my color scheme

[deathwish666]

im having problems on deciding what colors i want to run on my car, its white and i was going to do a blue and black thing but now my cousin is doing that so i dont want to do the same thing he is...i know its going to be white and black for the most part but im not sure if i want my accent colors to be red or green

personal preference?

[bizarre179]

You can really go with any color because you have a white car... If I was to do it, I would either go mostly black interior with another accent color, or white white with an accent color.

Go white so you can buy my white carpet!:p

[deathwish666]

haha i would love to do an all black interior! but thats a little to pricey for me :p

and as for a white carpet...i think ill pass lol that thing would be dirt brown in like 3 days between my dog and me haha

[natedawg9640]

pink FTW

[jayson_waltz]

black interior with white accents when you have a white exterior would look pretty sweet

[AleroB888]

im having problems on deciding what colors i want to run on my car, its white and i was going to do a blue and black thing but now my cousin is doing that so i dont want to do the same thing he is...i know its going to be white and black for the most part but im not sure if i want my accent colors to be red or green

personal preference?

I am trying out a black, no spoiler trunk lid right now, want to harken back to the '68 Hurst-Olds. Going to use "temporary paint" for the accents to see how it looks, black, gold, white, custom badging, etc.

[deathwish666]

black interior with white accents when you have a white exterior would look pretty sweet

i def agree...but wouldnt that mean pretty much buying a whole new interior?

[shez]

Yeah, I'd want an all black interior. Any good ideas of going about this? I'm not painting anything. Usually painting interior parts will end up looking like shit. I just want to replace the dash and stuff. The seats I'll just get seat covers for or something.

[bdyman]

there is nothing wrong with painting interior pieces, when its done the correct way, it will last the life of the car, thats why paint companies make interior paint in different degress of gloss, its not hard to paint interior parts at all, plus you will save your self a shit load of money
and i hope you realize that what you want done will bein the thousands, a complete color change plus custom paint work easily over 3,000, but if ya got the money then go for it just pick out a shop that does quality work, i wouldnt even look at someone that would do it cheaper it will look like it was painted with a rattle can
quality doesnt come cheap is what iam saying

[jayson_waltz]

well you should be able to find black carpet pretty cheap. and get the seats redone for not too bad, headliner too. but it gets harder to change color when it come to the dash and door panels. but if your painting all that all you have left to worry about is the seatbelts, which can be dyed or i think there is comanies that sell different colors.

but still like bdyman said, its not gonna be too cheap to do. it would look really cool tho

[deathwish666]

dont they make an uphosltrey spray can? has anyone used this at all? if its any good you could paint the door panels and as for the dash...ive been looking into learning fiberglass anyway

maybe this will be a big side project that i will work on for a long time

[shez]

Yeah, no way I'm spending 3 g's on a car that I probably won't have in three years. Haha

Thanks, though.

[cherrington17]

here are two pics of what previous members have done.... neither of which are on the boards anymore.

First (justinusaf) this was his wife's car, and has been sold


Second (kitten_kat) No updates as to where the member is now or the car


I remember asking kitten_kat how they did the carpet and I think I remember being told they used RIT dye. But I'd recommend getting all new from somewhere. The plastic pieces can be painted rather easily with the right paint. Even rattle can holds up well w/ the right kind... but its the vinyl that'll get ya. If you paint that, I've NEVER heard of it sticking for long periods of time. They do make vinyl dye.. but I've also heard its a pain to work with, and keep "smooth"

[Kilroy]

haha i would love to do an all black interior! but thats a little to pricey for me :p

and as for a white carpet...i think ill pass lol that thing would be dirt brown in like 3 days between my dog and me haha

If you have a dog (or a cat) that sheds, colour match the interior to your pet. That way the shedded hair won't show up as bad.

(Dang, does this mean I have to make my interior light orange??:drunk: )

[heineck]

what kind of paint do u use to paint the interior?

[deathwish666]

they have certain paint for certain materials...go to your local autozone or advanced auto and look around there...

and we def got way off topic haha....

so how bout it guys, green or red?

[C_EICK]

Completly depends on what color green and what color red...some samples would be great

[deathwish666]

the green and red colors that come in LEDs....idk if there are different shades...ill try and find some pics later and post them

[shez]

That black interior looks awesome. Not feeling the silver though. If anyone knows which paint would be best to use, hook me up.

[biggyal66]

I have a 01 4 door and the exterior is black but the interior is a two-tone tan leather and light gray other pieces. I hate the tan color and how do I change the color of the leather?? Dye, paint or what??

[meadus101]

You don't.


You'd have to replace it with new leather.


Enjoy that one.

[biggyal66]

Damn it I thought so I was afraid of that. Unless I can find some black leather seats out of another Alero or something else. Thanks

[FrankTheTank]

SEM Colorcoat is an aerosol product that works well on vinyl, and works on cloth too. that would take care of your dash and door panels.
that is what i used on my s10 to make my dash black. since you're not gonna smooth your dash, dont spray anything high-gloss on it, it will look like shit. use a satin or flat finish. i used the satin black and was very happy with it.
for the plastic pieces, there are pleny of spary paints for plastics, just buy one and follow the instructions on it. i think i used krylon fusion on mine, and it has held up very well so far.
you could dye your headliner, but it will probably end up being kind of hard or crunchy. same for your carpet.
you can buy new carpet and a headliner for a reasonable price from stockinteriors.com