i have a 93 civic coupe with that ugly tan interior and i was worndeing what is a good vinyl paint so i could paint my dash roof and etc?
i was at auto zone and saw this
does anybody recommend and does is flake/peel off after time?
thanks in advance

oh and also can someone recommend me a good inexpensive carpet dye of some sort?

 

i used the satin/flat black on my accords dash door panels and rear interior panels. its holding up GREAT. make sure u clean it off w/ wax and grease remover and make sure u dont leave any wax and grease remover behind b/c the dye wont bond to the vinyl. nice steady light coats and you should be good. use it on the carpet too. vaccum the carpet VERY well before hand

 

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How long has it been on there?

 

how many cans do you think i would need for my whole interior

 

its been there for close to a year

 

If you're going to paint your interior do it the right way.
1. Remove everything
2. Clean with grease remover
3. Scuff with a 3m scotchbrite pad (the red ones)
4. Adhesion promotor
5. Primer
6. Paint

 

I used krylon fusion with bulldog adhesion promoter under it and it came out great. The panels that I painted almost 2 years ago still have not chipped or faded.

 

forgot to mention this stuff takes forever to dry so you might want to give it about a day or 2 before you try re installing the interior

 

Yep, my friend painted his interior with krylon fusion, and it came out great. He did it over 4 years ago and its still holding up. You can even paint your carpets and headliner with it.

Definately give it a couple days to dry though, his paint was tacky for weeks since he put it back in after only about 3 hours.

 

I've heard mixed things about Duplicolor's interior dye products. A friend of mine used it to dye his integra interior from tan to black and it has flaked off in several places. I swear by SEM's products. I use a product by them called Color Coat, it's available at most automotive paint stores and costs about $10/can. It's not a "dye" so much, but moreso a permanent coating. I use a color called Landau Black with has a semi-gloss finish so it has the appearance and texture of an oem black dashboard. I've had the car sit out in 100 degree weather, I've tried scratching it with my fingernail and nothing. On my current car, I also tried it out on my carpet and dyed if black. So far everything's been holding up great. No fading, no cracking, no peeling. Top notch stuff in my opinion, I wouldn't use anything else.

 

Yeah I used Colorcoat on a dash. Took my time, and people can't believe it's dyed. they go crazy everytime they see it .

 

SEM paint all the way

 

i used duplicolor , scuffed it up a lil with a scotch pad and cleaned it with alcohol and primed it and put 5 coats and 2 clear and its lasted 3 years in south texas. so id say it works ok. fixing to do my sedan when i get it painted also. btw i just went from blue to black in a da

 

In this shot you can see the semi-gloss finish on the dashboard, which is about as close to OEM as you can get.




In this picture you can see my door panels, which were done with Satin black. I'm going to be re-doing them with the semi-gloss to match the dashboard. I did them different for comparison when I was testing out the new finish on the dash.

 

I have tried the fusion a couple of times and wasn't too happy with it did the right steps...it's made for plastic so the vinyl didn't like it too much and got a lil tacky in the heat and sticky

When I worked at the dealership about 2 years ago (dodge) they had some OEM paint for vinyl door panels and dash. After doing my interrior a few times saw this OEM vinyl and plastic paint and it came out really good stuck on there nicely too I was assured Honda may also make this OEM vinyl panel and dash paint as well, never looked it up but id imagine be spendy.

 

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When I worked at the dealership about 2 years ago (dodge) they had some OEM paint for vinyl door panels and dash. After doing my interrior a few times saw this OEM vinyl and plastic paint and it came out really good stuck on there nicely too I was assured Honda may also make this OEM vinyl panel and dash paint as well, never looked it up but id imagine be spendy.</TD></TR></TABLE>

ya fusion does NOT work on vinyl, did the same to me

However that DULI Vynl paint, works awesome. I am also in tx and it gets hot as **** here, and it does not stick at all , ive tried scratching it with my finger nails and doesnt come off. Pretty good stuff.

 

good stuff to know since my interior is tan and i want it black

 

We just did a friends Integra the other day. Re-did everything but the door panels (Replaced with Type R). We used Fusion on all the hard plastic panels, and then used Color coat (Landau Black like sh!tsWEAK! recommended, I had never tried that color prior to it.) on the vinyl. It all came out very nice much better then I had expected.

 

i uced landau on my accords interior, blue to black. i did everything but the seats and seatblets. its looks OEM and his a decent shine to it. its holding up really well too.

 

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How did the Landau black match up with the OEM door panels? Im redoing my EG interior and I have OEM door panels, carpet, and seats..but Im thinking about spraying everything else but I want it to match well.

 

do you really need the primer? i mean does it help it hold up or is it just to cover up scuff marks and such? Im in the process of painting my interior right now so any advice is helpful thanks.

 

Ill recomend at advance discount they sell paint by DUPLICOLOR VInyl. ITs specifically made for interior paint works great on carpets if you coat it several times for head rest not so great. since its not covered by carpets like floor rug is LOL hair grease fades the head rest over time lol Ill post pics Soon