2K4 STI Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 Can the dash and interior pieces be painted and what is a good paint to use? I know the plastic pieces can be painted but im not sure about the soft dash pieces. My interior could use some new life to its color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indrid cold Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 First... the rules.... There are none. (out side of pink..... not too many pink intereiors... or Subaru's... yea... I think that's about it... No pink.) serious side... sorry I don't know, if your concerned possibly visit your auto paint store.. they may have something that will work...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psylosyfer Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 Dupli-color has a new paint out just for soft interior stuff (even seats!) It even comes with scuff pads to use right after spraying to create "grain" seen it on powerblock tv. Looked really good ! try their website or "duplicolor garage" a new forum . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subaruguru Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 yeah dupli color is the way to go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86BRATMAN Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 I absolutely hate the duplicolor interior paints. I have had nothing but bad luck with them in trying to paint large-ish items like the dashboard. It will do fine for some of the smaller stuff. IMHO and experiance, VHT vinal dye is the way to go. Costs about $8 a can and the results are unmatched from my own eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psylosyfer Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 I absolutely hate the duplicolor interior paints. I have had nothing but bad luck with them in trying to paint large-ish items like the dashboard. It will do fine for some of the smaller stuff. IMHO and experiance, VHT vinal dye is the way to go. Costs about $8 a can and the results are unmatched from my own eyes. Never used dupli-color but of course they made it look great on powerblock (probably a sponser) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yzerman19 Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 Whew, glad I ran across this thread! I'm about to embark on the interior 'freshen up' project on my 90 Loyale. Anybody have extra arm rests? The PO put in 'custom wood rests with cup holders' and their STUPID. I have to agree with psylosyfer. Any produts used/mentioned on TV shows are only used for a reason: sponsorship. Sure, some are actually good but be careful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86BRATMAN Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 I don't have any pictures of the ones I've done personally, sold the car earlier this year. Here is an example of before and after pics of a Brat interior recolor done by a board member. http://www.northursalia.com/brat/interior/recon.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2K4 STI Posted September 7, 2007 Author Share Posted September 7, 2007 I don't have any pictures of the ones I've done personally, sold the car earlier this year. Here is an example of before and after pics of a Brat interior recolor done by a board member.http://www.northursalia.com/brat/interior/recon.html Looks like the VHT is the way to go. Thanks For the link 86BRATMAN If i can do it pretty soon ill try and snap some before and after pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnceggleston Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 Looks like the VHT is the way to go. Thanks For the link 86BRATMAN If i can do it pretty soon ill try and snap some before and after pics i'm not sure this is true, but someone told me there was a color code on the back of the plastic trim in a car which you can match to paint/dye color. maybe it's obvious when buying but i don't know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86BRATMAN Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 This is true, but if you are changing interior colors then it doesn't need to match factory codes. I'm not 100% sure if there is a specific color code availible for the older subes. But newer models have the code somewhere on the ID tag in the door jamb IIRC. They dye you would get if you special order will be the same formula as the VHT product. It is not paint, it is true vynal/plastic dye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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