Has anyone had any expeirance painting interior (plastic) pieces, that have faded? Specifically the poo brown interior. The rest of the interior is mint except two or three panels in the rear hatch. So i dont want to switch to a different color. Has anyone ever repainted the brown pieces with any luck (with it matching)?

 

A little bit of duplicolor will do the trick. Worked well on my faded crap-brown interior. I did all of the rear pieces so I didn't have to worry about matching. I don't remember the paint code that I used though

 

Autometer sells interior paint on their website.

 

Crap,

Crap brown...poo poo,

Is there not anyway ou can find out what exact color you used? And how close of a match was it?

 

If you're going to paint the interior, I'd at least paint it a different color than **** brown.

Just my .02.

That being said, there are several options for vinyl dye or paint, but the thing to remember is surface prep. You need to sand down the parts you're going to paint and use something to clean the surface, in order to get the best 'bite' for the paint. Otherwise it will just scratch off, because the plastic underneath wasn't prepped properly.

Ask me how I know.

 

Krylon Fusion spray paint works pretty well.

 

Lots of bad advice tonight for some reason. If you want to restore the plastic to the original color and texture, take a plastic part, that the backside of which hasn't faded, to an autobody paint store. They can match the paint for color and gloss. I use the SEM paint for plastics, works very well.

You don't want to sand most of the colored plastic parts, they have a texture on them. Proper cleaning and prep, without sanding, prior to paint, will restore the faded parts to a new appearance. You may have problems with a few of the pieces that are totally sunbaked and deteriorating, but you can probably source replacement parts.

I have even used this paint to totally change the interior color, with excellent results. Duplicolor is too glossy to give good results, has a limited color choice and will show every flaw and scratch due to the high gloss.

 

I use. . . . damn. . . . the kind that sells for $4 a can at Wally World.

Works great, as long as you clean and prep REAL GOOD, and put a protective clearcoat on at the end.

 

Don't paint the plastic in the rear compartment! It's much better to restore it to like new just by buffing it down with coarse steel wool, then fine steel wool. It's a bit of work, but not bad, and after a coat of armour all it looks brand new. There's some posts about it on this forum someplace. I have the brown interior, it used to be white from the sun, now after about a half hour's work it's that rich brown color it came with. And yes, I like my brown interior with brown leather seats, brown leather steering wheel, etc, thank you very much. It looks great with the light beige exterior, like a stock 1st gen should! Here's a photo, not real good, but I think you can see the rear compartment is shiny BROWN:

http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/479957/13

 

Paint will be easily scratched, especially in the cargo area. As recommended above it is better to buff if possible using steel wool or synthetic steel wool. But after all the work to restore, do not apply a solvent-based product such as armour all which will only degrade and dry out the plastic (a well-known shortcoming of armour all). Instead, use a good quality UV protectant.

Which shade of brown is referred to as poo brown? Is it S2 or S3 brown color?

 

Usually the S3. I have a brown on brown 'turd' in my 'collection'.

 

My interior was originally a unique Red/Dookey combo. EEEEEW! And that was honest to god original!

I have an S23, or an 83.5

 

"do not apply a solvent-based product such as armour all which will only degrade and dry out the plastic (a well-known shortcoming of armour all). Instead, use a good quality UV protectant. "

This is probably correct, now that I think about it I probably used Lexol, the stuff I use on my leather seats, to get the original luster back on the rear plastic parts after buffing. Whatever it was, it works great and it has been really durable, no sign of the white fading coming back after a few years.

 

Slight hijack, sorry...

Are new OEM parts still available to replace the cargo area panels? Where?

 

I would restore with new parts, I'm pretty sure Mazdatrix carries every part you'll need. Through them I restored most of the interior on an '81 I used to drive. Some of the parts are not cheap but worth it if you plan to keep the car.

 

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Second that, I did all of the hard plastic in my 7 with the black and look good and no chiping peeling or anything a year later. My friend did a lot of his 'stang with the same paint even the softer stuff. Don't do the softer stuff.

 

Didn't find the cargo area panels at Mazdatrix. Do they carry parts that are not listed? Guess I'll call them.

 

I didnt find the panels either, but its for the best, if they have new ones, they are going to cost an arm and a leg. I just removed my rear panels and i am going to go to work on them, i will try to post some pics when i have finished.

 

We've got a 79 that has the faded brown speaker panels in back. I also want to get them looking brown again as opposed to the light tan sun faded color they are right now. I will look forward to seeing your pictures, before/after, as well as learning what worked best. Paint, solvents, leather protector.

 

dupont carries a specific line of interior paints...you need a couple different products to prep the plastic but it does a kick *** job and the paint flexes to allow for shifting as well as is amazingly scratch resisitant as well as fade resistant...I used the dupont line of interior paint and it looks absolutely amazing!! you want the glossy stuff not the flat colored paint
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Just look for the spray can that say's "Dookie Brown"












j/k brown's a pretty good color, much better than "bordello burgandy"

 

Why is everyone so down on the brown? It looks good on the inside of my off wite fb. And at least its not ***** house red (thanks ron for the lingo).

 

Before, After and Why Brown is the Best Interior Color (And Light Beige is the Best Exterior)

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member.../479957_75.jpg

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member.../479957_76.jpg

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...57_65_full.jpg

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...57_66_full.jpg

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...57_70_full.jpg

http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/479957/13

Ray

 

Thats almost exactly what my car looks like! I am going to have to post pics, is cardomain free?

 

Certainly is, that's how I learned to post pictures. Let's see your car!

Ray