I have a 93 civic ex. It is black and the interior is tan/brown. This interior is possibly the ugliest interior ever. I was going to recolor the interior and i am sorting out my options.

I want to do it in blakc, and i know the black interior would be the best way to go, but for 1/25th the price I can just apint the interior with the vinyl paints and stuff.

My question is will the vinyl paint stick? Dash, pillars and rear deck carpet are my largest concerns. I will be getting new seats and rear seats. So what do you think:

 

if it does't come out perfect, its gonna bug you until you spend the money on the OEM interior anyways.. I dunno if I'd risk it.

 

SEM Sand Free + SEM vinyl paint = the best results

the best results < OEM

 

paint wont stick at all ive tried it and wasnt very happy w/ the results.

 

ive seen it done with the products ive mentioned, and its been over 6 months, still looking good.

 

If youve ever armoralld your interior then its not going to work well.

 

go with OEM you will be so much happier in the end.

even if you have to do it part by part as you find them in the junkyards or something definately go with OEM

 

I changed the color of my interior once when I was first starting out in the scene. The best recc I can give is to lightly take a fine grain sandpaper and scuff the pieces up. Just a little though , you don't want to make any marks. All the pieces on the interior of your car believe it or not actually have a little clearcoat on them and if you don't do this they will look like ****. Then you have to buy a certain kind of primer . I think I used bulldog . Its a clear primer that forms a chemical bond between the plastic and the paint. It'll look good for quite a while but eventually your gonna remember.....it's just paint. And your car is gonna wreak like paint for a while. But good luck on it though, hope I could help a bit.

Oh yeah as well, if you live downsouth your gonna want to use a higher temp paint on the dash because you know how hot it can get!!!

 

i wouldn't do the paint...it says vinyl paint or interior dye, but essentailly it's spray paint, and it's gonna chip all the time if something bumps it.
If you don't touch it, it would be ok.
I had done that, but stipped everything after a year, and mixed REAL Honda paint, and sprayed it with a paint gun and compressor.
I still want to go OEM black though...I think it's the best way to go.
Check out http://www.car-parts.com i think...
wrecking yards all over the country

 

i think its... http://www.car-part.com without the S. but yeah you should be able to find a black interior cheap. i sold a whole interior - the front seats for 270, thats dash, rear seats, pillars, seatbelts, rug, consoles, and panels altogether.

edit: doesnt matter if theres an S or not.

 

that paint will stink up your car for so long, and wont loog as good, just go OEM man... do go ghetto ricer.. on another note, i stillgot that black e brake cover and a few other black items, if u buy them all from me i will hook u up with a lo lo price.

 

painted my interior myself and it came out good. just clean all the pieces off with paint thinner, spray them with primer (spraypaint), then use duplicolor spraypaint. make sure you spray on a few light coats and not one heavy coat or it will run very bad. give the primer about 10 mins to dry and then give each coat of paint about the same amount of time. if you bump something against it the paint will most likely chip. but if you're carefull it will last.

 

Clean all the panels with Coke. Seriously, it takes off any shining film/crap from your dash or panels.

 

hmm yeah im all about the 'celan' so maybe ill just go black, but i cant find any full black interiors other then just bits and pieces

 

there should be only one option on this poll, hell you shouldnt even have to post about this, OEM Black will own you!

 

i was a fool back in the day and painted mine, lasted like a year and started chipping off. Went to the junk yard got the whole interior seats and all for 110
Much better

 

Let's see...

Ghetto vs Not

The choice is yours.

 

hahaha ok ok

car-part.com had a lot of listing in my area for the 'dashpanel' whatever that is.... well see how it goes

 

i have the same doo doo interior. i want to change it soo bad but im contimplating keeping and putting the money under the hood or into suspension.

edit- how much would the avg price to buy a complete interior and where can u get the headliner from? ive never seen it for sale anywhere.

 

i got a few black interior items

 

ok heres one for you guys.. what if your car lets say like mines a 4 door eg, Black Oem never existed. yea you can swap the dash for an eg but in a case likes mines a 4dr. they never ever made black OEM. I say get what you can in Black OEM but paint the rest black with DYE. just make sure you take your time and put on alot of nice even coats to ensure long lasting interior.