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Custom Interiors - 1/19/2006 7:32:38 PM    Sickspackstang Posts: 550 Joined: 3/20/2005 From: Bayonne, New Jersey Status: offline Hello everyone, This is a step-by-step tutorial on painting the interior panels of your mustang. I will include where you can purchase the items needed along with the cost of each item. 1. Items Needed: Paint - Krylon Fusion - Use for the hard plastic interior parts - $5.44 each Paint - Dupli-Color Vinyl and Cloth - Use for the dash and/or door panels - $4.98 each Clear Coat - Dupli-Color Clear Coat - Use to clear coat the parts- $ 4.98 each Sandpaper - 3m WetorDry P220 Grit - Use to sand the parts for better adhesion - $3.98 pkg of 4 Masking Tape - Any brand 2'' and 1'' - Use to tape off the parts - $1.50 each Degreaser - Duplicolor Prep-Wipe - Use to clean and degrease surface - $1.44 each Tools - Basic tools to take the interor panels out. Place - A place to paint that is dry, low humidity, between 60-80 degrees and free of dust. Also look for a well ventilated area. Try to stay out of direct sunlight if you choose to paint outdoors. Everything can be purchased at Pepboys, Advance Auto Parts, Auto Zone, R&S Strauss and any other car stores. You can find the products online also by google searching the item names. 2. Removing Interior Panels: The next step is to remove all of the interior panels you would like to paint. Most panels click/snap out of place. Some will have screws/bolts hidden by another component. Some will have push pins. If you need help on removing a specific panel, leave the message on this forum and I will reply to it. Please be specific with the part you want. 3. Preparing to Sand: Alot of parts in your car with be filthy. My center console had dry soda stuck under the other peices that click in, It is importand that you give your panels a good washing before sanding. If you dont wash them and you do for instance have "goo" on the panel the sand paper will spread it around and make the paint have a flaw. 4. Sanding: Sanding is pretty straight forward. Take you sandpaper and rip it into about 4x4in pieces. Sand in a circular motion, and apply medium pressure to ensure you giving a nice rough surface for the paint to adhere to. Don't miss anything. Go over each part a few times. Pay attention to crevises, corners and edges. 5. Preparing for Paint: After sanding you will wash them off again, use a rag with just water. You want to remove as much dust from the piece you sanded. You can blow it off with compressed air if you have a compressor or a can of compressed air. Let it air dry. Then you want to take your "Prep-Wipe" and wipe the surface in a circular motion to remove all the grease and oils. It is important that you either wear latex gloves or don't touch the surface after degreasing or the oil from your skin will get on it. Now you will want to set your peices up on something where your edges will not get stuck to excess paint. So raise them up so that the edges are not touching anything. You will want to paint the edges anyway. 6. Painting: You can prime if you want, but is not needed. So the first thing to do when used a spray can is to shake it for at least 30 seconds. Then hold the can to the side the piece and give it a spray until paint comes out. You should always do this with a new can. Now you are going to paint in a sweeping back and forth motion over the pieces, start spraying before you reach the pieces. You want to give it a very light coat holding the can about 6 inches away. Let the pieces sit for 10 minutes. Now head back for your second coat. You are going to spray the same way as you did the first coat, with a little heavier of a coat. Let the pieces sit for another 10-15 minutes. Now your ready for the third coat. Spray the same way as the two times, giving another medium coat. Your pieces should be pretty good on color, but if not, wait 10 minutes and give it another light coat. Thats it for paint! 7. Clear Coating: Clear coat will add more of a gloss to your pieces, and it will also protect your paint from scratches and rubs. I have always added clear coat, so if you choose not to use it I don't know how it will come out. Let your paint dry for 15-20 minutes before you spray the clear coat. Then clear coat the pieces the same way you painted, spray one light coat. Wait 10 minutes. Spray a second medium coat. Allow your pieces to dry over night, they can be handled within an hour, but I wouldn't touch them. Leave them to cure. Congrats!! When you wake up tomorrow, it will be christmas. Either that or it will be torture until you get out of school or work LOL. Lucky for me I'm laid off for the winter, so it was like christmas. < Message edited by Sickspackstang -- 2/2/2006 1:10:57 AM > _____________________________ 1998 Ford Mustang 3.8L V6 CAI w/ K&N Filter Dual Catback Exhaust Aluminum Driveshaft Post #: 1

RE: How To Paint Interior Panels - 1/21/2006 11:40:38 PM    Sickspackstang Posts: 550 Joined: 3/20/2005 From: Bayonne, New Jersey Status: offline Some pics... Thumbnail Image Thumbnail Image Thumbnail Image Thumbnail Image Thumbnail Image Attachment (5) _____________________________ 1998 Ford Mustang 3.8L V6 CAI w/ K&N Filter Dual Catback Exhaust Aluminum Driveshaft (in reply to Sickspackstang) Post #: 2

RE: How To Paint Interior Panels - 1/21/2006 11:41:18 PM    Sickspackstang Posts: 550 Joined: 3/20/2005 From: Bayonne, New Jersey Status: offline More... Thumbnail Image Thumbnail Image Attachment (2) _____________________________ 1998 Ford Mustang 3.8L V6 CAI w/ K&N Filter Dual Catback Exhaust Aluminum Driveshaft (in reply to Sickspackstang) Post #: 3

RE: How To Paint Interior Panels - 1/24/2006 5:17:50 PM    Sickspackstang Posts: 550 Joined: 3/20/2005 From: Bayonne, New Jersey Status: offline some pics in the car, but its not done until i get my seats, my vents , my carpet and my steering wheel Thumbnail Image Thumbnail Image Thumbnail Image Thumbnail Image Thumbnail Image Attachment (5) _____________________________ 1998 Ford Mustang 3.8L V6 CAI w/ K&N Filter Dual Catback Exhaust Aluminum Driveshaft (in reply to Sickspackstang) Post #: 4

RE: How To Paint Interior Panels - 1/30/2006 3:59:29 PM    krd005   Posts: 92 Joined: 1/27/2006 Status: offline I have a 87 rag top that I would love to change inside colors on. Looks like your pieces where plastic. Would it work on vinyl? (in reply to Sickspackstang) Post #: 5

RE: How To Paint Interior Panels - 1/30/2006 4:15:35 PM    Sickspackstang Posts: 550 Joined: 3/20/2005 From: Bayonne, New Jersey Status: offline KRD, most of my pieces were plastic. the dash and doors were vinyl. for vinyl, you want to use dupli-color vinyl and fabric paint. you can get this at any autoparts store that carrys paint products. _____________________________ 1998 Ford Mustang 3.8L V6 CAI w/ K&N Filter Dual Catback Exhaust Aluminum Driveshaft (in reply to krd005) Post #: 6

RE: How To Paint Interior Panels - 1/30/2006 4:45:56 PM    krd005   Posts: 92 Joined: 1/27/2006 Status: offline It's one of the things I hate about the ride. It's white on white with white cobra rims, but has red black and white on doors and the dash is half red half black. I would love to go red and white and get rid of the black. I don't know if I can do what I want to or not. On a scale of 1-10 how hard was it? (in reply to Sickspackstang) Post #: 7

RE: How To Paint Interior Panels - 1/30/2006 5:36:50 PM    Sickspackstang Posts: 550 Joined: 3/20/2005 From: Bayonne, New Jersey Status: offline on a scale of 1-10. i would rate it a 5. it isnt diffucult, it takes a little time, and sanding is the worst part if you are painting alot of parts. i painted everything at once time. so it was frustrating to sand everything. but you can do parts at a time. and stretch it over a week or two. _____________________________ 1998 Ford Mustang 3.8L V6 CAI w/ K&N Filter Dual Catback Exhaust Aluminum Driveshaft (in reply to krd005) Post #: 8

RE: How To Paint Interior Panels - 1/31/2006 3:46:37 PM    krd005   Posts: 92 Joined: 1/27/2006 Status: offline what did you use to sand the air vents? How much sanding? If I understand it correctly you are just roughing up the surface, right? Most immportantly.....it won't flake off will it? (in reply to Sickspackstang) Post #: 9

RE: How To Paint Interior Panels - 1/31/2006 4:49:27 PM    Sickspackstang Posts: 550 Joined: 3/20/2005 From: Bayonne, New Jersey Status: offline thats correct, the air vents i did not paint. there are too many places to paint and just didnt seem practical, so i found black ones on ebay. but if you want to do red and white, im sure u can find red vents for your year. u can get them at junkyards for like 5 bucks _____________________________ 1998 Ford Mustang 3.8L V6 CAI w/ K&N Filter Dual Catback Exhaust Aluminum Driveshaft (in reply to krd005) Post #: 10

RE: How To Paint Interior Panels - 3/1/2006 2:33:12 PM    z3uper90   Posts: 23 Joined: 2/25/2005 Status: offline looks cool. ive always wanted to change the color of my interior but am very skeptical of doing it cause i dont want to screw anything up... btw i have a dark blue 2003 (pony package) v6 mustang. so did you take EVERY part you painted OUT of the car? b/c it looks like the part that is around your stereo and the gear shifter would be difficult to take out.. maybe not. how long do you think it took you to do your whole car from start to finish, take out of car, prep, paint, etc. and then back in? (in reply to Sickspackstang) Post #: 11

RE: How To Paint Interior Panels - 3/21/2006 4:19:59 AM    jesterj99 Posts: 70 Joined: 2/10/2006 Status: offline Damn tight interior man what are you going to do about the seats? (in reply to z3uper90) Post #: 12

RE: How To Paint Interior Panels - 4/5/2006 12:16:52 PM    Sickspackstang Posts: 550 Joined: 3/20/2005 From: Bayonne, New Jersey Status: offline sorry guys interests away from my car have come up =P but yes i did take everything out to paint it! the seats in the back i painted black with fabric paint and in the front i bought cheap 200 dollar reclinable race seats looks nice! the carpet you can buy from 50resto.com for 118 dollars if you want to change it! _____________________________ 1998 Ford Mustang 3.8L V6 CAI w/ K&N Filter Dual Catback Exhaust Aluminum Driveshaft (in reply to jesterj99) Post #: 13

RE: How To Paint Interior Panels - 6/2/2006 9:40:47 PM    rnsngshpkng   Posts: 37 Joined: 5/14/2006 Status: offline i have a 96 mustang, and have no idea how to take anything more than the center consoles out, any chance you could help by telling me how to take out the door panels and whatnot? also, with this paintjob ruboff, chip, or fade terribly? (in reply to Sickspackstang) Post #: 14

RE: How To Paint Interior Panels - 6/18/2006 9:10:49 AM    Sickspackstang Posts: 550 Joined: 3/20/2005 From: Bayonne, New Jersey Status: offline if you look around everypiece in the car its pretty simple to figure out how everything is removed. i used the haynes manually when i got stuck on dash. my interior is pretty old now and i still have no cracks or anything... i believe you will get what you work for, if you do half ass job or cheap version my bets are it will look crappy and or chip/peal/fade.... good luck _____________________________ 1998 Ford Mustang 3.8L V6 CAI w/ K&N Filter Dual Catback Exhaust Aluminum Driveshaft (in reply to rnsngshpkng) Post #: 15

RE: How To Paint Interior Panels - 7/3/2006 10:40:09 AM    boettius   Posts: 2 Joined: 6/28/2006 Status: offline I did mine this weekend following these directions. I was overly surprized at how easy it really was. I just need to find a better clear coat or something because its fairly easy to scratch away. (in reply to Sickspackstang) Post #: 16

RE: Custom Interiors - 7/3/2006 12:08:44 PM    67Sally Posts: 1946 Joined: 3/14/2006 Status: offline Thanks a lot...this is exactly what I've been looking for. I'll probably need help though so you can expect a pm from me sooner or later _____________________________ (in reply to Sickspackstang) Post #: 17

RE: Custom Interiors - 7/4/2006 2:58:06 PM    3stangs Posts: 325 Joined: 7/6/2005 Status: offline how long has yours been painted and have you experianced any chipping , pilling , or fade. (in reply to 67Sally) Post #: 18

RE: Custom Interiors - 7/11/2006 11:45:08 AM    CruisinGangsta   Posts: 38 Joined: 11/26/2005 Status: offline boettius car is like mine with grey/black and black on the outside. what other colors would look good? plus do you like it and would oyu do that or just where you do the bezel and stero area? (in reply to 3stangs) Post #: 19

RE: Custom Interiors - 7/11/2006 11:48:16 AM    boettius   Posts: 2 Joined: 6/28/2006 Status: offline I really like it. Alot of people say it's to much orange but really thats up to you. If I did it again I would do black and Silver, the orange is to bright and kind of distracting while driving, however I got alot of compliments on it from people in other vehicles looking in. Just take your time and do it right and it will look good. < Message edited by boettius -- 7/11/2006 11:53:16 AM > _____________________________ <b>MODS:</b> MAC CAI, ASP UDP, Diablo Sport Chip, 4.10 gears with Auburn T-Loc (in reply to CruisinGangsta) Post #: 20

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