converting ek grey interior to black
 

Hey ive seen this post a few times about people wanting to convert their interoir to black... im pretty sure there is not replacement oem civic parts that are black.

so i went to orileys and got some dupi-color gloss black vinyl and fabric spray "die"

so far i have only torn out the rear seats and panels to paint them. and so far this is how they look

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https://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h...4/P1010348.jpg
https://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h...4/P1010352.jpg
https://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h...4/P1010351.jpg
https://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h...4/P1010350.jpg
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now the seats dont crack, or smudge and the panels i cannot seem to scratch with normal items.
However, the seats are not as soft as they where they are kind of "crunchy" and they smell, but im assuming they just need to be broken in and aired out.

ill keep updating as i go throughout the car..
next up door pannels, dash, floor mats (not doing carpet) all pillars, and headliner!

Re: converting ek grey interior to black (Jbur074)
 

Can you do mine please? lol

Good shit

Re: converting ek grey interior to black (HondamanXxX)
 

Looks suprisingly good

Re: converting ek grey interior to black (ukdmegg5)
 

yeah it was only 3 cans at 6.49 a can to do that.. and i still have half a can.. i only threw 2 coats on seats and 3 on the panels..
i was honestly not expecting them to look that great but they came out extreamly well!

I heard that paint chips pretty easy. Look into SEM's if you havent finished your car yet.

Re: converting ek grey interior to black (Jbur074)
 

let me know how it holds on the seats. i really wanted to do mine but I was undure on how the dye on the seats would over time and hot/cold weather

Re: converting ek grey interior to black (built562)
 

well today in texas its like 60s so idk how it will hold up in cold weather and idk if i ever will.. but so far it seems to be holding pretty well. the panels i tried to chip with my fingernail, rubbing it with a dry sponge, and its not seeming to do anything i guess if its applied lightly and gone over and over and over... ill keep updates going on it for yal

Re: converting ek grey interior to black (Jbur074)
 

damn son! those look sick, cant wait to get your car back and finish the rest

Looks good. Does the seat smear on clothes?

Re: converting ek grey interior to black (chocolatesk8er10)
 

looks good stil have to paint my interior since i rewrapped my headliner, sunvisor,sunroof cover in black

Re: (Neebs)
 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Neebs &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Looks good. Does the seat smear on clothes?</TD></TR></TABLE>

im not sure yet... im letting them air out before i kill myself in my car... so far i have sat on them in a white undershrit and moved and rolled around on them and nothing smeared at all... i just smell bad now..

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by gsrturbo-ek &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">looks good stil have to paint my interior since i rewrapped my headliner, sunvisor,sunroof cover in black</TD></TR></TABLE>

thanks https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emwink.gif

looks good. i want to see how everything turns out.

Re: (highneo)
 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Jbur074 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> im pretty sure there is not replacement oem civic parts that are black.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Correction, Many civics in europe, south america, and japan got oe black interiors.

Just being nit picky https://honda-tech.com/forums/images...s/emsmilep.gif

Looks good, I might have to do this one day when it gets warm. https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/embeer.gif https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/embeer.gif

Re: (ek forever guy)
 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ek forever guy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

Correction, Many civics in europe, south america, and japan got oe black interiors.

Just being nit picky https://honda-tech.com/forums/images...s/emsmilep.gif

Looks good, I might have to do this one day when it gets warm. https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/embeer.gif https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/embeer.gif </TD></TR></TABLE>

lol well i wasnt sure.. but as opposed to paying a few hundred for a black interior id rather just pay like 50 and do it myself.

Re: (Jbur074)
 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Jbur074 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">lol well i wasnt sure.. but as opposed to paying a few hundred for a black interior id rather just pay like 50 and do it myself.</TD></TR></TABLE>

x2, sounds like it turned out very good. Be sure to update this thread in a month or so to update everyone on durability.

Re: (ek forever guy)
 

for sure... im still in progress of doing the whole front of the car (except front seats steering wheel carpet and headliner). ill keep yal updated

im going to disassemble everything in the dash, and paint it. also going to throw some amber tint to change my climate control and everything..

Re: (Jbur074)
 

For your steering wheel, i recommend getting a black s2k steering wheel.

I've found mint condition ones on http://www.car-part.com for $100-150 with a working airbag.

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Re: (ek forever guy)
 

ehhh not a big fan.. i think i might go all out and get a ctr momo wheel.. or some NRG one with red stitching... im getting recardo knock off seats and the type r shift boot.. gotta have the steeringwheel match yo https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emwink.gif

Re: (Jbur074)
 

it turned out really good i give you props looks good, try sitting on them with damp cloths, like if it rained to see if they hold up, a buddy of mine had done it to and it seemed all good, then one day it rained and he came over looking like he got raped by a big black guy name tirome

Re: (buhda0422)
 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by buhda0422 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">it turned out really good i give you props looks good, try sitting on them with damp cloths, like if it rained to see if they hold up, a buddy of mine had done it to and it seemed all good, then one day it rained and he came over looking like he got raped by a big black guy name tirome </TD></TR></TABLE>

thanks https://honda-tech.com/forums/images...es/emsmile.gif

haha well ill see how that goes on the seats! if they doo im just gonna carry towels or something lol. regardless i very rarely have people in the back seat nor does it rain. but thats a test ill most def run!

anyone have anything else i should test on the seats?? the seats are the one and only peice of fabric i will be painting so any tips/questions would be appriciated https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emwink.gif

Re: (Jbur074)
 

Good luck with the seats, Hope you don't get paint all over your clothes since winter is here and its gonna get rainy.....

Re: converting ek grey interior to black (Jbur074)
 

nice, everyone always complains about the grey. looks great&gt; https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emthup.gif

Re: converting ek grey interior to black (darksolguy)
 

well i got finished today..but my camera was dead so ill take pictures tommrow. the final result did not come out quite like i wanted it too... but then again i did get kind of sloppy with it and rushed myself. but im still pretty proud of it. i didnt paint my front seats because ive got new seats coming soon. and i lfet my steering wheel cause i got one coming soon too.

so ill update yall tommrow

oh and i also changed my climate control to amber while it was all out.. came out REALLY good!

When you do the seats make sure you let them dry then brush them with a stiff bristle scrub brush. It will knock all the loose stuff off the fabric. Do several coats in that manner.

Re: (THE GUY)
 

yeah thats what i did for the rear seats, im not painting the front tho... im getting black ones pretty soon..