Pics of the interior swap...red -> black

[Smokedawg]

Only thing I got left to buy is black leather seats...Not having good luck finding a set...

The speakers were from when I first bought the car....so take it easy 

Before:





After:















-Smoke

[Gravel]

Damn man, looks f***ing awesome!!!!!!!!!!

[Mr. Black]

Porno red is the suxor as you youngsters are saying now a days.

Keep it up s dog.

[Bwhitty799]

that looks awesome man, i would like to do that to mine


great work

[Dozer]

Looks absolutely awesome!   I'm really impressed!

Where did you get all the stuff, like the arm rests?   I don't need a color change, just new stuff!   

[Smokedawg]

My interior was in really good shape to begin with, just horrible color...

I bought the carpet and dyes from mustang resto...Then the door panels I redone in black suede instead of carpet and map pockets.

The door armrests are the factory installed ones, just dyed.

[Chowder Head]

Damn man, that looks really good!

[Dozer]

You dyed all the interior plastic, like the console too?

If so, that may freshen up alot of the age mine is showing.   

[Dozer]

When this thread has played its course, you should get it moved to the Fox forum, so it doesn't get deleted later on with a DB purge.

Too valuable of information.  I'll need this later on.   

[Smokedawg]

Ya...I had hours and hours of prep...But thats the key...I have had a few buddies of mine do this and prepped well and they all still look perfect.  It cost me about $120 in dyes to do everything...Thats every single panel from red to black.  Like 5-7 coats on each piece.

[Bwhitty799]

Ya...I had hours and hours of prep...But thats the key...I have had a few buddies of mine do this and prepped well and they all still look perfect. It cost me about $120 in dyes to do everything...Thats every single panel from red to black. Like 5-7 coats on each piece.

you got the cans of dye from 50 resto?? did you also get the prep can??

[Smokedawg]

I'll ask to have it moved over shortly...Its not to bad to do if you have a little bit of info about what you are doing...

-Smoke

[Bwhitty799]

also how many cans total did you get

[Smokedawg]

Ya...I had hours and hours of prep...But thats the key...I have had a few buddies of mine do this and prepped well and they all still look perfect. It cost me about $120 in dyes to do everything...Thats every single panel from red to black. Like 5-7 coats on each piece.

you got the cans of dye from 50 resto?? did you also get the prep can??

I did not get any of their primer or prep cans...

I washed all the panels down with hot water and soap.  Then I used a sos/scuff pad and scuffed up the panels well.  I then got a gallon of laquer thinner and some shop rags and wiped them all down while wearing gloves(so hand oil doesnt get on the panels).  I then let them sit and dry for a little while.  Then had them all spread around and started the light coats.  I let each coat dry at least 4 hours, if not overnight.

-Smoke

[Smokedawg]

also how many cans total did you get

You will use 2-3 cans for the door panel vinyl and 8-9 cans for the rest of the interior panels.  Its better to get 3 for door and 9 for interior that way the cans will more then likely come from the same batch.  I have heard of a few people upset because they ordered cans at different times and the shades are a hair off.

All the parts with grooves like the door seals and speaker grills, I put in the bathtub and scrubbed with a brush to get them clean.
-Smoke

[Bwhitty799]

Ya...I had hours and hours of prep...But thats the key...I have had a few buddies of mine do this and prepped well and they all still look perfect. It cost me about $120 in dyes to do everything...Thats every single panel from red to black. Like 5-7 coats on each piece.

you got the cans of dye from 50 resto?? did you also get the prep can??

I did not get any of their primer or prep cans...

I washed all the panels down with hot water and soap. Then I used a sos/scuff pad and scuffed up the panels well. I then got a gallon of laquer thinner and some shop rags and wiped them all down while wearing gloves(so hand oil doesnt get on the panels). I then let them sit and dry for a little while. Then had them all spread around and started the light coats. I let each coat dry at least 4 hours, if not overnight.

-Smoke

thanks for the info, how many cans roughly did you get, i want to get my titanium gray interior a little brighter due to the fact the are faded, and discolored a little bit

[Gravel]

Cool man, give us results after a few months too... I want to know if it starts to flake or come off...

[Smokedawg]

I will let you know if I run into any problems.  Like I said, a few other friends of mine have done this with great success.  Just so you prep well you should be ok. 

[Dozer]

Cool man, give us results after a few months too... I want to know if it starts to flake or come off...

Me too.  That's the most important thing for me. 

I did an old Chevy truck once, but I obviously did it wrong, and had the flaking a little while after.

[Mr. Black]

So s dog is this paint or dye?

[Bwhitty799]

also how many cans total did you get

You will use 2-3 cans for the door panel vinyl and 8-9 cans for the rest of the interior panels.  Its better to get 3 for door and 9 for interior that way the cans will more then likely come from the same batch.  I have heard of a few people upset because they ordered cans at different times and the shades are a hair off.

All the parts with grooves like the door seals and speaker grills, I put in the bathtub and scrubbed with a brush to get them clean.
-Smoke

thank you very much
i am going to order that tonight, one last question did you use the vinyl paint for the doors and the laquer for the rest of the interior??

thanks for all the help man

[zak187]

looks really good

[quake101]

Wow man, that looks great!

[Marlin]

Wow that turned out great.

[BetterDays]

nice work on the painting.  I will be completing the same task in the next few months..  Thankfully, I can use a buddy's garage to paint everything...

What kind of paint is used (not brand, but type of paint)?  In your opinion, would it be possible to purchase similar paint and shoot it with a gun and compressor instead of spray can?

[Smokedawg]

thank you very much
i am going to order that tonight, one last question did you use the vinyl paint for the doors and the laquer for the rest of the interior??

thanks for all the help man

That is correct. 

[Smokedawg]

nice work on the painting.  I will be completing the same task in the next few months..  Thankfully, I can use a buddy's garage to paint everything...

What kind of paint is used (not brand, but type of paint)?  In your opinion, would it be possible to purchase similar paint and shoot it with a gun and compressor instead of spray can?

I am sure it would be possible.  I will look around for a couple days to see if I can find any paint like that.  Most of these paints are made to give and be flexible so they dont scratch/flake easily.  Thats why its really important to use the vinyl on the door panels.

-Smoke

[speedfreak87]

looks soooooo much better..

[Evil95GT]

How did I miss this thread!  Excellent job! Looks fantastic!

[jar527]

Just wondering how the interior is holding up?  Did you also paint the steering wheel and the vents?  Your car looks great, I think I will be doing this over the winter.  Thanks!