DIY: Painting interior Instrument Panels

[yrsdrgn]

I'm pretty sure there is a DIY about this but I haven't seen a really detailed one maybe because so many people are use to doing this themselves but for people who are new to it (like myself) this is a bit more detailed.

Start by ripping the interior panels you want to paint. I wanted to get all the silver pieces and the gauge cover so that's all i removed. For the left and right side panels (the ones with the emergency flashers and the passenger lights) I yanked on the bottom first and worked my way to the top. Some force is needed to un-do these but it doesn't hurt the car at all.


Next up I prepped the panels by wiping them down with a paper towel and isopropyl alcohol and then wiping it dry with a dry paper towel.



Then i used 400 grit sand paper and lightly sanded down my pieces. The only piece i showed in this DIY is the air vent panel but do likewise for the other panels you might want to paint.

I once again used a paper towel and alcohol to get rid of any material that had been sanded off. After that I used a tact cloth (usually found at Kragen or Autozone or some place) to wipe my piece down to pick up any excess residue that might have been left over.

Now it's ready to be primed. For my pieces i used Duplicolor Truck and SUV primer but you might want to use something else if you like. Just and even coat say 6-8inches away from the pieces and let is dry for a minute or so then go at it again. I sprayed three layers onto my piece and ended up with this.

I let it sit for about 3-5 minutes or so then i began to spray it with the color that i wanted to turn the panels into. For my pieces i used the Duplicolor Truck and SUV Mariner Blue M paint. Do the same thing as you did with the primer. Spray even layers along the surface of the piece, let dry and layer again. I did about three layers on this piece also and ended up with this.


Last but certainly not least is the clear coat. I used the Duplicolor Truck and SUV clear coat since Kragen didn't have the smaller can for autos. Same process as the last two and by the end of everything i ended up with this. The first photo was taken without flash and the second with flash.


I hope this was helpful to anyone who is thinking about painting their panels for the first time.

[hasher22]

ooo nice tut. thats hot.......came out really hot.

Im planning to paint mine white soon..........when i can be bothered.....

[turboyaris]

nice work... but you forgot pictures of it all back installed haha looks good

[yrsdrgn]

I haven't installed it back yet because I painted it all today hehe Gotta let it all dry out:thumbsup: But my car looks like someone car jacked it but only stole the panels :laugh: Thanks for the nice comments as it was my first time.

[hasher22]

yay a painting vergin....well not anymore...

any chances of the interior grey door panels to be painted???

[yrsdrgn]

Yeah that's my next paint job. Reason why I'm painting my interior blue is to match my soon to be rims that my friend's brother had custom painted subie blue ( WR blue or something rather) on 5Zigen Div3 rims that he's selling to me for $800 (rims only.) I also plan to paint my Netz badge and rear Toyota badge the same color. Later on I will get a Sparco LIthium shift knob and I'm not too sure about e-brake handle yet.

[Black Yaris]

I have a plan to get rid of all that blue poka dot material on my doors and back panels, I am thinking about black suede or vinyl (fake leather), which ever material I go with I will be rapping my pillars and headliner in as well

[yrsdrgn]

I'm replacing those with either blue or black after i get my bucket seats in maybe a year or so not too sure yet.

[eTiMaGo]

I will be rapping my pillars and headliner in as well

Yo yo yo wassup my pillarizzle? Headliner in da house yo!

:laugh:

[Alexandre2k3]

hmm how come the pics don't show up and there are x's where the pics are

[ChinoCharles]

Yo yo yo wassup my pillarizzle? Headliner in da house yo!

:laugh:

I just slapped my forehead.

Oh, and those pictures don't work.

[yrsdrgn]

yea...I don't know why they don't work. http://new.photos.yahoo.com/ysrdrgn8/albums

That's a link to the photos for now. I really don't know how to put pictures up on here sorry.

[ChinoCharles]

On your original post, click edit.

Then click "Go Advanced."

There will be a paper clip icon on the top near the center. Click it, it will take you to the "manage attatchments" window. Upload all of your pictures, then exit out of it and click that paper clip again. You should see a menu pop up with links to all your pictures.

Hope that makes sense. If not, PM me.

[KSIbucky]

How did you keep the silver hew look after painting the silver panels (if that makes sense)

[yrsdrgn]

here are the final pics of the finished product. I still have to put pics of what it looks like in my car.

[asmodai650]

I hate commiting threadomancy, but how are the panels holding up? Any paint fading? That color is really close to my factory paint color, so this may go down as my first mod to the yaris.

[yrsdrgn]

The panels are holding up great! No paint fading at all. If you do this mod I hope you're happy with your results. :thumbsup:

[MrJester]

If you don't mind could we see some updated photos. Thanks

[yrsdrgn]

Here are two pics of the interior but it's in the garge since I haven't taken the car out all day. haha I'll try to get more pics 2m morning before i go school

[MrJester]

Really looks nice

[yrsdrgn]

I wouldn't mind purchasing a set if someone could custom up a blue carbon fiber set. haha

[Chris07LB]

I wouldn't mind purchasing a set if someone could custom up a blue carbon fiber set. haha

I have a connection if you are indeed really interested.

[asmodai650]

Thanks for the info and the updated pics.

[Dragonacc]

Looks really nice.

[yrsdrgn]

Hope others might paint their interior to suit the color of their choice hehe. =P

[mikeukrainetz]

Ive done this twice now. First time the month after I got the car in '06 second time about a month ago. I did the reverse - painted the trim panels around the dash and the arm rests on the doors and center console.
First time I just prepped and painted. This time I sanded down all the panels to completely remove the 'dimple' and repainted a metallic similar but slightly lighter than my stock blazing blue. Same went for the engine cover.
Anyone looking to smooth out the interior panels be prepared for a lot of f*cking work -
I havent repainted the center console because I intend to replace all the seats and fiberglass from front to hatch.

[dvlnblkdrs]

omg i painted mine today following this diy.. it was great fun and as soon as i get everything reinstalled ill post some pix... fyi i painted everything green.. everything came out pretty good imo, the hardest part was popping out the controls, but nothing too difficult, cant wait to see the finished product

[Kaotic Lazagna]

I wouldn't mind purchasing a set if someone could custom up a blue carbon fiber set. haha

come up here to Sac. there's that place that i told you about that will do a CF replacement. might give you a discount if i come with you in your car and say that i traded my sedan in for the LB. :biggrin: but like i said, i was estimated around a G for the interior.

[eijikikimaru]

It looks like stock so didn't think anyone would care. (please excuse the quality, camera phone quality)

I would have colored the grey turning knob but I was afraid I wouldn't be able to locate it if everything was all black :tongue:

[eTiMaGo]

nice first picture, nothing like in-car japanese porn :biggrin:

[yrsdrgn]

haha yup i agree with Etimago

[nick1983]

I think I will have to do that.

[eijikikimaru]

nice first picture, nothing like in-car japanese porn :biggrin:

Ahahaha:laugh:
That wasn't porn silly :tongue:
That was my Music Video playing

Artist: Melody
Title of song: See You

But if porn is what you want, then porn it shall be!

[yrsdrgn]

i was planning on buying that same kenwood head unit but i got the Pioneer AVIC-D3 instead...still has to be installed after i pay it off haha

[eTiMaGo]

AVIC D3 is sexy... the screen may be a bit smaller but so what...

[dvlnblkdrs]

ok well the pix are in.. have a look.. i was having some probs getting one of the panels to fit flush, so i may need to hire some muscle for it...lol but have a look...

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y193/dvlnblkdrs/006.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y193/dvlnblkdrs/003.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y193/dvlnblkdrs/002.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y193/dvlnblkdrs/001.jpg

[eTiMaGo]

looks all right, a bit hard to see with all the sunlight glare :biggrin:

As for the flat top panel, it's a pain to put back on, but if you look on its bottom, you'll see there are three tabs that you must slide into corresponding holes on the top of the radio panel. It's a bit tricky!

[yrsdrgn]

that looks like the same color that i used except with a green tint to it. what color is it?

and thanks Etimago for saying that the AVIC-D3 is sexy. =P

[eTiMaGo]

if the D3's navigation had support for Thailand, I'd get it in a heartbeat... gotta have that red lighting, and I'm not crazy enough to swap out the LEDs in mine :biggrin:

[yrsdrgn]

i setting my D3 to blue back lighting and blue button lighting hehe. the wonders of color options on aftermarket headunits.

[dvlnblkdrs]

lol aiight cool thanks.. the color is supposed to be ford jade green, but to me looks more like the color of my old 99 jetta...lol i wish i could get a better pic, these were taken with my cam phone which has no flash on it... ill try to take some with my digi n update with that stuff.. ill play some more with getting everything to sit flush.. thanks

[yrsdrgn]

ttt it's a nice color. and yes yes please take pictures with digi cam hehe.

[dvlnblkdrs]

ok... millions of yrs later... digi pix!!!!!!


http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y193/dvlnblkdrs/DSCF1282.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y193/dvlnblkdrs/DSCF1284.jpg

whew! sorry it took so long.. but aint she a beaut!

:drool: :biggrin: :thumbup: :headbang:

[yrsdrgn]

haha i like the last picture where we can see your foot lol. other than that it looks pretty cool

[eijikikimaru]

I see you're still having a hard time putting the piece back together or did you even try putting them back together?

[DorytheYaris]

here are the final pics of the finished product. I still have to put pics of what it looks like in my car.

Oh my gosh you need to come and do that to my car for me! :drool:

I couldn't even attempt to start ripping apart my dash.

[brickhardmeat]

Wouldn't your car smell funny on avery hot day? Wouldn't this stuff get sticky in 100+ degree temps? I just don't think it is a good idea to spray paint your interior. Anyway it looks pretty good from what I can see. Would prefer just the center and not the gauge too but it isn't my car. Well I wouldn't spray paint anything in mine.:smile:

[yrsdrgn]

I'm not too sure about it getting sticky in 100+ degrees as i live in San Francisco (weather changes constantly and hottest rarely gets above 90) and as for smell, i have three air freshners (two in those little "cup" holders and on in the front center right behind the gauge) anything else I don't know about ahha

[brickhardmeat]

yeah, temp probably not a factor there, it hits 110 here and I can smell my ass hairs burning when I first get in the car, ok that's a lot of air freshening going on

[yrsdrgn]

haha yea. and guess what? they're blue air fresheners haha =P

[dvlnblkdrs]

well gracias all for the great feedback.. i fixed the gauge piece, but still cant get the stereo piece to sit right.. iv tried it a million times and it just dont like me so i have given up on it, its really not noticable except sitches like this...lol yea my foot was a nice detail, right? well at least i wasnt driving...lol as for paint smell.. it is actually exterior car paint, so i imagine it would be fine especially with the clear coat n everything on it...

[redyaris]

I painted my trim pieces red last night. Take a look at my thread here

http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5640

The duplicolor paint took pretty well (after sanding for an hour and 4 coats with no primer on black trim!). The hardest part was deciding what pieces to paint!

Thanks for the DIY on this...

[yrsdrgn]

how'd you get those neopreme (spelling?) seat covers to look so nice?

[dvlnblkdrs]

hah thats awesome red, i want to do something similar with green, though not so much inside.. lol i want my insides black leather or vinyl with maybe some dior inserts...

[yrsdrgn]

how do you get dior inserts or w/e brand inserts done in a car and how much do those things cost? O_o..........all out of curiousity

[redyaris]

For the door panel inserts i am going to remove the fabric to get a pattern drawn up..then i am going to source the neoprene.

[kurokoma-kun]

For the door panel inserts i am going to remove the fabric to get a pattern drawn up..then i am going to source the neoprene.

Removing the door panel fabric may be harder than you expect--I worked on mine yesterday and did not even really try to take it off; upholstery adhesive is meant to be permanent. I just laid new fabric over--it smooths out very nicely and fits in all the tight spots no problem. I chose fake suede, which is a bit stretchy...neoprene might be even easier to fit.

[redyaris]

Removing the door panel fabric may be harder than you expect--I worked on mine yesterday and did not even really try to take it off; upholstery adhesive is meant to be permanent. I just laid new fabric over--it smooths out very nicely and fits in all the tight spots no problem. I chose fake suede, which is a bit stretchy...neoprene might be even easier to fit.


So no problem with anything fitting back together with a fabric wrap? Cool. Thats what I really wanted to do instead of removing it altogether.

Does the fabric panel separate from the door panel so you can secure the wrap?

[uncleyaris]

Removing the door panel fabric may be harder than you expect--I worked on mine yesterday and did not even really try to take it off; upholstery adhesive is meant to be permanent. I just laid new fabric over--it smooths out very nicely and fits in all the tight spots no problem. I chose fake suede, which is a bit stretchy...neoprene might be even easier to fit.

:needpics:

[MrJester]

:needpics:

AGREED

[kurokoma-kun]

So no problem with anything fitting back together with a fabric wrap? Cool. Thats what I really wanted to do instead of removing it altogether.

Does the fabric panel separate from the door panel so you can secure the wrap?

No problems with fit on my end, but I was using slightly stretchy thin fabric.

No, the fabric panel does not separate. Once you remove the trim pieces and weatherstrip the edges are exposed except on one end--getting fabric wrapped around this end was kind of a bitch too.

People, am I the first to do this? I did search for threads before attempting and only found ones about how to open up the door panel, not the re-covering part. I only did one side, so if others are interested I will take pics and post when I do the other.

[MrJester]

I would really like to see pics. Havn't seen this done yet so yeah you may be the first. Oh wait I think Violin did it maybe he only did his seats. :) oh well he didn't post pics so post some up.

[kurokoma-kun]

will do :smile:

[MrJester]

thanks

[dvlnblkdrs]

im not sure how much the dior inserts will cost.. but there are lots of sites they sell authentic designer fabric for vehicle use.... like $30/yd or so... but i know it will be a while til i can afford it.. i think max will be like 5-7k for the whole car...

[nikki555]

Here are two pics of the interior but it's in the garge since I haven't taken the car out all day. haha I'll try to get more pics 2m morning before i go school


I really like you didn't paint the side panels.......I think that it just too much. Yours looks great! :) Like the color. I just did mine purple I love it!

[yrsdrgn]

I really like you didn't paint the side panels.......I think that it just too much. Yours looks great! :) Like the color. I just did mine purple I love it!

post some pictures of yours (unless you already have) hehe. I'd like to see. Thanks for the comment and I'm sure yours looks great also

[Nigal]

This is a great mod! Sadly my interior trim already matches my exterior (silver mica). I was thinking that as I introduce new parts onto the car I'd paint them a third color like yellow or red but I don't think there'd be enough showing to warrant painting the trim to match.

[Sway84]

its not that hard if u have the time lol

[dvlnblkdrs]

damn!!!! how were the pillars to do? rest of it just too much for me i think.. but i do still want to do the pillars and door handle thingies.. the gry just bugs.... did u just pull off and jam back in like most the rest of it, or more difficult??? or maybe u just wanna come to cali & do it for me? lol =oD

[Sway84]

lol its pretty simple actualy... theres a manual here of how to remove everything and i had a whole day so me and my friend jumped on the opportunity and did it lol... shit man i wish i lived in Cali...beautiful weather beautiful girls... the only thing is with the whole dash head piece you gotta be careful with the airbag on the passenger side.. and the fans on the side... other than that it wasnt complicated for me... although i have been told by some that there are pillar airbags...i didnt see any on mine...

[whooppee777]

mine didnt come out so well. i wanted a shiny black look and it just didnt happen. i did about 3 coats of primer, 3 coats of gloss black paint, and 3 coats of clear coat. i think i think if i had done fewer coats of something it would have come out fine. now i think i am just going to take it to a body shop or something and pay to have it done.

painting my trim in my garage at night with no ventilation probably didnt help, or the vast summer humidity. my dad told me to do it outside during the day but then dust, dirt, bugs or whatever can screw up the end result.

how much does it typically cost to have about 7 small pieces of interior plastic painted at a shop?

i want anything thats silver painted black. thats the radio, cliamet control trim, shifter trim, door handle trim.

[whooppee777]

nevermind, just sanded everything down and started over. did it outside in the daytime this time, didnt turn out half bad for a first time paint job in my opinion. i'll post pix soon.

[dvlnblkdrs]

well im up n paintin again...lol still too scared to do the pillars tho.. anyone wanna come over n do em for me? lol.. im doin the door pieces and those hazard light/airbag light holder thingys.. those r gonna be black n the door pieces the same green as the console... yay!

[Jerkratt]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v662/everdying69666/My%20Yaris/GEDC0013.jpg?t=1184126660
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v662/everdying69666/My%20Yaris/GEDC0014.jpg?t=1184126306
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v662/everdying69666/My%20Yaris/GEDC0015.jpg?t=1184126308

lol heres a bonus
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v662/everdying69666/My%20Yaris/GEDC0012.jpg?t=1184126819

[eijikikimaru]

Hey! Why does that set up look so familiar??? Hrm...:smile:

BTW, are all the speckle white dots glitter sparkle or dust?

[Jerkratt]

heh dust have not had the time to wash it again yet... been very busy.. my son was in the hospital since july 3rd just got out yesterday. so things are still a little edgy

[dvlnblkdrs]

looks real nice! u gonna paint nething else??? i think im addicted :)

[Jerkratt]

yeah im planning on doing the silver/gray w/e color it is plastic in the back also.. and maybe the pillars not sure

[BelleOfPistola]

have anybody ever paint the speedometer? the panel can come off rite?

[dvlnblkdrs]

the panel that covers the spedometer? i did if u look at my post.. its only the basic rim on the top and the lil valley of it thats all of the piece and yes that, like the whole car.. snaps out.. just pull

[fnkngrv]

how much does it typically cost to have about 7 small pieces of interior plastic painted at a shop?




I went to the local Toyota Dealership (120 mile round trip) and they quoted me at 300-350 to paint the parts the same Jade Sea Metallic as my exterior paint...but that is the dealer....they also warrantied their work for 5 years. I have not come up with the coin yet for it however.

[Duckywitbigfeetz]

im planning black leather with white stiching on all that you have painted this DIY was very useful for the parts i decided to paint

[redyaris]

have anybody ever paint the speedometer? the panel can come off rite?

Kind of hard to see how fast youre going then LOL.

Check my garage. Many here have done this.

[ism3t]

so if someone were to try this, and ruin the paint, ie. too much paint on EVERYTYHING, what would that someone have to do to remove the paint and try again? time MAY be a factor on this one....

[dvlnblkdrs]

umm sand the bejeesus out of it? durrr ;)

[umm_bacon]

How well does the paint job hold up now that it has been some time since many of you brave souls tried this?

[dvlnblkdrs]

iv had mine done for almost a yr.... only one chip but, its on the handle, and very tiny.

[Pitt Yaris]

OOOOLD thread, but did anyone do theirs with flint mica?

[Pitt Yaris]

I took all the plastics apart and I'm painting the upper plastic, but I can't figure out how to get the a/c, etc. knobs apart from the plastic. Help would be appreciated.

[Pitt Yaris]

I painted the upper radio panel, but waiting to get help with taking apart the lower controls so I can paint the lower panel (as well as the knobs). Another question I have other than that help is, what color border do you think I should do (plastics around the middle). Car is flint mica, and the radio/control plastics are black. Was gonna do flint mica around it, but I almost feel like a different color than the exterior but something tht will look good coinciding with exterior flint mica.

[Lambpasty]

I painted the upper radio panel, but waiting to get help with taking apart the lower controls so I can paint the lower panel (as well as the knobs). Another question I have other than that help is, what color border do you think I should do (plastics around the middle). Car is flint mica, and the radio/control plastics are black. Was gonna do flint mica around it, but I almost feel like a different color than the exterior but something tht will look good coinciding with exterior flint mica.

If you look on the back of the panel that holds the knobs there are small tabs on the side of the knob harnesses that you need to pop out. Be careful though they snap easily (yes speaking from experience :redface: ). Theres also a small clip next to the fan speed knob that holds the wiring to the faceplate, that one I had to pry off with a flathead screwdriver.

As for the color you could go with a gunmetal blue or something simiar, that might look cool with the mica color IMO.

[Pitt Yaris]

Thanks, that's what I thought. I tried taking the harness' out and they are in there pretty good. Then speaking of those clips that are on the sides of the plastic, I tried takin those off too and they're on there pretty darn good.
I got satin black hoping to match a little bit of the dash but it's so so much darker than the rest of the dash :(. Will post pics if I can get the bottom plastic out.

[Lambpasty]

I just finished paining mine about an hour ago, letting it dry for a couple more hours before putting it back in:

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh124/phorcep/dashtrim.jpg

It's actually a little darker than it looks in the picture, came out pretty good though I think for a first-time mod :biggrin:

[Pitt Yaris]

Pretty much done......not sure if I like the black, lol. I might end up using paint thinner and going back to the silver :/

[Lambpasty]

Pretty much done......not sure if I like the black, lol. I might end up using paint thinner and going back to the silver :/

I almost went with black for mine instead of blue, but changed my mind at the last second thinking that it really wasn't much of a change to the gray/charcoal/black color scheme already in the car anyways.


Just reinstalled my trim:

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh124/phorcep/dashtrim2.jpg

Definitely makes the dash pop now. I think I might take the white vent pieces out and paint them black along with the side trim pieces (hazard lights and passenger lights). Should look really cool once I get all my LEDs installed where I want them. Thanks for this DIY, that was fun and way easier than I'd expected :thumbsup:

[Pitt Yaris]

I used satin black thinking it would be a little duller, but it makes the rest of the dash look gray/that much duller. I like the black, but I don't like the way it makes the rest of the dash look. I'm definitely keeping my knobs black if I do end up changing the color of the panels though. It's gonna take a while for them to try so I'll post pics and get suggestions after.

[Pitt Yaris]

This is ultimately what I was/am going for.
http://www.valuepcpr.com/images/Vios%20Sport/viossport8.jpg

[Pitt Yaris]

It was getting dark outside by the time I got it all put back together, but here it is. I will post another when I get a pic of it during the day. Any more suggestions for the border? That red looks good on the gt, but I want something that won't look odd with exterior flint mica.
http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/227/img0754h.jpg
Daytime shots....
http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/537/img0759b.jpg
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/572/img0765jps.jpg

[Pitt Yaris]

Any thoughts on any of these colors to border the black/radio plastics? Possible to photoshop? Colors are on the bottom of the web pages....
http://www.krylon.com/products/fusion_for_plastic_hammered_finish/
http://www.krylon.com/products/fusion_for_plastic_textured_shimmer/
http://www.krylon.com/products/fusion_for_plastic/ (only satin colors)

[westyork20]

how would i prep the panels before i paint them? what kind of paint? clear coat? sorry for all the questions i just don't want the paint flaking a year from now..

[gwasabi]

I am actually working on a nice interior paint Job to mtch the racing seats and harness I'm getting I'll post pic of the peices that I did so far.

Depends on how your gonna paint em. If your just repainting use a 380 grit sandpaper from 3m and just sand it up and down to scuff em up a bit (Usually till the plastic is dull and not shiny anymore). use a layer of plastic adhesion promotor. then primer. paint. clear. buff, wax. BAM! show quality interiors

[nick.dollimount]

Here's my paint job with some extras. =)

[jonr0613]

where can i find the STEP by STEP DIY of painting the instrument panel from removing the dash trim...i saw it here before but i can find it anymore...i think it is for sedan...

[A-tron]

Yo Nick.d that blue is spot on to the shift boot. +1 for you man

[MyYaris]

What kind of paint did you use for the black, I like that look.

[TinyGiant]

looks great. I did mine in blue a while back. I'd do the top part but i use that as shelf for my walley and phone too much

[Pwr_Dori]

That look Damn hot

[rye7jen]

BUMP

[rye7jen]

Just wondering if there are some disadvantages on painting the interiors or the "after-effect" once your car is parked under the sun for a long period of time. Have read some topics about the paints giving off poisonous gases? :iono: Well Im planning on painting my door panel trims just to match my instrument panel trim and I'm worried about this kind of issues. Any thoughts? :iono:

[luichy323]

those are mine http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?op=3&view=global&subj=109964085694331&pid=11812855&id=520460857&oid=109964085694331

[luichy323]

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?op=3&view=global&subj=109964085694331&pid=11812855&id=520460857&oid=109964085694331

[PatrickJohnson]

I recently went over a lot of my interior pieces with RUstoleum truck bed rubber spray. a day later, all fumes were gone. there's nothing different to painting the inside of the car than anything else. once the solvents in the paint completely evaporate (usually a few days) there is nothing poisonous left.

[birdman]

I removed the silver dash center pieces and had a body shop match my body color which they painted with a gloss finish like on the XD's dash. Looks factory and the gloss is no shinier than the wood trim in many cars. Thanks to the ideas on this thread my dash really looks good. I added painted 3" rings to the outer air vents and to my automatic shifter plate. People on this site come up with the greatest ideas.

[Shinare]

Finalkly got around to painting my dash this last weekend to match the badges I painted several weeks ago. Yea! (sorry for the terrible cell phone pic)

http://img593.imageshack.us/img593/5950/1115100744.jpg

[benthiesing]

just did my 09 this past week.. not sure how i feel about it yet

[jouna]

hey guys!!! i thought id share a few pics
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs1171.snc4/154309_459253326703_509546703_5604023_2911240_n.jp g

and i did a little in the door.
http://l27.sphotos.l3.fbcdn.net/hphotos-l3-snc4/hs1175.snc4/154726_460938611703_509546703_5629225_2050917_n.jp g

[darkMINI]

The red looks pretty Sick!

[SKurj]

Up from the dead...


I'd like to make that silver/grey match the rest of the dash. Has anyone else found a paint and finish that comes close?

Would also like to do the light parts of the door armrests too.

[aldo_yn]

this is mine:redface:

http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/ww40/b209av/my%20car/IMG_2946.jpg

[TickleTimeTim]

dang it, now i gotta try this. wish my car was something other than gray, then i could do a color that matched that outside. what color blues did you guys use? maybe i can find a good match for the blut dot stitching.

[Jahbs]

I am actually curious if any of you have had issues after painting them from high temperatures

[MyzticZ3r0]

I painted my panels in the Summer of last year and it gets up to 120 here in Vegas. I have not had any issues with my panels thus far; however, after painting them, make sure they cure for a few days. If you don't, there will be cracking of the paint.