I NEED HELP WITH PAINTING MY INERIOR INSERTS ! Options

[NaderG]

Here is my interior , still not complete , i will paint the trim arround the steering wheel and arround the cluster , i also forget the lil vent on the drivers side [img]







This post has been edited by NaderG: May 24, 2007 - 10:58 PM

[CelicaST_CALI]

Ok yea i like that,i think im going to go with a silver/black approach to my whole car interior and exterior.Is there any way to like customize the interior pieces?Like whit a dremmel tool or something,i have a lot of tools at my disposal so i can do a lot.

[NaderG]

Ok yea i like that,i think im going to go with a silver/black approach to my whole car interior and exterior.Is there any way to like customize the interior pieces?Like whit a dremmel tool or something,i have a lot of tools at my disposal so i can do a lot.

I would not know , lol , but regarding the black/silver approach , i am going for the same thing !! hope we dont end up with the same results !

[CelicaST_CALI]

Yea no offense but ur interior isnt shiny enought for me,theres to much whiteness in the paint,i think ill get like some paint with some kinda shiny glitter or something but im not complety sure.ANd yea when we are done we should have likea celica meeting for northern cali.

[NaderG]

well yes , i sprayed it with a lil dulling coat cause it was too shiny , i didnt want any glare like effect ...also it looks white in the pictures ( cant deny) ....i live in southern cali so a northern cali meeting would be a bit too far for me .

[CelicaST_CALI]

ok well w/e,yea idk mabye a shiny interior will be to distracting but idk yet.

[DSToyo]

shiny interiors ftl
i like yours

[CelicaST_CALI]

ftl?what does that mean,ok no one has ever done any kinda like custom interior with the stock panels?Also can i just go to the toyota dealership and buy some new interior panels if i screw my current ones up?Also how much do u think it would be for the complete interior dash interior set??

This post has been edited by CelicaST_CALI: May 25, 2007 - 8:14 PM

[NaderG]

i have not searched arround for part nombers for the trim peices but i would expect it to be quite expensive ... you can try junk yards and stuff and see if you can find an interior intact that way you will have back-up pieces ..... i am starting to see some scratches here and there in my painted parts which really get on my nerves , its not really clear but i tend to be a perfectionist.......what i am trying to say is there is no way you will do it to be "factory" yes it will probably go bad in a while but you can always do it agian and again .......trust me its worth it , it makes the interior look like a new car's interior

This post has been edited by NaderG: May 25, 2007 - 8:26 PM

[DSToyo]

nvm... ftl- for the lose

This post has been edited by DSToyo: May 25, 2007 - 8:26 PM

[CelicaST_CALI]

ok i was thinkin this weekend,could u like shave out CELICA wehre the arrows point?


This post has been edited by CelicaST_CALI: May 28, 2007 - 8:12 PM

[NaderG]

hmm, i dont see why it is not possible ... but what exactly do you mean by shaving ?

[CelicaST_CALI]

Sorry i should of said carve into it with the dremmel.

[95CelicaST]

carve through the entire trim piece, or just the paint? Why not stick a Celica badge there, or soak it in paint thinner and take off all the paint, stick on the badge, and THEN repaint it... then remove the badge so it is red, but says Celica in black.

just an idea

[CelicaST_CALI]

no not trough the whole trim just so that i can paint over it and make it look good,and everyone has emblems,but no one would have what i would make,and its free!!!

This post has been edited by CelicaST_CALI: May 29, 2007 - 11:01 PM

[presure2]

no not trough the whole trim just so that i can paint over it and make it look good,and everyone has emblems,but no one would have what i would make,and its free!!!

masking tape is your friend.
and a razor blade.

[DSToyo]

maybe its just me, but i would advise not to carve/cut anything out of your dash peices. i guess ive just had bad experience, but if i tried something like that i would have the peice looking like crap

Do the sticker idea like 95CelicaST was saying

This post has been edited by DSToyo: May 30, 2007 - 4:42 PM

[CelicaST_CALI]

do u have any pics of it?

[Mike_J]

Ok yea i like that,i think im going to go with a silver/black approach to my whole car interior and exterior.Is there any way to like customize the interior pieces?Like whit a dremmel tool or something,i have a lot of tools at my disposal so i can do a lot.

yea i just did mine today my interior is going with the silver black approach i did mine silver... i like it have a clean new look i think you will enjoy yours if you do decide to do it

[Redline08]

anyone know how to get the passenger side air vent, (the biggest one) out, i cant seem to get it and i dont want to break anything.

thanks

This post has been edited by Redline08: Jun 1, 2007 - 11:15 PM