interior nearly done (86 TA)
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Car: 2008.5 Mazdaspeed 3 GT
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interior nearly done (86 TA)
Dyed all black with newly recovered seats (Hawks Hampton vinyl, Ebony outer, perforated titainium inner). Dyed carpet too. Previous color was light gray.
Door Panel being dyed.
Almost done
Another almost done
Only thing left is the kick panels (fiberglassed in custom speaker pods) and the rest of the amps/subs/etc. Just FYI, don't use vinyl dye on the plastic parts, it flakes off... ask me how I know...
I'll be redoing some plastic in the very near future I'm afraid...
Door Panel being dyed.
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Another almost done
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Only thing left is the kick panels (fiberglassed in custom speaker pods) and the rest of the amps/subs/etc. Just FYI, don't use vinyl dye on the plastic parts, it flakes off... ask me how I know...
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the seats arent too bad, i like em , but i dont like how they fit, maybe once you get your *** in them for a few hours the stuff will fit a little better. Ive always like a black interior on cars.
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I didn't like the fit either, and this after trying to tighten every seam by wrapping the ends of the fabric and fumbling the hog ring pliers to death. Usually, you have to set new coverings in the sun to make them expandable over the seats... these things slipped on like they were almost meant to fit over the old coverings... though then you wouldn't have access to many of the wires to hold down the inner portions of the bucket... Little bit disappointed at this point. If it doesn't get any better with some heat and some good **** time, the disappointment will continue...
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yea, those definitely look loose. besides that, they look pretty nice. i'm thinking about getting some covers like that so i'd like to know.. how much did that set cost?
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Well, the seats did settle down a little bit after a few hot days. Not as wrinkled as they were... Anyway, the Hawks stuff was on a bit of a sale... Hampton Vinyl, plus two tone option, came to $359, but I can't remember if that included shipping or not though. I talked to B.J. there (she has a sexy voice) if you want to try to push them for the same deal if it's not on their website.
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what dyes did u use and where did you get them? i painted my interior black with plastic paint but its not that great, scratches real easy...I'll eventually have to sand it down and dye it or opt for buying a black interior some where.
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Originally posted by irocz eric
what dyes did u use and where did you get them? i painted my interior black with plastic paint but its not that great, scratches real easy...I'll eventually have to sand it down and dye it or opt for buying a black interior some where.
what dyes did u use and where did you get them? i painted my interior black with plastic paint but its not that great, scratches real easy...I'll eventually have to sand it down and dye it or opt for buying a black interior some where.
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For the center console, door panels, and carpeting though, this Duplicolor worked very fine. I won't be buying it again though.
Which "plastic" paint did you use? The new Krylon stuff that's supposed to bond to plastic on a melecular level?
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yea for some reason my plastic that i painted in my car with krylon fusion didnt work to well either it scratches off easy it got scratched up from re installing it. maybe i just didnt prep the surface enough but it didnt hold like others say it does
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ya i used krylon fusion, how much of this dye did it take for ur door panels, thats all i would need it for since i've put black carpet in my car already...
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I would run two cans just to be sure you had enough for the door panels. Especially if you have the cloth inserts since the cloth soaks it in pretty quickly.
I prepped using dish soap and a brush, then a products called Prepsall, which works almost as well as a mineral spirit, but is safe for plastics. Gotta get those years of Armor All off of there! I'll be giving the Fusion stuff a try I think...
Originally posted by ll-84camaro-ll
yea for some reason my plastic that i painted in my car with krylon fusion didnt work to well either it scratches off easy it got scratched up from re installing it. maybe i just didnt prep the surface enough but it didnt hold like others say it does
yea for some reason my plastic that i painted in my car with krylon fusion didnt work to well either it scratches off easy it got scratched up from re installing it. maybe i just didnt prep the surface enough but it didnt hold like others say it does
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