To sand or not to sand.....
 

I finally worked up enough courage to paint my interior. I got the paint from jcwhitney.com. The final product was ok i guess but i wanna work on the details. My question to everyone who has done interior painting is....did you sand or just prime and paint?y?what do you recommend... Also any advice on how to correct mistakes( i got the yellow paint on places that i didn't want..how can i get this off and make the lines finer?)

don't sand anything........just make sure you clean everything (with alcohol) before painting............
prime it, paint it, and if you want you can even clear coat it......

let us know how it goes

oops......
 

i didn't clean before i painted it....but i plan on giving it a couple more coats to even everything out....should i still clean it with alcohol or will this fuck up the already not so great paint job?

Dont sand it. The interior parts are slick not rough so use primer and paint. Since you already painted. Just run it through a sink. Dry it. Spray on 3 to 4 coats of paint let that dry for 24 to 48 hours so the paint will fully adhese to the surface of the prior paint once thats done put on 2 to 3 coats of clear coat. Let that dry for a good 2 to 3 hours and your set to put it in and show it off :)!!!

* Never sand it. Cause if you do the surface is not going to be even and once you try to paint over it its not going to look right.

Anything else I can help you with? I just got done with mine it looks great. I wish i had a scanner to show you guys.

Re: oops......
 

if the paint is on and it doesn't bubble up there is no need to clean it with alcohol.........

why is the paint job not that great ??? ......make sure you go for ligh coats of paint.......don't just spray it endlessly...........
spray light......let dry.......spray light.......let dry........continue this until you are happy with the color when it's all dried out......

WELL I FIGURED OUT THE LIGHT COATS THING AFTER ABOUT THE SECOND COAT BUT THE LINES DIDN'T COME OUT TO GOOD......FOR EXAMPLE I WANTED TO COLOR JUST THE DOOR HANDLE THE THE BLACK RIM AROUND IT BUT I GOT SOME YELLOW ON THE RIM......BUT I ORDERED SOME CLEAR COAT AND PAINT REMOVER TO WORK OUT THE DETAILS BUT FOR THE MOST PART IT CAME OUT ALRIGHT

glad to hear that you're getting it done................and don't use CAPS please......:D

Woops
 

You People really are picky!

Re: Woops
 

it's not about being picky............I don't care if you use caps or not, but if you do.......there is a big chance that most people would ignore your post and would not even attempt to answer any question you may have...........CAPS MAKE IT HARD TO READ.:D

did you finish painting ???? how did it come out ???
post pics so we can see:D

almost there
 

I pretty much finished the four door panels with the exception of the door handles. I also still need to paint the center dash.(ran out of paint) I have a question though. Is it possible to remove the actual handle from the door handle assembly?

YOU MUST SAND IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER ANYTHING YOU PAINT. if you want it to stick:D
They sell these little green scotch bright pads (at body shop suppliers) that you can use with hard water and mild detergent on plastic parts to help the paint stick and not flake off from heat or impact and such.

Re: almost there
 

I don't think so..........the only way to do it is to break it off and I am pretty sure that you don't want that:D

finally got pics up
 

Sorry for the delay with the pics guys. I have posted the pics on my site. here is the before's and afters. I still have to paint the radio surround , gauge cluster and center dash but i'm tired of painting i'm gonna have a body shop do it as well as detail the painting i did.
my website
just click on pictures than on interior. Let me know opinions on what you guys think of the yellow on black. Is the yellow too much for some people?

Wow.... that looks good....

I'm not a fan of the map holders being painted tho. But it does look really good.... wanna come paint mine? :)