Red|ine

Welp, I got bored today, so i went for a drive.. when i got in my car, i realized that i was tired of having it dirty, so i started cleaning it.. next thing i knew, i had the entire interior apart, carpet out, dash off, plastic off, headliner off and down to the metal!

Now.. I've got all this stuff out of my car, sitting in my house, how the hell do i go about cleaning it, and making the plastic look new? just re-paint it? do you guys suggest a glossy plastic coating sortof stuff?

Also.. like i said, i ripped out my carpet for the first time, and holy crap, there's a lot useless material under there.. over the wheel wells, under the seats and everywhere. It was so warn out i couldn't take it out in one piece, it was wet and moldy and the smell was killing me. does thiis stuff prevent vibration? is it necessairy?

How the hell am i ever going to clean my carpet? they're dirty and faded... any tips and suggestions are much appreciated!!

Crayz9000

You may as well get some new carpeting. ACC (Auto Custom Carpets) has decent carpet for a good price, you can find it on their ebay store.

However, their low-price carpeting doesn't have any real backing except for certain areas, so you'll probably want some new padding. You could get some Peel'n'Seal from Home Depot or Lowe's (not sure which carries which) which run for around $10 a roll. I believe they contain asphalt, however, so they will probably smell a bit in the summer.

Red|ine

Yeah, i was looking into getting new carpeting, then realized it was 300 for the full set...
My carpet dosen't mean that much to me, i'de way rather spend that 300 on a day at the dyno, or something.

Red|ine

ACC wants $381.1200 (i guess it was a mistake? ) for a 1983 CHEVROLET CAMARO CARPET COMPLETE WITH CONSOLE & CUT OUTS. that's way too much.. I'de still have to convert that to canadian dollars, then pay shipping.
it'd be like 550$ for new carpet! i think not.

Red|ine

My headliner needs replacing, where would you suggest?

Hawks is the only place i've seen them for sale.. and everyone rags on how good they are.

in comparison, are they good price wise too?

stalin05

Think about what a headliner really is, some black (or whatever color you have) fabric and some backing to it. For the cheap way, go to a fabric store and cut it out yourself and buy some backing from someplace cheap like jcwhitney. Or see how much a local shop would do it for. Shop around before going to hawks, there not always so cheap.

84RIceEater

i found carpet for 99.00 and the back carpet for 99.00 the headliner is alot of money 200$ here is the site


http://www.stockinteriors.com/items...._Camaro_Carpet

Token

don't paint your interior. just clean it with soap and water, then shine it up with Black Magic. Not Armor All.

https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...hreadid=294822

astoria18

Find a good quality headliner in a junkyard and recover it. I did.
- $15.00 for the headliner
- $5.00 for black fabric
- $5.00 for a can of spray adhesieve

Stockinteriors.com has carpet for $119, and there are new headliners on eBay (ABS backing, not foam) for $135. I don't even want to argue about painting interior plastics again. Duplicolor paint works well.

Red|ine

Thanks for all the help guys!!


where do i get black magic?!

astoria18

Pretty much any automotive store... Autozone, Kragen, Pep Boys, etc.

84RIceEater

even walmart, kmart and Fredmeyers.

1989karr

Question, what is wrong with Armor All? I heard some "things" about it

stalin05

Armor all is great IF you keep useing it. But once you stop, oh buddy, watch everything just crack!

1989karr

o icic!! Thanks for the info!! I guess it's best to avoid that stuff!

Red|ine

Thanks for all the info once again.. these boards kick ***.

84RIceEater

i dunno i never really had any probelms when i stoped using it.... but i live here in washington it dosn't get really hot.