Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Starting on the Interior!






Well I've started tearing the interior apart. I'm not a fan of the blue inside so I've been respraying everything. I would eventually like to swtich completely to a grey interior so I started on all of the hard plastic stuff. Good prep is essential to success. I am using rubbing alcohol and a rag to thouroghly clean everything before it's painted. Then I use 3-4 coats of primer, followed by 3-4 coats of paint, then 3-4 coats of clear. This is all dependent on how well each piece looks as I go. I'm definitely not a fan of the factory woodgrain, so I shot the gauge cover in black. I am trying to salvage the dash cover by covering it in a gray vinyl, but it may be too far gone to save. I did manage to repair the cracked center console with some plastic welder. This stuff works great but make sure you wear some protection, the fumes alone will knock you out!