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Hey All,

I want to paint my interior dash surrounding and came across a few questions in mind.

1) Do I have to somehow stripe the rubber? if so how? i know u can somehow scratch them off but it will be a lengthy process.

2) Im a n00b at spray painting. Whats the style?

3) What paint and coats should i be using? where do i get these?

4) How long does it take until it dries up completely?

5) What colour ? :P

THanKS! :)

I know that DJ_Lethal/inark/inasnt interior bits looked mad.

C'mon guys, show this n00b how you do it!

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spray painting is easy.

basically when you painting look at the reflection not the paint. keep the guns distance so the paint leaving the gun has a chance to dry before it hits the surface. and have lots of patients.

im no gun spray painter so if anyone here is they might have some better tips.

when i did mine i just lightly rubbed the bits down with a green kitchen scourer, didnt scratch it or make any noticerable difference but i did it anyways to micro scuff the surface for grip, then i cleaned each piece with METHO, not turps, turps wqill eat the plastic, so will thinners, use METHO or water ONLY! and cledan it then use some sort of plastic primer then spray away, lights coats at a time, its better to put on too little that too much and get orangepeel/runs :P

hope that helps

1) Do I have to somehow stripe the rubber? if so how? i know u can somehow scratch them off but it will be a lengthy process.

Series 2 interior is different to series 1 i didnt have to strip any rubber off mine.

2) Im a n00b at spray painting. Whats the style?

Style is like it says on the back of the bottle, stay about 30cm away from what u r painting and apply even thin coats.

3) What paint and coats should i be using? where do i get these?

Way i did mine was, clean with metho, sand with light grade paper, apply coat of primer, dry, resand, primer again, dry, 3 coats of interior paint drying about 45 mins between each, then 3 coats of clear gloss, bout 1 hr between coatings.

4) How long does it take until it dries up completely?

Leave it for 24hrs before u put it back in the car

5) What colour

Whatever tickles your fancy :(

steve knows how to get it off good .. i saw his car and thats the best interior paint i've seen ... it looks so good u'd think it was stock ... gotta get his attention to this thread :( .. he also used holden "gtr" spray .. u know they spray u see on those holden body kits?? looks the best!!!

Thanks for the kind words hippy.

To remove the rubber stuff, I used thinners, soaked a rag and then applied liberally to the dash surround. The rubber will wrinkle, then it will just peel off. Just keep applying until it is ALL off. Mine took nearly a whole 1litre can of thinners.

Next use 400 grade wet and dry, rub back the entire plastic (using water - its wet and dry), then clean once again with thinners.

You must keep it clean and dust free. Dont scrimp or cut corners on the preperation, as this is the MOST important part. Once the prep is done its all down hill.

So now its ready to spray, all rubber is removed, and the whole dash has been sanded and thoroughly cleaned with thinners.

Worth note, easiest is to use acrylic thinners, primer and top coat, and if you are applying it, clear coat. DONT mix enamel and acrylic. Always use the same type of thinner, primer, paint and clear - you have been warned (it will go to shit:))

Start with a plastic primer, this is different to metal primer as it is designed to allow paint to adhere to plastic proplerly. The plastic primer I used was clear, so it was a bit difficult to judge how much was on, but I just went for a light wet look, and did two coats allowing about 15-20 minutes between to be touch dry.

If you follow the directions on the tin, it is pretty straight forward, dont move the spray over too quick as the paint/primer will be too thin, not too slow or it will run.

If you get any runs, wait until it is compeletly dry, sand, clean with thinners and reapply.

Once that is touch dry, you can start to apply the top coat. Once again, nice and even. Dont worry too much if you dont get an even coat on the first application, thats why you generally uses several coats (I did 5). Wait until it is touch dry and then apply the next coat. YOU MUST keep it away from dust or dirt while it is being sprayed - otherwise, you will have to go back with the wet and dry and start again.

Once you have put on a decent top coat, let it dry. Finally comes the clear, be carefull using gloss, as it will be glarey as hell, I used a matt clear coat, and it looks pretty good, doesnt hurt the eyes in the sun. Same principal as before, touch dry, and do another coat.

Colour, I used a grey/silver that is used by HSV for its bumpers, its pretty inoccuous and looks like a similar colour to the grey used by car manufacturers for their dashes.

Most important things, good prep, and make sure you use the same type of paint and thinners.

Originally posted by INASNT

1) Do I have to somehow stripe the rubber? if so how? i know u can somehow scratch them off but it will be a lengthy process.  

Series 2 interior is different to series 1 i didnt have to strip any rubber off mine.

:(

mine's a series 1.5 skyline which i believe has the same series 2 plastiuc trimmings and i didnt notice any RUBBER as such, BUT there was one p[art of it where the matt black coating had peeled off a bit and it was VERY shiny black underneath

Originally posted by pushead

nice meeting you today also coco69!. should of came to the cruise :D

yeh yu too, i heard that the cruise was a lot of fun!

how come u had to use paint stripper?

mine turned out awesome, just needed sanding, rough and fine, primer, paint and clears.

Originally posted by pushead

just finish spraying my interior bits.. oh a word of advise, do not use paint striper to strip the rubber bits ;):) :) you tend to melt the plastic also :D  

anyway, i sprayed it grey/silver , when it is all finish will try and post some pics .

I did say to use thinners:p

so where are the pics?

Originally posted by Steve

I did say to use thinners:p

so where are the pics?

lol , you did too but due to laziness instead, i found a bottle of paint striper and had itchy fingers :D:( :( anyway it turned out ok, once painted you can't really tell. Will try to take some pics and post them up tomorrow :) thanks steve.

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