Paint & Body Work - custom painting interior...advice?

so im painting the interior of my car on a budget and im just wondering is there anything special i need to know about painting? i already bought plastic primer, 600 grit wet/dry sandpaper, and i have two cans of clear. to my knowledge the steps are as follows

clean
prime
sand
paint

so wat i plan on doing is

brake cleaner
light grey/whitish primer...light coat
sand with 600
paint interior pieces blue
clear it all

my concerns are should i completely cover the pieces in primer? should i sand again with something finer? if u had a nbm firebird and u were using paints at autozone would u do duplicolor perfect match or just rustoleum dark blue (it doesnt look all that dark to me but w/e) and since im clearing it (just to prevent chipping and stuff) do i need to sand again?

btw im painting the pieces under my steering wheel, the glovebox, the map holders(non monsoon doors if that makes sense...i dont have tweeters)and im debating the center console. i have cloth interior and in time im going to paint the door cloth blue; as well as the center sections of my seats(the rest of the seat will b black).

as for the finish i dont think i want it looking all shiny and stuff...maybe...idk...if u guys have piks of shiny interior parts lets see(everyone loves a car show lol) but i think i want to stick with a more subtle approach. ive seen the interior thread and i liked wat i saw there. i kno that prep work determines a lot of things so let me kno wat i should b doing...

and lik i said if u want to add some piks by all means go for it!!!

THAKNS IN ADVANCE GUYS...and GIRLS(i kno ur out there somewhere)

Advice= Dont....

Advice= Dont....

lol sry bro..theres no talking me outta this. i kno this my be "rice-ish" but watever. ive seen it done 50,000,000,000 times in red black and silver/aluminum and ppl go ape shit over it...but ive never seen in blue. im tired of my boring ass interior


but out of respect/curiosity wats ur reason for the no?

im doing mine black and red, panels will be black with speaker cages being red and the face plate console will be red and along with the shifter console..

Just clean it up and sand it down with like 400 one or two passes then use duplicolor adhesion promoter then lay your primer and you can wet sand with 1000 or even 1200 then apply the base paint and clear and it should come out amazing... this is the approach im taking, they dont get much abuse and arent in the elements of bad weather so you should be fine

Blue? I just dont see how it wont be gawdy looking... However, if you do manage to pull this off, I will be the first to congratulate you.... if you ask me, you would be better off wrapping the panels in marine vinyl rather than painting them... give it a shot, I hope it works out for you...

it's not an F-body, but here's a pic of my truck interior pieces.
these are sanded smooth & painted.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b320/GoNDown/2.jpg

clean good with warm soapy water
rinse well
80 grit
adhesion promoter
prime
180 grit
prime
220 grit
prime
320 grit
prime
400
paint
600 clear

I did mine in gloss black and it came out really good. I just sanded, primed (plastic compatible), base coated and clear coated (polyurethane). I did not use spray can. I hear you about wanting to cover it up. My console was fading to a greenish color - I had 3 different shades of gray plastic trim pieces. Had to be done.

it's not an F-body, but here's a pic of my truck interior pieces.
these are sanded smooth & painted.


That color would b perfect!! Where did u get it and wat is it!!!!

Blue? I just dont see how it wont be gawdy looking... However, if you do manage to pull this off, I will be the first to congratulate you.... if you ask me, you would be better off wrapping the panels in marine vinyl rather than painting them... give it a shot, I hope it works out for you...

I would love to do vinyl...but I'm ballin on a budget bro lol :) so I'm trying to make it look as good as it can til I can start making real money I'm never getting rid of this car so I'll have all the time in the world to do stuff with ithow much would the vinyl go for anyway?

Oh and just wondering wat would happen if u just primed and didn't sand prior to cuz I might have done that to two of my pieces b4 I posted on here lol

Another "Don't paint your interior" here. Gaudy, tacky, and cheap. If you want brilliant interior, buy a different car. The plastic in these cars is cheap to begin with, Painting it only makes it look worse IMO.

Well the next cart a plan on buying is a 03 bmw m3...I'm not touching that at all

the stuff Ive used is marine vinyl, its got a uv protectant already in it... looks like leather and feels like it too... I cant remember the price but it was something like $20 a yard but dont quote me on that...

Lol I won't quote u but I will def look for it

i wouldnt do it but whatever makes you happy, some trim done might look good but i wouldnt go overboard, imo less is more, just make sure you take every step, something done wrong will result in a real shitty job

Ima work on some pieces this weekend and ill post up pics in the appearance thread. Im gonna test out how it looks with duplicolor perfect match (the nbm color) and if i'm not feeling it I'll go with a Lil subtler of a blue.

Advice= Dont....

This x1,000,0000:judge:

I've never seen painted interior parts that didn't make me :bang:. If changing anything with the interior, why not get tan interior parts? Looks good and not cheap like paint.

You're highlighting all the 'shitty' interior pieces by painting them. It'll stick out more and look even worse than before.

Advice= Dont....

Another "Don't paint your interior" here. Gaudy, tacky, and cheap. If you want brilliant interior, buy a different car. The plastic in these cars is cheap to begin with, Painting it only makes it look worse IMO.

i wouldnt do it but whatever makes you happy, some trim done might look good but i wouldnt go overboard, imo less is more, just make sure you take every step, something done wrong will result in a real shitty job

This x1,000,0000:judge:

I've never seen painted interior parts that didn't make me :bang:. If changing anything with the interior, why not get tan interior parts? Looks good and not cheap like paint.

You're highlighting all the 'shitty' interior pieces by painting them. It'll stick out more and look even worse than before.

Please listen to this advice. Tacky, tacky, tacky.

The only way color on the interior panels works is if it is a custom interior. If you just paint random stock stuff it will look like shit.

If you're going to do it, do it right. DO NOT use brake cleaner or alchohol for cleaning lmfao... it leaves a residue. Use wax and grease remover.

Best way to do it would be to follow basic painting rules with a few tweaks. If you want a totally smooth surface it's going to take a hell of a lot of work to get the textured surface smoothed out, but if not it should be easy.

Remove all pieces
Scuff with red scotch brite pad. When you think you've scuffed enough, scuff more.
CLEAN thoroughly with wax & grease remover.
WIPE off wax & grease remover with a lint/particulate free cloth, do not let it just dry.
Tape/mask off desired areas.
I suggest using adhesion promoter on everything, as plastic does not accept primer/paint well, even if it's "plastic primer". Trust me.
Prime with filler primer, start with light coats then move to medium coats. If you are using cans make sure you are generous with plenty of coats as the can junk is VERY thin and you will need to sand after priming.
Sand primer LIGHTLY w/ 320 or slightly higher grit sandpaper to remove orange peel / inconsistencies. Be careful not to burn through.
Lightly clean w/ a damp microfiber. You may use wax and grease remover, but DO NOT rub hard as it may remove primer.
Once dry and between all coats wipe surface with tack cloth -I use "crystal tack cloth" - this will absorb dust ect from the finish and will promote a great end result.
Move to paint, get coverage moving from light tack coats, to medium, end with 1 slightly heavier coat, again wiping with tack cloth between coats and after end coat before clear.
Move to clear, same process. Everything from a can is thin so be generous.
Wet sand if you want (recommended) otherwise you're done.

I HIGHLY recommend using a gun for any painting project.. it's not necessary but canned anything is just junk... there are a rare few quality can primers/paints/clears.

Another vote for please don't do it. It doesn't look good in anything.

93z dude where where u this weekend lol? I did a test piece this weekend and it turned out great! but wen I started on my actual piece I guess I didn't clean it well enough cuz in certain spots the paint didn't stick and it's got these lil pock marks. Luckily that piece is under the dash and u can really see it/no ones paying attention to it. For the rest of my pieces I'll b taking your advise on it but my question it how long should I wait between coats of primer to sand?

93z dude where where u this weekend lol? I did a test piece this weekend and it turned out great! but wen I started on my actual piece I guess I didn't clean it well enough cuz in certain spots the paint didn't stick and it's got these lil pock marks. Luckily that piece is under the dash and u can really see it/no ones paying attention to it. For the rest of my pieces I'll b taking your advise on it but my question it how long should I wait between coats of primer to sand?

So you on your way for a disaster....dont say we tried to talk you out of it.

yea i ko u guys are all saying no but in the end if i dont lik it i can take all the shit off and do it black...or find a junk yard or craigslist

do what you want man, its your car. if you do it right yo can prove all these people wrong with pics.. Good luck

[QUOTE=olskoolLT1;16111079]do what you want man, its your car. if you do it right yo can prove all these people wrong with pics.. Good luck[/QUOE]

First off let me say thank u! by all means have your opinions but keep it to yourself unless its asked for. I guess I should have specified advice on how to go about it. But I digress. because this is my first time painting anything aside from walls and deks I didn't kno how prep work went into this. Needless to say I learned with each piece to put in more and more prep work. It isn't as clean as I would lik it to b nor is this project done but just to give u all a glimpse of wat it looks liK wen I get to a real computer

lik i said b4 its not done nor is it as clean as i want it but it dont look that bad either

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Ive seen worse

lets just say i learned wat adhesion promoter was a lil too late...im gonna redo to center console and the piece below the steering wheel. i dont need to take everything off again do or can i just sand and clean and prep over the color

It looks as bad as we all said it would. Sorry, it looks cheap.
Even with adhesion promoter it will still look bad. My advice is to out it back to stock.

Nope, don't like it. Nothing personal, just looks like you rattle canned some random parts.

I've only seen 2 painted f-body interiors that looked good. Both painted some stuff satin stainless and it look good. But most look cheap.

Not my style but you paid for it so as long as you like it who cares. Different strokes for different folks man.

SEM interior paint products work really well IF you must When ive had sun faded trim & carpet Ive done trim & carpet Turned out sweet BUT that was factory colors lol

eh, at the end of the day i lik it. i was tired of looking at the old factory grey crap it was just so...bland. if that works for u guys thats awesome but for me...not so much. sure i would lik a fully custom interior (black carpet black and blue leather seats new steering wheel vinyl/leather wrapped dash blah blah blah) but im working on a super tight budget and i needed some color in my life now. wen the light hits it, it changes blue to purple(not as awesome as my car but good enough for $12) and that makes me happy.