honda_racing101

I'll have more pics of the car back together whenever i clean it out and wash it.

Overall I give SEM an A+.

friesx100

SOOOOOOO... What about going from a dark to a light? (Black to white, yellow, neon green, and any other color you may hate?)

Conflicted

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It would probably require more coats but I dont see why it would be an issue if you followed the preparation steps.

...:::MaRk:::...

anyone tried to paint a headliner ? im already going to do dash and plastics but the headliner feels kind of different compared to the dash. im thinking about painting mine but not sure how it would hold up.

spAdam

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My headliner came out perfectly. What year is your car? The BMW silver gray was almost a dead on match for the stock 92-95 shimmer gray, I actually didn't do a few pieces including the visors and you can't tell the difference at all.

jdmstockeg6

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My headliner came out perfectly. What year is your car? The BMW silver gray was almost a dead on match for the stock 92-95 shimmer gray, I actually didn't do a few pieces including the visors and you can't tell the difference at all.
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got pictures?

spAdam

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Best I could find, from goin back together. I've since replaced the trim around the sunroof and along the back edge, and the seatbelts are from a '98 so theydon't match perfectly....



But just to give you an idea, the dome light bezel and the pull tab on the sunroof visor were not dyed, just cleaned up with some laquer thiner, and you can not tell the difference....

JMooney5115

Awesome. I was looking at the first picture wondering where the finished product was, then I went back and read the second post. I will have to try this sometime.

pumafeet10

I keep wanting to do this as i just put new carpet in my hatch BUT most of my pieces have some scratches and such, how would i go about fixing them so the platics look new and blemish free when im done?


Modified by pumafeet10 at 2:34 PM 8/8/2008

CaliforniaK

would you say the SEM is better than the duplicolor interior paint?

spAdam

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Without question. I tried the Duplicolor, the texture sucked, color match was noit even possible with the limited selection of colors, and it started peeling before the car ever even left the garage

Conflicted

My interior has come out awesome mixing parts from the cl, the sem dye and wrapping other parts in black microsuede...when the adhesion promoter was wet was when I dyed the parts, came out perfect.

badboyr66

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ding ding ding... I have used all kinds.... NEVER had any thing good from using duplicolor on any interior piece

phoenix_iii

I'm Landau Blacking too...

I am going to try and do my dash IN PLACE!

spAdam

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Don't do it!!! Its worth the effort to pull it out....

C'mon its not that hard!!!

Conflicted

How would I paint my sun visors that are gray?

pumafeet10

how about trying to fix scrathes and gouges in the plastic?

chinese acrobat

SEM is the only proper interior out there.

Here is what satin black looks like







It looks kinda cheap looking compared to the other black finish.

...:::MaRk:::...

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sounds good ! so then i guess painting the headliner black would hold up pretty well ? i want to do the pillar plastics in black and headliner in black. anyone got pics of those painted ?

friesx100

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Here is what satin black looks like
It looks kinda cheap looking compared to the other black finish.</TD></TR></TABLE>

What is that; a lil' Ranger?
It still looks hella clean... Like.. Seems a little glossy and a little "fake", but its still a nice black. Regardless... its black.

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Quote, originally posted by EF288Gsr » Wooow Just saw marks car and jesus your car its just 2 low hahahah crazy low
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Just search the quote and found the pics in the page prior.. Hella low. Thats about what my teggy is


Modified by friesx100 at 11:09 AM 8/11/2008

pumafeet10

anyone ever fix any of the scratches and scrapes before they paint?

97SS

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If you spray over the scratches, they'll still show up. This is not a filler type paint/dye. It still reveals the texture on the surface so if yours is all scratched to hell, I don't know what will fix it unless you try sanding the scratches down and blend them as best you can before you use the SEM paint.

Here's a few pics of my parts I painted:

BEFORE:





AFTER:






Modified by 97SS at 11:05 AM 8/13/2008

pumafeet10

thats what i was thinking that there needs to be some kind of prep work done to peices that are scratched up. I am trying to find if anyone makes something that will adhere to plastic or atleast maybe minimize some of the blemishes.

tearlessj

Where is everyone getting their SEM again? I looked on eastwood and it was $11 a can. Exactly how much would I need for a full interior. No carpet, headliner, seats.

Conflicted

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I bought about 4 cans and it was sufficient for the entire interior of my 94 accord minus the headliner which im certain will probably add another can to your total.