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BowtieBelle · 10-06-2011, 01:59 PM

Who has done this or had it done to their door and dash trim? Do you have pics? If you did it yourself can you describe the process? I want to do mine ABM to match the triple blue theme I am working on with my car. I have a set of cloth covered ones coming in the mail to me next week and I'll paint them first in case I screw up. Does anyone know how hard it is to get that cloth off, what prep work is required before painting, what paint and clearcoat to use...? Since GM doesn't offer any blue interior pieces it looks like it falls on me to get 'er done! Any help is much appreciated, thanks guys!

ZoMBiE_KMF · 10-07-2011, 01:23 AM

Painted my panels Summit White. Mine were originally cloth.
Just pulled it right off and cleaned off the glue with some lacquer thinner.

dutchnrican · 10-07-2011, 01:31 AM

^ that looks really nice

TripleB · 10-07-2011, 04:51 AM

Yes it does! Nice work!

Dznts · 10-07-2011, 07:38 AM

wow that looks great

BowtieBelle · 10-07-2011, 09:13 AM

Excellent!!! So what kind of paint did you use? What kind of clearcoat?

JWMotoring · 10-07-2011, 10:27 AM

Check out Duplicolor's vinyl interior spray paint. It's nice stuff.

I did the interior of my Vette and I love it. People can't believe it's a DIY project. Most auto parts stores carry it.

nycoupe11 · 10-07-2011, 11:13 AM

do you have a DIY thread on hand on how to do it? cuz im about to do it this weekend in white..looks great from that picture

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Originally Posted by JWMotoring

Check out Duplicolor's vinyl interior spray paint. It's nice stuff.

I did the interior of my Vette and I love it. People can't believe it's a DIY project. Most auto parts stores carry it.

JWMotoring · 10-07-2011, 12:35 PM

I didn't, but it's simple.

Basically just clean the pieces with soap/water to get rid of any grease, silicones, etc.

They say the Duplicolor has adhesion promoter built in so you'll be ready to spray after everything dries.

They have tips here on it http://www.duplicolor.com/products/vinylFabricCoating/

kmcd · 10-07-2011, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by ZoMBiE_KMF

Painted my panels Summit White. Mine were originally cloth.
Just pulled it right off and cleaned off the glue with some lacquer thinner.

I like the retro badge in the upper right corner.

BowtieBelle · 10-07-2011, 01:37 PM

Do you clear over that paint?

SSBUSDRVR · 10-07-2011, 02:16 PM

I know you already bought some panels to paint however RPI Designs offers painted panels in ABM along with other colors. Note: You will lose Ambient Panel lighting if so equipped.
http://www.rpidesigns.com/shop/item.aspx?itemid=1874

BowtieBelle · 10-07-2011, 02:31 PM

I didn't buy the panels thanks to a rather nightmareish bank account hacking I am trying to fix. I don't have ABL, I wish I did. Those panels might be worth another look-- but if I could do it myself cheap and just forget ABL... I dunno. Decisions, decisions. I just have a hard time justifying almost $500 for something I could do for $50.

SSBUSDRVR · 10-07-2011, 03:54 PM

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I didn't buy the panels thanks to a rather nightmareish bank account hacking I am trying to fix.

Very Sorry to hear. Been there and it is pure H E double L .Was lucky to have a great CreditUnion that really helped out. Got 300+ of us at a Restaurant Chain that we use to frequent quite regularly here in FL Didn't know that whole account was drained in just a few minutes and no clue until next day when tried to buy a lb of coffee at Starbucks Embarrassing.

Learned a lot though.

Hope you get it straightened out ASAP.
Well back OT Keep us posted how your mod works out.Sorry just noticed you were painting fabric panels.Read the whole post dummy

LOL

10-06-2011, 01:59 PM	#1
BowtieBelle They see me trollin'... Drives: 217 ci of fury; Chauffeured by SS Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 13,875 View My Garage	Painted interior trim panels? Who has done this or had it done to their door and dash trim? Do you have pics? If you did it yourself can you describe the process? I want to do mine ABM to match the triple blue theme I am working on with my car. I have a set of cloth covered ones coming in the mail to me next week and I'll paint them first in case I screw up. Does anyone know how hard it is to get that cloth off, what prep work is required before painting, what paint and clearcoat to use...? Since GM doesn't offer any blue interior pieces it looks like it falls on me to get 'er done! Any help is much appreciated, thanks guys! __________________ "Never race anything you can't afford to light on fire and push off a cliff." -CamaroSpike 2011 Custom LT/RS: Bella's Build Thread

10-07-2011, 01:23 AM	#2
ZoMBiE_KMF Camaro Club of NM Drives: '10 2SS/RS, Sold: [COTW 2/20/12] Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 1,570 View My Garage	Painted my panels Summit White. Mine were originally cloth. Just pulled it right off and cleaned off the glue with some lacquer thinner. Attached Images __________________ My Build Thread:

10-07-2011, 01:31 AM	#3
dutchnrican brevard Drives: 2012 Black 2SS/RS M6. Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: ny or fl Posts: 776	^ that looks really nice __________________

10-07-2011, 04:51 AM	#4
TripleB SoCal Mayhem Drives: 2017 2LT Hyper Blue Metallic Camaro Join Date: May 2009 Location: Lakewood, California Posts: 5,918 View My Garage	Yes it does! Nice work! __________________

10-07-2011, 09:13 AM	#6
BowtieBelle They see me trollin'... Drives: 217 ci of fury; Chauffeured by SS Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 13,875 View My Garage	Excellent!!! So what kind of paint did you use? What kind of clearcoat? __________________ "Never race anything you can't afford to light on fire and push off a cliff." -CamaroSpike 2011 Custom LT/RS: Bella's Build Thread

10-07-2011, 07:38 AM	#5
Dznts Anabolic Connoisseur Drives: Sold - Blown Camaro 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 22,094	wow that looks great

10-07-2011, 10:27 AM	#7
JWMotoring Drives: 2018 SS Hyper Blue Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 2,902	Check out Duplicolor's vinyl interior spray paint. It's nice stuff. I did the interior of my Vette and I love it. People can't believe it's a DIY project. Most auto parts stores carry it.

10-07-2011, 12:35 PM	#9
JWMotoring Drives: 2018 SS Hyper Blue Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 2,902	I didn't, but it's simple. Basically just clean the pieces with soap/water to get rid of any grease, silicones, etc. They say the Duplicolor has adhesion promoter built in so you'll be ready to spray after everything dries. They have tips here on it http://www.duplicolor.com/products/vinylFabricCoating/

10-07-2011, 01:37 PM	#11
BowtieBelle They see me trollin'... Drives: 217 ci of fury; Chauffeured by SS Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 13,875 View My Garage	Do you clear over that paint? __________________ "Never race anything you can't afford to light on fire and push off a cliff." -CamaroSpike 2011 Custom LT/RS: Bella's Build Thread

10-07-2011, 02:16 PM	#12
SSBUSDRVR Drives: '11 2SS/RS IBM/BLK M6 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Central FL Posts: 3,746 View My Garage	I know you already bought some panels to paint however RPI Designs offers painted panels in ABM along with other colors. Note: You will lose Ambient Panel lighting if so equipped. http://www.rpidesigns.com/shop/item.aspx?itemid=1874 __________________ '11 IBM 2SS/RS Built and Tuned by Vengeance Racing Vengeance PCM Vengeance Racing Mast Black Label LS7 Headed 416 ProCharger Stage II D1X Race ,Monster Triple,Alky Control Meth Inj, Forgestar F14 Drag Version and a bunch of other blah blah blah.838/688 at 12lbs Street Friendly

10-07-2011, 02:31 PM	#13
BowtieBelle They see me trollin'... Drives: 217 ci of fury; Chauffeured by SS Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 13,875 View My Garage	I didn't buy the panels thanks to a rather nightmareish bank account hacking I am trying to fix. I don't have ABL, I wish I did. Those panels might be worth another look-- but if I could do it myself cheap and just forget ABL... I dunno. Decisions, decisions. I just have a hard time justifying almost $500 for something I could do for $50. __________________ "Never race anything you can't afford to light on fire and push off a cliff." -CamaroSpike 2011 Custom LT/RS: Bella's Build Thread

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