Interior Work.....What do you think?
03-08-2011, 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by tdcarter72
Thanks guys am glad you liked them.
I scrubed all the metal and plastic pieces with Grease Lighting and water. With the lower door panels, sun visors, and headliner I first vacuumed the pieces and then cleaned any spots or stains the best I could with spray oxy clean. Once they dried I took a clean wet rag and wiped down any places I used the oxy clean and then let it dry.
Once I had everything cleaned and dry I painted them with Duplicolor spraypaint. Each piece got a thin first coat and then 2 medium coats sprayed on them.
Here is the only before pic that I can find. I do wish that I would have took some pics before I cleaned them, but I did not think about it at the time.
Also, here is some more of the pieces that got painted.
I scrubed all the metal and plastic pieces with Grease Lighting and water. With the lower door panels, sun visors, and headliner I first vacuumed the pieces and then cleaned any spots or stains the best I could with spray oxy clean. Once they dried I took a clean wet rag and wiped down any places I used the oxy clean and then let it dry.
Once I had everything cleaned and dry I painted them with Duplicolor spraypaint. Each piece got a thin first coat and then 2 medium coats sprayed on them.
Here is the only before pic that I can find. I do wish that I would have took some pics before I cleaned them, but I did not think about it at the time.
Also, here is some more of the pieces that got painted.
03-08-2011, 04:07 PM
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03-08-2011, 06:10 PM
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I was worried about chipping also so I contacted duplicolor and asked them about spraying a clear coat over the paint and was told by them that as long as I cleaned everything real good and I give the paint enough time to dry and harden that I should not have any problems. Also, just for peace of mind on my part, I wiped everything with an Armor All Potectant after it had dried and will do so again before I install in my truck.
Duplicolor sells a grease and wax remover/cleaner and a Adhesion Promoter, but I read online that grease is the main thing you need to worry about, so I just used the grease lighting to clean and wore rubber gloves when moving them around.
Now, the carpet on the door panels were alittle stiff after the paint dried. What I did was take a vacuum cleaner to them and after I was done they felt like they did when the truck was new. I plan on doing the floor carpet the same way when I get around to painting it.
03-08-2011, 08:50 PM
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Yes, it all feels stock and I don't think anybody will be able to tell that it as been painted. I used Duplicolor Fabric/Vinyl paint which by the name is made for the interior.
I was worried about chipping also so I contacted duplicolor and asked them about spraying a clear coat over the paint and was told by them that as long as I cleaned everything real good and I give the paint enough time to dry and harden that I should not have any problems. Also, just for peace of mind on my part, I wiped everything with an Armor All Potectant after it had dried and will do so again before I install in my truck.
Duplicolor sells a grease and wax remover/cleaner and a Adhesion Promoter, but I read online that grease is the main thing you need to worry about, so I just used the grease lighting to clean and wore rubber gloves when moving them around.
Now, the carpet on the door panels were alittle stiff after the paint dried. What I did was take a vacuum cleaner to them and after I was done they felt like they did when the truck was new. I plan on doing the floor carpet the same way when I get around to painting it.
I was worried about chipping also so I contacted duplicolor and asked them about spraying a clear coat over the paint and was told by them that as long as I cleaned everything real good and I give the paint enough time to dry and harden that I should not have any problems. Also, just for peace of mind on my part, I wiped everything with an Armor All Potectant after it had dried and will do so again before I install in my truck.
Duplicolor sells a grease and wax remover/cleaner and a Adhesion Promoter, but I read online that grease is the main thing you need to worry about, so I just used the grease lighting to clean and wore rubber gloves when moving them around.
Now, the carpet on the door panels were alittle stiff after the paint dried. What I did was take a vacuum cleaner to them and after I was done they felt like they did when the truck was new. I plan on doing the floor carpet the same way when I get around to painting it.
03-08-2011, 08:57 PM
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Yes, it all feels stock and I don't think anybody will be able to tell that it as been painted. I used Duplicolor Fabric/Vinyl paint which by the name is made for the interior.
I was worried about chipping also so I contacted duplicolor and asked them about spraying a clear coat over the paint and was told by them that as long as I cleaned everything real good and I give the paint enough time to dry and harden that I should not have any problems. Also, just for peace of mind on my part, I wiped everything with an Armor All Potectant after it had dried and will do so again before I install in my truck.
Duplicolor sells a grease and wax remover/cleaner and a Adhesion Promoter, but I read online that grease is the main thing you need to worry about, so I just used the grease lighting to clean and wore rubber gloves when moving them around.
Now, the carpet on the door panels were alittle stiff after the paint dried. What I did was take a vacuum cleaner to them and after I was done they felt like they did when the truck was new. I plan on doing the floor carpet the same way when I get around to painting it.
I was worried about chipping also so I contacted duplicolor and asked them about spraying a clear coat over the paint and was told by them that as long as I cleaned everything real good and I give the paint enough time to dry and harden that I should not have any problems. Also, just for peace of mind on my part, I wiped everything with an Armor All Potectant after it had dried and will do so again before I install in my truck.
Duplicolor sells a grease and wax remover/cleaner and a Adhesion Promoter, but I read online that grease is the main thing you need to worry about, so I just used the grease lighting to clean and wore rubber gloves when moving them around.
Now, the carpet on the door panels were alittle stiff after the paint dried. What I did was take a vacuum cleaner to them and after I was done they felt like they did when the truck was new. I plan on doing the floor carpet the same way when I get around to painting it.
03-08-2011, 10:41 PM
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I like the red interior... I think it's classic FORD, but then again, I've only had the blue in my trucks... I might get tired of seeing it every day. Either way, Great job man, I love it!
03-09-2011, 12:04 AM
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I used Duplicolor paint in my 84 ford to restore the interior and it worked fantastic. Two-Three coats duplicolor and 3-4 light clear coats and it looks brand new. You did a nice job.
As for the runners at the door, LMC truck sells black ones that I want to pick up because on top of painting it red inside I wanted a Red-Black thing so I painted the chrome **** a really nice shiny black.
Mine is not finished yet, Have to replace door panels, find new seat belts that are black and install the polyvinyl floor and finish a few small details then she will be all done. I did however remove all the glue from the door where the door panels sat and took the inside doors to bare metal then black primer-ed.
As for the runners at the door, LMC truck sells black ones that I want to pick up because on top of painting it red inside I wanted a Red-Black thing so I painted the chrome **** a really nice shiny black.
Mine is not finished yet, Have to replace door panels, find new seat belts that are black and install the polyvinyl floor and finish a few small details then she will be all done. I did however remove all the glue from the door where the door panels sat and took the inside doors to bare metal then black primer-ed.
03-09-2011, 05:43 AM
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It took me another hour to disassemable both door panels. I did this so I would not have to worry about taping the door panel up or getting paint on the chrome. The only places I had to tape on the panels was the chrome where the door **** lock is and the black fibers where the door handles are. I took my time doing this because I had never took one all the way apart before.
Duplicolor is sold at all the auto parts stores around here. The problem I ran into with painting mine Burgandy (which was the original color of the interior) is all the stores only had around two cans of that color since its not a popular color like red, blue, gray, brown, or black. So I had to make my the rounds to all the stores to get what I needed.
11-29-2011, 10:03 AM
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Changing Interior Colour to Black
11-29-2011, 02:09 PM
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look in walmart's paint section. the one by me carries a ton of duplicolor interior carpet/vinyl paint.
oh an a tip when painting carpet, take a old toothbrush and brush the carpet immediately after spraying it. this helps the paint get all the way into the carpet rather than just sitting on top. also it keeps the hairs from clumping up with the paint.
we used to use this method on the cars we cleaned up at a used car dealer that i worked for. though we did spot repairs.
if i was to do an entire carpet i would use a dye rather than paint and go black with it.
oh an a tip when painting carpet, take a old toothbrush and brush the carpet immediately after spraying it. this helps the paint get all the way into the carpet rather than just sitting on top. also it keeps the hairs from clumping up with the paint.
we used to use this method on the cars we cleaned up at a used car dealer that i worked for. though we did spot repairs.
if i was to do an entire carpet i would use a dye rather than paint and go black with it.