how do i paint door cards?

[Tidy Max]

Yo! just wondering how do i colour the fabric on my door cards,

i went into hobby craft and asked about fabric dye but they said they all have to be washed through, so when i explained what i was doing, the girl just stood there like a wax statue,

anyone done it before?? thanks!

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http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l119/mtmo25/PICT0050.jpg

as you can see ive done the pockets and handles, just the fabric left!

[Pistol Pete]

With difficulty i would have thought. Just scan the items for sale get some GSi cards to go with your black dash!!

[Dod]

Agreed. Either that or have them A) Retrimmed or B0 Get some cloth and Retrim them yourself.

They're not difficult to do either mate.

[Tidy Max]

when i looked at them it appeared the trim was stuck to the card like it was one piece thang, are gsi cards black as standard then?

ive just bought some standard ones like mine anyway as the ones that are on keep tryna peel off, i left them in the garage came back a week later and they were like quavers lol

[Dod]

Aye GSi items are black, a lot neater looking as well. The Cloth is heat stuck onto the lower Vynal but if you use a nice Stanley Knife you can trim the cloth off, and refit black cloth with abn over lap under the Vynal but keep it all well stuck to the card with Adhesive spray, if you follow.

[Tidy Max]

yep yep, done quite abit of work with a carpet fitter, might get some mega plush thick pile carpet, pimp it out ;) lol joke

yeah i get you, got some quite good spray adhesive at home for fitting proper vinyl floors in hospitals etc, my best mates a clean room fitter, shoots out like spider mans web haha

what are gsi seats like then? are they black also?

[Dod]

Thats the proper stuff. Its not hard to do either.

GSi Interior is Black, with a pattern in the centre of the seats in Grey. Its very smart actually, all the inside trim (plastics etc) are black as well. Looks spot on.

[Andy]

Almost all Novas these days have Gsi look/interior.Stick with the original plan and make your own.

[Shaun_O'Donnell]

I re-trimmed my door cards with huge success, there's a few pics on my re-build thread:

http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=85949&page=32&highlight=shaun

[Pistol Pete]

If you do make your own be sure to post some pics up. Nothing wrong with having a go to do something different!

Not the best pic, but these are GSi seats.

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o66/bluenovagsi/k1.jpg

[Tidy Max]

which page is it on? no worries if you dont know ill scroll through, its just that im at work, and theres just a little less than an encyclopedias worth of writing on that thread haha! gutted about the subaru though mate!!

[Tidy Max]

cool, dont worry i will!! did u see my thread in the general car section this mornin?

http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=104714

that was what i did to it yesterday, ive got some spray for my headlining also so thats going black! been keepin all the pics on a photobucket account so dont worry i will post it up?

do u recon i should make a W.I.P thread? might last forever on my wage though lol

[Dod]

Yeah go for it mate. WIPs Rock, but can i just say 1 thing. Too much black on the inside can be too much, so choose wisely.

[Tidy Max]

... yeah your right... ill do the rest in chrome... lol

[Pistol Pete]

As Dod said too much black can be a bad thing!!

Yeah i saw your dash change thread, not an easy job if you're not 100% sure what you are doing. Your spraying your roof lining? Will paint not peel of the vinyl?

Get a W.I.P thread going in Projects. Dont worry bout it lasting forever, i've been doing my Nova for nearly 4 years:roll: :( lol

[Shaun_O'Donnell]

which page is it on? no worries if you dont know ill scroll through, its just that im at work, and theres just a little less than an encyclopedias worth of writing on that thread haha! gutted about the subaru though mate!!

The link should take you right to the correct page.

[Dod]

Paint wont peel off, but it wont be as tough as dye as its only covering the cloth and not soaking through the cloth but it will work.

[Pistol Pete]

I meant paint would peel off the roof vinyl lining.

[Tidy Max]

its flexible vinyl spray, made for that type of stuff, halfrauds sell it! not used it yet though, put my steering wheel back on straight instead haha

[Dod]

Come on mate, get your WIP started.

[Tidy Max]

haha its nice to know your waiting for it! i will do, at work at the moment and worked till late last night, am shattered! Might be a tomorrow night job as im with the girlfriend 2nite!

is there a set way of doing WIPs? Or do i jus open a thread put a pic of how my car looked at the very beginning and take through what ive done and post pics along the way?

[Dod]

Na, you get a few pics of the car as it came, of the various stages of work and conversion and make it as interesting a read as possible.

[Tidy Max]

http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?goto=newpost&t=104798

tried my best considering im at work, only had access to a few photies, tell us if its interesting enough would you? if its naff ill get rid, cheers mate

[Tidy Max]

right sprayed the headlining!

looks good! just been and bought another can for tomorrow morning haha

http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=104798