Ok then. I dont have the TIME to do it or money to have it done for me. All I want is to change the color, no reupholster. I appreciate the advice but I want this to be done using paint/dye because its cheap, easy, and will take me maybe 8 hours to do the entire interior. so please can someone tell me what paint/dye is good for this?

JLw7123 thanks though +rep

krylon makes goods paints for plastic and other stuff.

thank you, has anyone ever done so without having chipping or cracking?

well you will want to do like 2 or 3 coats and then use clear coat. also make sure u sand it down so the paint has something to stick on. I did that when i painted my first alero's interior all black and it came out good. the clear coat is what protects it.

ok. like a matte clear should look ok then. how long did that last?

after you sand it, make sure you use a primer too. or else it wont really stick and it will come out blotchy.
from personal experience i wanted to do this same exact thing and learned the hard way.
you will regret painting your interior. trust me.
but goodluck. post pics when your done

why will i regret it? everyone seems to say that but no one seems to say why?

and does just any primer work?

i would go with gray or white primer.

alright guys thanks for the help. still wanna no why people end up regretting it?

looks so ricey

haha ok aside from looks. Im thinking just straight black after consideration of the rice factor. I just hate the tan and gray. I meant as far as flaking, pealing, etc.

mine chipped and got scuffed up, but i just did wet sand and plastic paint

so with some clear coat and dont thrash shit around the car I should be ok?

this is the best thread ever!!!!

now pay attention kiddies, the master is about to tell ya how to paint plastic
lol j/k

wash all pieces with HOT SOAPY WATER, this release`s the molding agent, if its still slick then washing with the same hot soapy water but now with a GREY SCUFF PAD

thats it 2 times of washing

now your going to use a ppg product dx103 and not a wax and grese remover using that will ruin the preping process

after that APPLY ADHESHION PROMOTER!!!! bully dog or sem what ever you can find ya need it!!! 10-15 mins to dry it has to dry!!!!!!!!

never do you apply paint in and or on wet its always medium from a rattle can, letting each coat flash off

same goes for the clear coat

thats it super easy, no need for primer, no need for any other redunkalouis step, so easy a monkey can do this

I will post pictures of mine later. I used SEM vinyl dye on the dash (don't prime, just clean first) and SEM flexible paint for the plastic. That was several years ago and it still looks fine. I sprayed the dash when it was 35 degrees out. That stuff works great.

This is some great info i hope weber reads this.

i wish bdyman chimed in when i was in the painting interior phase.. maybe then i wouldnt look like shit :lol:

This pic is from when I dyed the dash back in 2005 or 2006. Still looks good today. Upper portion in SEM landau black and the lower portion is the factory tan color.

Thank you, as for vinyl though is this the same process? I understand the plastics bit, its no different from hydrodipping where you have to flame treatr the plastic to get all the release agents out. Thanks this will help alot bdyman.

Thank you that looks great and is about what I'm going for.

+rep to both of ya

I can attest to Duplicolor vinyl/fabric. It worked well for me. You will need multiple coats though. It is quite runny and the "paint" (more like a dye) absorbs into the vinyl the first coat or two. Krylon plastic paint has also worked well for me. Here's a few pics of my current interior project:

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