff that gets on the white comes off easily, but its surprising how constantly they get dirty w/ just little stuff; crumbs, hairs, dirt, etc. i'm not so worried about the glove box and stuff, cause stuff falls off due to its angle, but a dashboard will get a lot of stuff just settling on it.

[khead717]

hey, sorry for all the questions. but i was wondering, do you need to paint a layer of clear coat after you dyed it? and when u were dye-ing the dash, did you need to put on a mask or somethin' so it won't get all over you?? i dunno how to take the pieces off...so i guess i would have to mask everything off ...

Thanks for all the information.

[sc0rch]

philips head screw driver will take most of the pieces off....clear would be a good idea too but you dont have to use it it just helps

[BLU CIVIC]

hey civic98stunna .....did you use the same dye on your armrest

[black_cap]

I have been reading through these forums for a few days and haven't seen a good informative post yet. I'm trying to paint my headliner in my 97 GSR. I thought it was as easy as using vinyl paint from AutoZone, Man was I wrong. That sh|t chips as soon as it dries. I know there should be a way around this. And any good information on how to do this the right way would be much appreciated. All I am looking to do is paint the headliner and nothing else. Thx in advance for any informative post or any information and walkthroughs or a website with such information

thx

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[civic98stunna]

Ok, as far as i know, you can't paint cloth. I put new, red cloth over my original armrests. as for your headliner, i don't know what material your headliner is, but mine is cloth, so i just used the same cloth on the headliner as I did with my armrests. I just used some cloth glue and glued the red cloth to the old grey cloth of the headliner. If your headliner is vinyl, then you should get vinyl DYE, not paint. No, you don't put a clear coat on the vinyl after you have DYED it. When you dye vinyl, the vinyl turns that color. There isn't any paint on top of the vinyl at all. for instance, if you cut the dyed vinyl, the vinyl would be that color all the way through. There is nothing stuck on top of the vinyl, so you don't use a clear coat. That'd be like putting clearcoat on your stock vinyl. When I complete my interior here in the next few weeks, i'm going to write up a detailed faq that everyone can use to paint there interiors.

[whiteracer]

game. set. match.

[black_cap]

thx a ton civic98stunna, I will let you guys know how it turned out. BTW my headliner is grey vinyl, i plan to dye it within the next week or so.