custom interior thoughts... help me out - Honda Prelude Forum

CrazyKid · 01-05-2002, 11:15 AM

ok.. im looking into custom interior, i want to paint my dash and give it a smooth highgloss look with autometer gauges all molded nicely into the area infront of the passenger, so here is my questions:

1. anyone done this here?
2. i have seen it done on a few civics, they used fiberglass and about 400-500 hours of sanding, is there a easier way
3. whatkinda prep would have to be done to get a industrial fill primier to stick to the dash board of a 4th gen... then i could sand the primer smooth as it will fill in all the little ripples ect in a 4th gen dash, this is seeming in to be the best idea yet, butim owrried about getting the primer to ahear to the dash.

thanks for any help... im starting ot rip the interior apart this week, ill take pivcs of the progress.... hehehe show season is 3 month away... gotta get working on the car... hehehe

Bill

OutlawLude · 01-05-2002, 11:57 AM

You won't be the only person with it on a 4th gen:

I've already started doing my interior smooth, plus all you need to do is use primer. Just prime, sand, prime, sand, etc. until the surface is smooth and then paint it and clear it.

ExodusFX · 01-05-2002, 01:34 PM

the glare from the top of the dash onto the windshield already pisses me off enough. i'd hate to deal with the glare of a polished dash.

CrazyKid · 01-05-2002, 03:16 PM

thanks man.... what kinda primer did oyu use, and how did oyu prep the dash to be rpimered... looks good, i know im not gonan be the first to do it... i asked here casue i knew someoen had probably done it already... is the dash hard now?? ( not flexi ) all im owrried about is ifi t will crack...

thanks...

Bill

WOT247 · 01-05-2002, 04:14 PM

OUTLAWLUDE, that is nice.... I am going to have to do that.... how many total hours did you put into that? Also yeah... primer? brand inparticular? Nice Nice Work!

OutlawLude · 01-05-2002, 04:27 PM

I use Plasticote Sandable Primer. It took me probably 20-25 hours just to do the door panel!! And thanks for the compliment!

BTW, it is painted that same metallic black color as the outside of the car.

WOT247 · 01-05-2002, 04:33 PM

the time you put into it is well worth it, looks like a factory produced it, very nice...

CrazyKid · 01-05-2002, 04:36 PM

thanks man... im looking to do this too... its a nice interior mod... i know its gonan take hours and hours.. but well worth it in the end....

is it hard and solid, or still flexible.. i owuld like it to be hard... but worried about cracking.. thats all

Bill

OutlawLude · 01-05-2002, 04:47 PM

it's still flexible

preludechick85 · 01-05-2002, 04:54 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by OutlawLude
You won't be the only person with it on a 4th gen:

I've already started doing my interior smooth, plus all you need to do is use primer. Just prime, sand, prime, sand, etc. until the surface is smooth and then paint it and clear it.

Looks Nice OutlawLude!

OutlawLude · 01-05-2002, 05:01 PM

Thanks!!! You are in Sarasota also??

shadowZZ · 01-06-2002, 03:01 AM

Heres mine

Brady92/4WS · 01-06-2002, 02:25 PM

damn shadow that hurts my eyes

CrazyKid · 01-06-2002, 04:32 PM

is that all smoothed or jsut painted??? looks good, althoug him not a big fan of white interiors... but it looks nice... i want mine smoothed like the other one here... what did oyu use???

BIll

CrazyKid · 01-09-2002, 03:57 PM

hmmmmm no reply...

shadowZZ · 01-09-2002, 05:58 PM

My interior is dyed right into the vinyl of the dash I used SEMs vinyl dye

LoudLude · 01-11-2002, 08:08 AM

did you use vinyl dye on the orange console too? or is that paint. Just wondering because its plastic.

thanks!

jpprelude · 01-11-2002, 08:52 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by ExodusFX
the glare from the top of the dash onto the windshield already pisses me off enough. i'd hate to deal with the glare of a polished dash.

No crap. First time I protected my vinyl, I thought I cracked my windshield. Big line all the way across

Glitch · 01-11-2002, 09:07 AM

it's on my old car color....but it was the only shot i took...too lazy to take more pics..

shadow....yours look awesome....where do i get the SEM dye for the vinyl? i'm gonna do it to my friend's car....

shadowZZ · 01-14-2002, 02:07 AM

Thanks Glitch, I got my SEMs at a local paint mixing supply. try a authorized HOUSE OF KOLOR dealer they usually have it, and yes LoudLude I did use SEM on all my plastic parts, works the same and it came out nice