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seen as i cant afford coilovers or a new boot and resprayed at the moment so im spraying the interior, i dont know what colour to do really, its dark (atlantic) blue so should i do the inside the ssame colour or a lighter blue, like royal blue? just wundering i dont really knwo yet just wanting few ideas

What parts are you planning on spraying?

spraying the part of the door with the speakers getting materials for upholstery in the doors, colouring majority of the dash and some of the beam parts where the seatbelt bit is

l0rne wrote:spraying the part of the door with the speakers getting materials for upholstery in the doors, colouring majority of the dash and some of the beam parts where the seatbelt bit is

Sounds good, personally I'd go with stealthy black.

hmmmm, well i resprayed my speaker covers the other day and its not gone as black as it should be, is there a sort of sort black what i should use? ...that sounds stupid but when it comes to paint etc. im not the best

Well it depends what you want from the finish really. Piano black is a popular choice, but can often look tacky if not pulled correctly (i.e over done), that's a very glossy black.

Matt black would look pretty odd on the inside I think, I would at least choose Satin if you wanted this kind of finish.

You need to make sure you've used the correct primer also, this is a key factor into the quality of the final finish. If it's not the right primer, the paint will react or come out a different colour.

i use the primer from halfords, i didnt spray it on as im not the best at spraying, i put some in a cup and painted it on , done the 2nd coat earlier needs one or two more , so satin will be the best option? im getting black material to cover the current material in the next few days

You put some in a cup?

Basically, if your after standard black, I'd advise either using plastic spray primer> Satin Black> Satin or plain clear Laquer.

Or

Using Halfords Flexi-paint designed for PVC etc.. you don't need a primer for that. I've got some myself but am yet to try this on interior bits to see how it performs. It's the paint that talks about changing the pigment of the plastic (Which if you ask me is a lie), but it does work quite well.

yeah im not the best at spraying so i sprayed into a cup and painted it on, im more comfortable doing it that way but only realised after i bought it. sounds so stupid but i needed to start, but thanks for the advice gonna try it when get paid. ill tell ya how it goes

Spraying's pretty easy man.

Make sure the surface is totally clean, dust free and masked up.

Leave the spray can in a bucket of warm/hot water to warm the paint (it'll come out more consistant that way).

Give the can a good hard shake before hand.

Spray in consistant side to side motions, at a consistant distance.

Don't be afraid to use wet 1200 or more grit if the finish isn't too great between layers.

Job's a good 'n!