Info. on Painting/Removing Interior Pieces.

[StraDog]

Ok, the interior needs some work and a custom paintjob to the interior pieces will help. Can anyone give me some advise on how to get these interior pieces off ( for instance: The rear panels in the backseat, front panels on doors, panels around the lock buttons, etc...) I want to know in advance so I don't begin to pry em off. I know how to get the shifter plate and the radio/climate dash off correctly. I need some help on removal of the dash pieces by the gauges and lights ( all the parts that can come off to be painted.)

When all is removed, which is the best way to go about painting the pieces? I would first need to remove the rubbery layer first, I know of that. Then sand with a fine grit, then primer em', then give a couple coats ? Maybe even add a clear coat ?

I want to get the interior lookin' decent. Any info/advise will help a lot. Thanks for your guys time. :Beer

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[fossten]

Ok, the interior needs some work and a custom paintjob to the interior pieces will help. Can anyone give me some advise on how to get these interior pieces off ( for instance: The rear panels in the backseat, front panels on doors, panels around the lock buttons, etc...) I want to know in advance so I don't begin to pry em off. I know how to get the shifter plate and the radio/climate dash off correctly. I need some help on removal of the dash pieces by the gauges and lights ( all the parts that can come off to be painted.)

When all is removed, which is the best way to go about painting the pieces? I would first need to remove the rubbery layer first, I know of that. Then sand with a fine grit, then primer em', then give a couple coats ? Maybe even add a clear coat ?

I want to get the interior lookin' decent. Any info/advise will help a lot. Thanks for your guys time. :Beer

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Good luck on this. I asked this question a little while back and didn't get much of a response. Only thing I was told was to use oven cleaner to get the coating off.

 

[CSimonGo]

I did the climate control and center console not to far back.

Step 1 : I used a plastic removing tool so not to scrape or damage pieces.

Step 2 : I used Gunk-Off to remove the plastic coating, I believe someone else said to use oven cleaner for this part.

Step 3 : I painted them with a semi-gloss plastic adhesive paint. I tried glossy but it was to glossy and took away from the interior.

 

[Derrick Bagley]

door panels and rear pieces romoval I have no idea, sorry. The part that surrounds the guage cluster is just a pop out piece, the whole thing over to the passenger airbag, on a Gen 2 anyway........the pieces that surround the door locks and windows I just taped around, as well as the pieces in the door that are wood grain......the pieces around the door handle simply pop out as well, but they have a wire that connects to the light in that piece. After removing these items or taping around them, and getting the rubber coating off, I sanded with 400 grit and primered, painted two coats and she was done. Let dry for no less than 24hrs. and reinstall.....viola, new interior. Do not do it on a humid day, or the gloss will haze badly.

 

[StraDog]

door panels and rear pieces romoval I have no idea, sorry. The part that surrounds the guage cluster is just a pop out piece, the whole thing over to the passenger airbag, on a Gen 2 anyway........the pieces that surround the door locks and windows I just taped around, as well as the pieces in the door that are wood grain......the pieces around the door handle simply pop out as well, but they have a wire that connects to the light in that piece. After removing these items or taping around them, and getting the rubber coating off, I sanded with 400 grit and primered, painted two coats and she was done. Let dry for no less than 24hrs. and reinstall.....viola, new interior. Do not do it on a humid day, or the gloss will haze badly.

Thanks for the info. guys. If anyone else has some more info on Gen1. door piece removals or any other good advise will be appreciated.

 

[fossten]

I did the climate control and center console not to far back.

Step 1 : I used a plastic removing tool so not to scrape or damage pieces.

Step 2 : I used Gunk-Off to remove the plastic coating, I believe someone else said to use oven cleaner for this part.

Step 3 : I painted them with a semi-gloss plastic adhesive paint. I tried glossy but it was to glossy and took away from the interior.

What brand of paint has plastic adhesive paint? I have looked, with no success.

 

[Derrick Bagley]

What brand of paint has plastic adhesive paint? I have looked, with no success.

Krylon makes a plastic adhesive paint in a can called, fusion. There is another brand that I forgot the name of, that was designed for basically the same thing. Hope this helps. Derrick.

 

[fossten]

Krylon makes a plastic adhesive paint in a can called, fusion. There is another brand that I forgot the name of, that was designed for basically the same thing. Hope this helps. Derrick.

Yeah, I saw that, but they don't apparently make it in flat black. You say the semigloss worked fine?