Twistedrx7 Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 Decided it was time to redo my interior plastic panels for the dash. I decided to give some good old truck liner a try on these and see how they turned out. Before http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c168/twistedrx7/CenterConsol1a.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c168/twistedrx7/CenterConsol1b.jpg After http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c168/twistedrx7/CenterConsol2a.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c168/twistedrx7/CenterConsol2b.jpg After of the Ac Panel - Was in a hurry and forgot to take a before. http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c168/twistedrx7/AC1.jpg I still have one more to go so hopefully tomorrow i should have this all done. What do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ODoyle Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 Is this like rhyno liner? I like the look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin R. Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 Interesting. Looks nice. What is the stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistedrx7 Posted May 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 Dupli-color Truck bedliner. I picked it up at meijer today. i think it is 6.98 or something like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 Murdered out dash >? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin R. Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 Hmm. Looks 10x better than that old plastic I must say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ODoyle Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 i do like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yasser-Hanbali Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 looks good now you giving me ideas for my winter projects for the 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scaly13 Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 that turned out really well I might have to give this a shot on my project at some point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSXRAntwon Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 I like it...I think I'm gonna do my beater this way, except the EXTERIOR How many cans do u think it would take to do the whole ecxterior of a small car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clifford Automotive Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 The dupli-color lays down real nice. I used to go through cases of that (and I mean cases) Its good stuff. Looks Good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillJoy Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 Did you prep the plastic before hand, or just spray over it as it looks in the BEFORE pics? KillJoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clifford Automotive Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 If he stripped it that will have created enough bonding surface. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spankis Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 This does look surprisingly good. As was said more info on the exact application process would be nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillJoy Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 If he stripped it that will have created enough bonding surface. That is why I asked. He did not say that he did. If it was applied to the surface as shown in the BEFORE pics, I would expect it to start chipping or pealing shortly. It DOES look good though! :thumbup: KillJoy EDIT - He put it in the Title Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistedrx7 Posted May 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 Anthony it would probably be easier to just buy a gallon of this somewhere, and just shoot it on the outside of your car. Preping is the key. If you slack on this whatever you are painting is going to show it. I took the plastic and washed it down with some goo gone. I did this to take any of the oil and factory paint film off of the plastic. (be careful on some plastics it may melt it and cause more harm than good) I just used an abrashive sponge to get the film off and scrubbed. Than i washed it all down to see if i missed any spots. If all was good than onto sanding. 400 grit wet or dry. Sanded until i couldnt see anymore scratches and it felt smooth. I made sure to get into little cracks and the small details. I would sand it dry first, than wash it. Sand it wet, wash it, sand it wet then wash. No onto 800 grit. Same process as the 400. Made sure it looked good and i couldnt see anything else that needed sanding. I dryed the piece. Sprayed, let it sit for 5 minutes, sprayed a second coat on it. Came back in another 5-6 minutes and it was able to be handled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistedrx7 Posted May 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 Killjoy, Yes i could of just stripped it and painted it, but i wanted all the scratches gone and a nice finished product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clifford Automotive Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 Damn Jake you went over kill with the 800 I used to spray this over 240 and it hide perfectly. Still though looks good. I know the outcome when its done right!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuicedH22 Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 looks great, more like the 94-95 dashes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistedrx7 Posted May 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 Damn Jake you went over kill with the 800 I used to spray this over 240 and it hide perfectly. Still though looks good. I know the outcome when its done right!!! Haha Just a little, The store i went to didnt have any 600, so i got the 800. I was trying to get the nice 94 look without the cost of paying for new panels. Turned out well. The problem i am having right now is that i am doing the Speedometer face and hood. Now should i leave the hood of it(the part facing the windshield black and just spray the gauge face plastic? Or spray it all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinner Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 Haha Just a little, The store i went to didnt have any 600, so i got the 800. I was trying to get the nice 94 look without the cost of paying for new panels. Turned out well. The problem i am having right now is that i am doing the Speedometer face and hood. Now should i leave the hood of it(the part facing the windshield black and just spray the gauge face plastic? Or spray it all? need pics to see what you talking about. will be easier to tell if we can see what your describing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistedrx7 Posted May 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 Front - which will be in the truck bed liner http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c168/twistedrx7/CIMG2252.jpg Back - Visibile through the windshield http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c168/twistedrx7/CIMG2254.jpg I decided on Two tone hotness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistedrx7 Posted May 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2008 Update: Finished product is done. I decided to Keep the two tone look. http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c168/twistedrx7/CIMG2255.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c168/twistedrx7/CIMG2256.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c168/twistedrx7/CIMG2257.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuicedH22 Posted May 16, 2008 Report Share Posted May 16, 2008 Looks pretty good! I wonder what the original color of the car was... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistedrx7 Posted May 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2008 ummmm...I just painted the inside of the car red! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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