im bored and have a little cash so i figure id paint the interior trim ... looking to paint it red , any suggestions on what kind of paint and where to go for it ?
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there are spray cans available for this aplication. just check a local automotive paint shop, or i beleive autozone.
remember...very thin coats, and lots of them. the thinner the coats (at lease the first 2) the better the adheasion.
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I painted the 'shroud' that goes around the gauge cluster yellow (not the clear piece that holds the gauges but the dash piece that surrounds it.) I actually bought one from a Mustang salvage yard so that I could keep my stock piece in stock condition - it's put away so that if I get tired of the yellow or want to trade the car, I can put it back. I also plan to do the pieces on the doors that have the door pulls molded into them, but I wanted to start with one piece to see if I actually liked it. I looked into having paint mixed at a custom paint shop to exactly match my exterior. It wasn't going to be too expensive, but the guy said that since I only needed a very small batch it might not match exactly (apparently color-matching is harder in small batches) and it was going to be a pain in the posterior since I wasn't painting all the pieces at once because they don't put it in spray cans - I would have to mix the components together and put them in an aerosol-propelled spray bottle. I decided that, since they couldn't guarantee an exact match, anyway, I would just use model car spray paint.
I started by barely roughing the surface with fine grit sandpaper. I then sprayed it with a couple of light coats of gray primer, then with a couple of light coats of white spray paint (used Krylon for both of those) so that the yellow would have a nice, light-colored base and wouldn't have to try to cover the darker color. I then did several light coats of the yellow (used two of those small cans of model car paint in Daytona Yellow) and, because I wanted a nice sheen, finished it off with a light coat of clear. Before I installed the piece, I held it next to the exterior of my car and could tell the color wasn't the same (next to the painted piece, it became apparent that my zinc yellow may have a slight hint of a light greenish tint to it), but it is close enough that, with the piece installed on the interior, you can't really tell. I think that doing just a few, small pieces can really add to the interior appearance - and the interiors on our New Edge Mustangs can use some help (I plan on getting a few billet pieces, too.) I hope this helps.
I painted the 'shroud' that goes around the gauge cluster yellow (not the clear piece that holds the gauges but the dash piece that surrounds it.) I actually bought one from a Mustang salvage yard so that I could keep my stock piece in stock condition - it's put away so that if I get tired of the yellow or want to trade the car, I can put it back. I also plan to do the pieces on the doors that have the door pulls molded into them, but I wanted to start with one piece to see if I actually liked it. I looked into having paint mixed at a custom paint shop to exactly match my exterior. It wasn't going to be too expensive, but the guy said that since I only needed a very small batch it might not match exactly (apparently color-matching is harder in small batches) and it was going to be a pain in the posterior since I wasn't painting all the pieces at once because they don't put it in spray cans - I would have to mix the components together and put them in an aerosol-propelled spray bottle. I decided that, since they couldn't guarantee an exact match, anyway, I would just use model car spray paint.
I started by barely roughing the surface with fine grit sandpaper. I then sprayed it with a couple of light coats of gray primer, then with a couple of light coats of white spray paint (used Krylon for both of those) so that the yellow would have a nice, light-colored base and wouldn't have to try to cover the darker color. I then did several light coats of the yellow (used two of those small cans of model car paint in Daytona Yellow) and, because I wanted a nice sheen, finished it off with a light coat of clear. Before I installed the piece, I held it next to the exterior of my car and could tell the color wasn't the same (next to the painted piece, it became apparent that my zinc yellow may have a slight hint of a light greenish tint to it), but it is close enough that, with the piece installed on the interior, you can't really tell. I think that doing just a few, small pieces can really add to the interior appearance - and the interiors on our New Edge Mustangs can use some help (I plan on getting a few billet pieces, too.) I hope this helps.
I just used 2-stage model hobby paint. That way I was sure the paint wouldn't eat the plastic.
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I painted the 'shroud' that goes around the gauge cluster yellow (not the clear piece that holds the gauges but the dash piece that surrounds it.) I actually bought one from a Mustang salvage yard so that I could keep my stock piece in stock condition - it's put away so that if I get tired of the yellow or want to trade the car, I can put it back. I also plan to do the pieces on the doors that have the door pulls molded into them, but I wanted to start with one piece to see if I actually liked it. I looked into having paint mixed at a custom paint shop to exactly match my exterior. It wasn't going to be too expensive, but the guy said that since I only needed a very small batch it might not match exactly (apparently color-matching is harder in small batches) and it was going to be a pain in the posterior since I wasn't painting all the pieces at once because they don't put it in spray cans - I would have to mix the components together and put them in an aerosol-propelled spray bottle. I decided that, since they couldn't guarantee an exact match, anyway, I would just use model car spray paint.
I started by barely roughing the surface with fine grit sandpaper. I then sprayed it with a couple of light coats of gray primer, then with a couple of light coats of white spray paint (used Krylon for both of those) so that the yellow would have a nice, light-colored base and wouldn't have to try to cover the darker color. I then did several light coats of the yellow (used two of those small cans of model car paint in Daytona Yellow) and, because I wanted a nice sheen, finished it off with a light coat of clear. Before I installed the piece, I held it next to the exterior of my car and could tell the color wasn't the same (next to the painted piece, it became apparent that my zinc yellow may have a slight hint of a light greenish tint to it), but it is close enough that, with the piece installed on the interior, you can't really tell. I think that doing just a few, small pieces can really add to the interior appearance - and the interiors on our New Edge Mustangs can use some help (I plan on getting a few billet pieces, too.) I hope this helps.
great info man , gonna help alot .. im getting the paint this weekend and ill have it done by next weds hopefully !! thanks
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ye im doing it myself , i got all the paints n materials and got the piece around the stero painted and it looks decent .. im going around junkyards collecting interior parts still and when i get time off work ill finish ... im trying to save stuff to do during winter so im kinda of paitent ...
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2004 4.6 mustang GT - completely stock ATM.
Up for sale !!!!! will deal and talk trades .. PM ME
I did mine with color matched paint from PaintWorld.com and clearcoat. The clearcoat is a must in my opinion.
Hmmm...I'll have to check out that website before I do the other pieces I want to do. Do their colors come in aerosol cans? I agree about the clear. The piece I have already done looked okay without the clear but looked downright professional (if I do say so myself) once the clear was on. In fact, someone who doesn't know better might even think that piece was yellow from the factory. If I end up getting color matched paint, I'll redo that piece when I do the others.
Yeah, I forgot to say that I got it in a spray can. One can from them was enough to do both door handle insert pieces, the vents on each side of the dash, the center piece around the shifter, the radio bezel above that, and the big vent near the windshield.
Yeah, I forgot to say that I got it in a spray can. One can from them was enough to do both door handle insert pieces, the vents on each side of the dash, the center piece around the shifter, the radio bezel above that, and the big vent near the windshield.
Cool. I really don't want to do that much - just the door handle inserts and the part of the dashboard that goes around the gauges (I've already done the latter piece, but would redo it if I used color-matched paing.) I just want a little bit of 'accent' color to wake up the somewhat sedate interior. Those few painted pieces and a few billet pieces should be enough to 'transform' my interior.
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