re-doing interior need exp

ok so im going to re-do my whole inteior myself (with assistance from a few friends)
now i will start with color scheme. basically i will go red and black. i will start from the bottom up. 1st i will do he carpet. i found this outdoor carpet at home depot thats black and very soft and very easy to work with (not stiff at all). i figure after i lay all of my sound deadining i will glue a thin layer of padding then the carpet...?... now the dash will probally be painted. i want a flat or satin look to match the oem look as much as i can. any suggestions on paint? hhow hard would it be to wrap it with leather or vinyl? the rest will just be re-wrapping the vinyl with vinyl or leather... any tips?

i'm not sure about your particular application, but i would try to find a molded replacment carpet if available. using flat carpet will mean cutting and sewing a lot of the time and the results are usualyy not as nice, but it might be a different story for a van.
 
i chose to paint my interior pieces after i saw how they were put together. since my dash was bsically just thick pressed plastic wrapping would have taken away the oem fit/finish i was going for. the shape of your parts, construction, and desired look should all be considered in making the decision, if you do dicde to paint i recommend sem color coat. its great stuff to work with and designed specifically for plastic/vinyl.

any pics?

[url]http://www.clublexus.com/forums/showthread.php?t=335974[/url]

This guy was in the progress of changing his interior from tan to black. He used either Foliatec or SEMS paint for the dash and other interior parts. It's really good looking.

[quote=shawnthemonster;133163]any pics?[/quote]
but of course...
 
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[IMG]http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc188/BLACKonBLACK98/dash1.jpg[/IMG]
 
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if you decide to go the coating route let me know, i have some tips to pass on.

i will for sure on my dash...im going red too :)

that folia tec seems to be no joke, now if it was only easy to obtain here in the states!!!

yeah... i was kind of interested to see what it was about too, but that stuff is impossible to find. i've been very happy using sem and it has been pretty well accepted as THE product to use for a while now, but it still peeked my interest. geuss i'll never know.

i will see if i can obtain some......

hey shawn i was searching and it seems the U.K. is one of the only sources right now for their full line including their metallic finish, and soft touch (suede like matte) finish, check it out! I might be doing that on my project as well he he he he :giggity:

Oh and Shawn one more thing I found that was interesting..... was that on another forum for g35's they had this one dye for carpets, plastics, and vinyls here's the link to the item:
 
[URL]http://www.hi-techindustries.com/dye.php[/URL]
 
 
from the sample pics i saw on that forum it works really well I might get some for my interior as well!!

they have it.... you have to call them tho.

I used SEM on my SC300,  3 years of South Florida sun, all kinds of cleaners, driving with windows down, you name it, still looks like the day I painted it. It's really good stuff.

oh shawn, a suggestion with your sound deading would be to get those painted on ones...its easy application and it works! 

Get a gallon from elemental designs.

[QUOTE=hondaboi;133567]oh shawn, a suggestion with your sound deading would be to get those painted on ones...its easy application and it works! 

Get a gallon from elemental designs.[/QUOTE]

got it already..  :)

[SIZE=2]what did you find and where!! hahaahahha let me know man I love this idea of having essentially my stock panels and plastics in a perfect color!! OOOOHHHH and did they have a clear for the parts? like a flexible clear for leather to resist the color coming off on your arms or hands during use? that's one of my main worries!!![/SIZE]

i didnt get folia tec stuff yet.... just e-dead stuff. ;)

hahahahaha your killing me shawn with anxiety!!! :smiley-rofl: