Interior Paint?

[novaal]

Hi all,

Ive been browsing the featured cars, and noticed some guys have painted their mk1 dash in places..

I was just wondering what ind of paints are required for this, does it have to involve taking the whole dash out, or could i paint it on with it already fitted?

Where could i get the paints from also..

Alex

[Mark]

You can buy plastic paint from most good car accessory shops.

[badnova]

u can try it all in but it will take a lot of skill to get the paint in the right spot and alot on masking up so it dont go everywhere

much easy and quicker to take out

hope it helps

[Jim]

It may be easier to just get a new dash :) There are always dashes for sale in the for sale forum. Keep your eyes peeled.

[mikeoxford]

i have a very nice glovebox if you would like to buy it - i dont have a use for it anymore it really does look smart in a car. i only removed it cos i wanted a gsi dash.

sublte styling like this is the way to go IMO you dont want tins of paint splattered here there everywhere inside.

http://www.tws.serveftp.net/auctions/15oct/carbon1.jpg
http://www.tws.serveftp.net/auctions/15oct/carbon2.jpg

PM or email me mikeoxford@hotmail.com

[Fester]

^^ looks well, go with the oxford tried and tested route!

[mikeoxford]

^^ looks well, go with the oxford tried and tested route!

IMO it does look good. those fotos were a bit to close up to show the overall view, but it was nice and subtle. and the only time ive ever seen stuck on film look half decent :!:

it dosent look out of place in the dash unlike other things you could do with paint!

[Hardie]

I wouldnt do it mate, looks tacky

[Neil.]

i went a little mad...
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/images/redbits.jpg

[mikeoxford]

I wouldnt do it mate, looks tacky

he means the spray paint - not my supa cool carbon glovebox 8)

[Dare-devil]

Here is mine..

http://www.novaload.net/images/car_images/906big5.jpg


I have chrome look on my glovebox, where Mikeoxford has carbon look.
( but the chrome look is abit hard to see in that pics )

And a silver painted center and dailsurround..

[epo]

i went a little mad...
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/images/redbits.jpg

thats like mine only blue and i didnt do me steerting wheel

i wudnt buy the expensive foiletech paint either i used plastc primer and painted mine pug royal blue

[Mark]

Here is mine..

http://www.novaload.net/images/car_images/906big5.jpg


I have chrome look on my glovebox, where Mikeoxford has carbon look.
( but the chrome look is abit hard to see in that pics )

And a silver painted center and dailsurround..


Fook Devil - some git has moved your steering wheel to the other side :o


:lol: :lol:

P.s, what is that where the centre console usually is?

[Hardie]

I wouldnt do it mate, looks tacky

he means the spray paint - not my supa cool carbon glovebox 8)




of course :lol:

[Dare-devil]

P.s, what is that where the centre console usually is?

It's an alloy plate, with an switch and a "warning" label. :wink: :D

[nova_rally]

i went a little mad...
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/images/redbits.jpg

thats like mine only blue and i didnt do me steerting wheel

i wudnt buy the expensive foiletech paint either i used plastc primer and painted mine pug royal blue

I like that (how often do you here e say that! :o ) - Don't like the same in blue though, doesnt look half as good as red!

Alan

[Mark]

P.s, what is that where the centre console usually is?

It's an alloy plate, with an switch and a "warning" label. :wink: :D


A warning like "get out of my car you fcukwit!" :lol:

[Dare-devil]

A warning like "get out of my car you fcukwit!" :lol:

LoL that would have been cool...




No but it says..

No i don't use my mirrors, and yes i do own the fu*king road...

:wink: :twisted:

[Mark]

:lol: :lol:

[Jack]

Its to remind him his steering wheel is on the other side when he gets in...

[Dare-devil]

Ha Ha very funny :|

[D4 VEB]

i went a little mad...
http://www.stuffing.freeserve.co.uk/images/redbits.jpg

thats like mine only blue and i didnt do me steerting wheel

i wudnt buy the expensive foiletech paint either i used plastc primer and painted mine pug royal blue

I like that (how often do you here e say that! :o ) - Don't like the same in blue though, doesnt look half as good as red!

Alan

IMO doing it in the right shade of blue looks far beter than doing it in red, mine was done in vaxhall regatta blue and looked sweet
but now the dash is out and im trying to get a GSI one b4 the car is back on the road(out of bodyshop)

[epo]

mines done in pug royal blue

[Ben3042]

Walk into halfords and see the foilatec paint for about ?15 a can, walk to the next isle and see the same stuff made by plasticote for ?6 which is twice the size :roll: :D

[badnova]

instead of recarpeting the car can u get some sort of spray to put colour to the carpet or not

[Ben3042]

Im going to try and dye the grey carpet in my car black. should be piece of piss to do.

[badnova]

what u goin to dye it with

[epo]

just put it in the wash with a black sock :lol:

[Ben3042]

I dont know yet as i havent looked into it but i would imagine a black dye of sum sort.

Not a black sock in a washing mashine though :lol:

[Hardie]

In the machine with a few black permanent markers

[badnova]

ill ask around a few people i know and see who they would do it
dye seems to be the best opition