Celica Forums General Discussion Interior Painting the interior

ok...well this project is takin a lot longer than expected due to bad weather, no garage and juggling work and school...but anyway here are some pics of my progress...i took them 4 days ago so i have made more progress but just in case anyone was interested here is what i used for this project (i found duplicolor was better than krylon fusion...so part of my interior is krylon and part is duplicolor but the colors are the exact same)

2 door panels...im gonna dye the black leather to white...just waiting for the black to totally cure before i use masking tape on it

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5 clutter on the poker table...random painted pieces on the far end...ac controls and speedometer

6 my apartment porch (aka the paint shop)

great jobs guys nice work!

how do you take out that screw on the door panels where the locking switch is on? THere is a plastic piece but it doesnt seem to want to come out and i dont want to break it. Any advice, suggestions would b greatly appreciated.

VBSURFER: Your interior is coming along very nicely. I cant wait to see how it turns out.

How did you manage to paint the center console blue, and keeping the dash controls (ac controls, the dial controls) without painting them? did you mask them or have them done professionally?

im still hesitant about doing this for two reasons. I mean it looks really really nice and all, especially mukalicious' interior.. but i saw a thread on team celica where he put on masking tape on the interior and it just ripped off. Imagine that happening everywhere.. and later when you sell the car, might be a problem no? Also, the main reason is, i have no clue how to take out the dash.. anyone can help me?

so far i painted the trunk plastics, and backseat plastics. It turned out great but I think I will wait for VBSURFERS guide to finish up the dash and door panels

VBSURFER you kick ass

you ppl need to read...he bought stickers from someone...he didnt mask them...its a vinyl overlay and he tells you where to buy them

...She and I got them from [email]b0x@4sided.com.[/email] I think he sells them for under $15 but I'm not sure if he's still making them.

waiting for the update VBSURFER

sorry man...its literally rained non stop the past 4 days and as i stated before i live in an apt...so that means no work on the car or painting...sorry...trust me no one wants to get this done more than i do, i am driving around to work and school with my car looking like below (see pic below)...plus you got plenty of work on your hands...you said you were doing the trunk pieces now...you could move on to the door panels next...there is already a guide online for that...the door panels is the easiest thing to take off in the car (helpful hint: when taking off the bolt protectors on the inside of the door panel...located near the side mirror...use fishing string b/c poping them off with a screwdriver is difficult and leaves harsh gashes in the door panel)

yeah it's a crazy job, I started it, but I plan on just upholstering it all now. If anyone is considering doing this job something that makes it move faster is picking up some spare plastics for the big awkward pieces, ie dashboard and backseats.

almost forgot! Your project is coming along really well! Looks great!

VBSUURFER: does that mean you have been driving around without a dash, speedometer, etc? That is crazy but I figure you can jus flow with traffic and no one would be the wiser. Be careful though because it still seems dangerous.

I think I will work on the door panels next but i wont b able to work on them til next weekend

gtsdrifter...yes its been about a week i have been without a speedo...but i have a 6sp so i can feel how fast i am going and like you said i just go with the flow...not to mention i only drive 2 miles to school and about 5 miles to work i just occasionally plug in the speedo to make sure i have gas...lol


...monday morning and its raining for the 5 straight day...as soon as i have 2 dry days i will be able to complete this shit...ugggghhh

well i hope the rain stop so you can finally finish up this project. Im really lookin forward to seeing your 2-tone interior. I was thinking about doing a similar color scheme but I figured I would go all black and just have some carbon fiber trim pieces.

There was this Veilside celica at the chino hills meet here in CA and it had a painted interior. Here are some pics

heres another

and another

i like that alot...the only thing is my colors are going to be reversed for the sheer fact of reflection...white hinders your vision when looking out the windshield...although i am tryin to improve the looks i dont want to take away from its function of being a reliable daily driver by adding a bright color scheme that obscurs my vision

PS...its not supposed to rain today

DONE!!!...well painting atleast...now i have to fabricate the vinyl door inserts and wait for the paint to cure...hopefully the weatehr will allow me to install it all tomorrow

that looks awesome

i can't wait to see your final pics vbsurfer, i bet your glad it finally stopped raining

VBSURFER: i was thinking bout painting the roofliner with that duplicolor vinyl and fabric paint. Are you going to paint your roofliner or leave it as is?

i am going to line my roofliner...not anytime soon...but i am thinking about doing it in some black leather that i have leftover from making a poker table...

here are some pics of my interior...half installed...for today atleast

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im not a good photographer

i got my speedometer, radio, and ac back

Looks amazing!
How many cans did you use and how many coats?
Just to get an idea of how much I should pick up.

I'm going to do the headliner in a month or so before the rest of the inside using the same stuff.
Mine's messed up anyway so it'll be practice.

about 4 cans of white and 10 cans of black...thats just an estimate...i bought a can here and there (cuz im poor )

That looks awesome

Hope you post the guide on removing the dash soon

SWEET!!

those white/black interiors are both GORGEOUS!!! i almost wish i had a white celica just so i could do that... lol

That looks sick. i have a white celica, planning to do gloss black interior.. but the two tone looks sweet

^^word

nice

that looks tight i want to do that but i not sure what colors to use i have a black celi

VBSURFER: hows that install guide comin along? is there anything i can do to help?

some things came up and i had to go home this weekend so i didnt get that much time to work on it but ill finish it today at work and email you after 9pm ET when i get off work

gts drifter i just emailed you...good luck

VBSURFER: Could you send me the install guide also?
I'm gonna start painting one of these nice weekends when I'm home from school. Knowing me tho I'm gonna get everything out and painted and then forget how to put it back in

that looks friggin sweet! did you sand the texture out or just apply an adhesive promoter or what!? sand all that smooth would have to suck!

so how much did all this cost you in the end? curious. . .

$4 - for sand paper
40 - 10 black paint (rough estimate)
16 - 4 white paint (rough)
4 - 1 can adhession promoter
8 - 2 cans clear coat
2 - masking tape
7 - white vinyl to make my own door inserts
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$81

which isnt bad since a paint place wants $300 just to remove the dash...much less paint it

hey can you also email me the guide, i would really like it. thank you,

how many layers of clear coat didya use? i dont really want it to b shiny and reflective. i kinda jus want it to look as though it was stock black