lol sweet look tho

 

Finally getting the interior back together.







And, my new seats!! Got them out of a 99 Pathfinder for $100 for the pair. They're absolutely mint.

 

looking good!!

 

Hey I was wondering how you did your rims for 10$ a rim? They look good!!

 

Looks good dude! I did my dash with this spray by Rustoleum called Make It Stone and then did the trim in red to match my frame... my pics show blue interior now but I haven't had time to update the new pics. I did my body in Bedliner lol something a little different. Did my rims in Hammered Steel paint also. Anyway, just wanted to give props for the good lookin ride dude. Hope to see the finished product when you get it done.

 

curse you for adding another project to my "todo" list!!

the dash looks AMAZING by the way, man!!! I cant wait to see it all put together.

 

ohh and what did you use to prep the plastic and vinyl dash/trim? like what grit paper and all?

 

Loookin good. Props.
Like previously asked, give us some tips and tricks on the plastic, primer? sanding technique? how many coats of color?

 

Wow lookin good

 

Washed them by hand. Scuffed them inside and out with a nylon cup brush from Harbor Freight then primed and painted with rustoleum I got from Schucks. Took one evening. Worked hard and after getting them primed I sat back and cracked one open and waited a bit to put on the final coats. Looking back, the only thing different I would do would be to clear coat it. The tire shop wasn't kind to the paint when I had my T/A's put on.

 

Absolutely NO sanding at all. This was so simple you almost feel silly for not doing sooner. The only tough part about the dash was getting to the two hidden retaining nuts under the right dash piece. I couldn't get my vents to come out, so I had to kind of wing it.

Here's all you have to do:

1) Remove all dash pieces. Since it was so nasty, I also took out the vent piping.

2) Take all the pieces up to your sink and wash with soap, water, and any available dish scrub brush. Leave to air dry overnight.

3) Prep all pieces with Duplicolor Adhesion Promotor. Directions on the can say to spray within 10 minutes, but it was pretty hot outside (around 101 degrees) so it was ready for paint within about 45 seconds. Be ready to spray your colors.

4) Spray with your choice of Rustoleum colors (I picked the black and tan because my Saturn interior is like that, just tan on top and black on the lower pieces).

**NOTE: For any pieces that were complicated in shape such as the speaker vents, air vent deflectors, or main dash frame, I painted the back first with a couple coats before coating the front.

5) I put on 2-4 coats depending on the piece, color, and how many fixes I had to do to the paint from leaves falling on it, me tripping over it, or the wind blowing the tarp over onto the pieces. The black was Rustoleum; the tan was Duplicolor. I could easily coat perfectly in two coats with the rustoleum. The Duplicolor took multiple, multiple coats, though to be fair the tan color made any imperfections glare, so I had to be much more diligent.

6) Clear coat 2-4 coats and let it set for at least 24 hrs.

That's it. I have a couple pieces left to paint due to getting some replacement parts at the salvage yard a couple days ago. Now I just have to finish wiring for the stereo so I can get the dash totally back together. I've decided to also wire for a couple 12V accessory ports and am considering installing a 120V outlet as well.

I think the heat actually helped me a ton. The paint was drying so fast I was able to put on heavier coats without worrying about runs. The piece that by far turned out the best was the valence around the instrument cluster. If I hadn't actually painted it myself I would have never known it wasn't a brand new piece.

 

Oh, I forgot. I used the paint designed for vinyl on everything. I figured since a good number of the plastic pieces have room to flex I wanted more flexible paint. The clear coat I used was Valspar Satin Clear Enamel from Lowes. It covered very nicely, though I'm already questioning its durability. I would have used Rustoleum clear if I could have found it in anything but full gloss.

 

Just my little add on for paint. Ive used Krylon plastic spray paint with great results. has tons of flex in it.

Looks tight man.

 

My most useful tool in this build so far (the only tool I could use get to the hidden dash nuts):

Ratcheting closed-end wrenches from Harbor Freight.

 

I probably stood looking at the plastic and vinyl paints for a good 10 minutes before deciding to err on the side of caution. I'm guessing the plastic paint is more durable than the vinyl.

 

hey, what about the san andreas fault in the dash pad? mines got that too and i always get run around answers about it, and you havent said (i dont think) how you covered it up /fix it? enlighten us!
looks PERFECT dude, good job!

 

Its not the easiest paint to spray, but the flex in the Krylon is worthwhile, especially for dash's, and other interior pieces.

I absolutely LOVE my ratcheting combo's. Arent they gods gift to the shop? lol

 

Looks terrible in person. The black color is just slimming.

I picked up a vinyl repair kit from Schucks for $11 and did the repair before painting. Since I knew I was spraying it black, I used the black colored vinyl repair.