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I've got a green interior in my '70, and want to begin the process of moving to an all black interior. I know a lot of the pieces are nonexistant/hard to find, and the repro parts don't have a sound reccomendation to boot.....So for the items such as the trim pieces, what is the best way to change colors? Carpets, seats, dash, are covered already; but can I just sand and shoot paint on the trim pieces? Interior laquer? Vinyl staining? What is the best choice?

http://www.reenmachine.com/albums/index.php/1967_mustang_fastback/0236.jpg?action=big&size=original

I keep an eye on reenmachine's projects and see that he says the interior pieces have been refinished....but don't exactly know his methods, and they look flawless as is most of what he does. Maybe he still floats around.....Any ideas anyone?
 
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Justin01 said:
I've got a green interior in my '70, and want to begin the process of moving to an all black interior. I know a lot of the pieces are nonexistant/hard to find, and the repro parts don't have a sound reccomendation to boot.....So for the items such as the trim pieces, what is the best way to change colors? Carpets, seats, dash, are covered already; but can I just sand and shoot paint on the trim pieces? Interior laquer? Vinyl staining? What is the best choice?

reenmachine: photo gallery

I keep an eye on reenmachine's projects and see that he says the interior pieces have been refinished....but don't exactly know his methods, and they look flawless as is most of what he does. Maybe he still floats around.....Any ideas anyone?
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Duplicolor makes a vinyl and fabric dye in a spray can, you should be able to get it at about any autozone or napa. just makw sure everything is clean and you should be able to sparay it directly without primer...
 
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Awesome. 2-3 coats enough, or is more reccomended due to the skipped primer step...
 
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No more than 4 coats of color and 2-3 of clear and you should be fine, from my past experience if you put to much on it just doesn't look right. Just make sure it's very clean, I used rubbing alcohol and lint free cloth.
 

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nugget68 said:
Duplicolor makes a vinyl and fabric dye in a spray can, you should be able to get it at about any autozone or napa. just makw sure everything is clean and you should be able to sparay it directly without primer...
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Yes, this is the way to do it. I would not use a clear though.
 
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I'm not going for a shiny black. Just a factory black. Does clear coating it help it last longer? Or just make it shiny?
 

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+1 for the Duplicolor stuff.

You can use laquer paint for the hard parts, but use the Duplicolor for the vinyl pieces.
 
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I'm not going for a shiny black. Just a factory black. Does clear coating it help it last longer? Or just make it shiny?
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No you don't need clear. Duplicolor is extremely durable by itself.
 
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Cool. Thanks everyone. Think this is going to be my weekend project.
 
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