Hey just looking for some opinions on what colour i should paint my interior accents, i know alot of you dont like when people paint their interior, i have to repiant it since alot is alredy paintted and has been for years; its currently white, and i am tired of it and i find now it looks cheap and ricey....
would aqua(colour matched to my exterior) or black look good, my interior ic charcoal factory, or any other suggestions of colours to try,,,,,,, any input would be appreciated
Thanks
98 j-body sedan
I think color matched to the exterior would look pretty good as long as you don't overdo it and paint too many pieces. Also, I think it will look better if you sand the pieces smooth before painting them. It will make it look like the pieces are fiberglassed.
Like already said, sand the pieces completely smooth, and do several coats of paint with a UV/Moisture resistant clear coat. Project took me two days total, might be overkill but the end result is sexy
I did several coats of a metallic silver for the HVAC rings, @!#$ column trim and interior door handle inserts and they have been good for almost 4 years now. Those who know the car didn't come like that love how it looks. Those who have gotten into the car for the first time thought it came stock because they were so nicely done. I think those are really the only places to attack if you want to stay minimal and add some accent to the interior.
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Thanks guys for you help; still unsure what colour to go with,lol..........
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black and please dont just paint whatever piece you can pull off. (ie radio bezel, center vent, little corner vents, vent trim, etc..) it looks really tacky when people do that.
Do you guys think paintting my interior black and having a few small pieces colour matched like robman41 suggested..... i have lots of pieces alreday paintted white, so i have to paint them back to cover that white....... thats the only @!#$ty thing....
98 j-body sedan
like i said as long as you dont just take off whatever small pieces that come off and paint them a different color its fine. it looks very tacky when people do that
You could always just replace the painted pieces with graphite pieces from the junkyard. That's what I did with my GT when I decided to ditch the painted pieces. It was cheap and with an older Sunfire like yours it should be really easy to find the pieces you need. I honestly prefer a stock graphite interior to any painted color but that's just me.
The pic above is what the interior looked like
The pic below is now
Note i will be changing/paintting the pedals black, and the gauge pod sometime soon which will complete the cleaned up look; i think it looks alot better now then the white, not so tacky and rice...... lol
Thanks for your input
98 j-body sedan
Also i just keep the plastic on the seats because my pants gte dirty at work, i take it off for shows etc..... and the back i used is a texture black(wantted something different)....
98 j-body sedan
It looks much better Terry! I think the white would have looked good with a white car, but it definitely looked kind of goofy with your color. I'd love to see some more pictures of your Sedan!
Also, I like your wheels! They look like the wheels on the '09 Vibe GT.
Thanks j to envy, i will post more pics up in the phto section soon.
I tried taking my pedal covers off last night, the gas pedal cover one of the screws is stripped, i need to drill that out...........
I bought my rims last april; no one had them when i got them, now there in my are there is a rsx, mustang, cavy, prtege, cobalt etc... with them; oh well.
Anyways thanks
98 j-body sedan
ohhh god that white looked terrible... 100 times better black... now just finish that last peice
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I used that same black textured paint for my bezel.
It looks alot better black.
And like they said, if you could use the same color as the outside to highlight a few trim pieces, it'd look really nice.
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Hey guys, what pieces should i colour match to my car, i just want to do a few pieces , i was thinking the piece around the door lever , and maby the piece on top of the sterring coloum and maby the 4 vents, what do you think??????? or dont bother.....
98 j-body sedan
don't colour match anything it looks tacky
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I'm preparing to do an internal accent painting project I don't think (or at least haven't seen) anyone else on the J do before: using "faux finish" techniques on some interior panels to make them look like they're made out of wood. i.e., go 'luxury car."
The parts of choice are the two interior trim panels on each side of the rear seat. I'm going to make the inside section of each (the depressed section housing the rear speakers in the convertible model) match the burl wood pattern on my aftermarket dash trim kit.
I've already done some practice painting on carboard boxes, and using latex craft paint (topped with clear coat) have produced some that are dead ringers for the below. Fortunately, a maple burl pattern is one of the easier faux patterns to paint because it's a closed grained wood with random and somewhat blotchy marking (open grained woods like oak with distinct knots are much tougher):
The next step is to do a "full test run" on a scrap panel I have, to make sure the finish can be applied properly and made to look "stock" smooth and glossy.
If that's successful, I'll take photos during the final project and post a walk-through here.
just keep everything black, it looks so much better that way
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do your guage bezel and pass vent ( the actual holster for the vent) color matched to the body with the full black interior. i changed mine from tan to a full black interior with a white bezel and vent no lil vents or center vent. the white looked hott but like sumone said it just doesnt fit with a teal car. great work though.
Its really up to you and your tastes. I painted the main peice that goes over the cluster and radio and side panels for the dash. Inside of the cluster, the black trim peice was painted. It makes that whole section look like it goes together. The vents and all over small peices were left original color. Red goes pretty well with black.
The other stuff that is painted that i regret are the glove box cover, side panels for the dash, and the sides and shifter area of the middle console.
I also recarpeted the back that covers the speakers to match the car and new interior, and plan on recarpeting the peices of carpet inside of the door in ther cubby whole slots.
So with the new carpeting, the painted dash i am happy. I just wish i never painted the center console stuff... that made it look tacky.
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So what kind of paint are you guys using to paint the interior?
