Hey guys. I have a 93 rx7 and i am looking for the perfect match paint for the instrument panel cover and door handles and things like that. it has like a rubbery texture to it. I mean it doesnt have to be rubbery but i want it to look as close as possible to the color. My parts are free of cracks im just a ver picky person and want to paint them over due to small scuffs. anybody know?

Also what paint would be the closest match to interior plastics like in the trunk are and cargo cover. I know it has to be plastic paint. I just dont want to go spending an arm and a leg on brand new parts from the dealer i figuerd il ask around and see if sombody has done it before!

 

You want to use a vinyl dye. It's for vinyl and plastic actually. If you use a spray paint it'll just flake off. I used the dye and even on my arm rest it doesn't rub off. I don't remember the name because this was like 5 years ago.

If it's something that never gets touched you can use plasti-dip. It's just black, plastic looking. It has a matte texture and is kind of rubbery to the touch.

 

the plasti-dip is like for the instrument panel cover and stuff like that right? and the one that you dip or use the spray aerosole can? im going to truy the krylon flat plastic paint for my interior panels and i want to give that plasti dip a try on the parts with the rubbery texture

 

I used an adhesive remover (any thing that will remove the coating without destroying the plastic should work) on all the panels to remove all of the old rubbery stuff. Then, sanded with 600, then wet sanded with 1000. Then, I sprayed them with Duplicolor adhesion promoter, then a flat black duplicolor sandable primer, then with Duplicolor bumper coating. The bumper and trim paint holds up really well, and has a semigloss to matte finish once dried. I can snap some pics later tonight if you would like to see how they turned out.

For the all of the other panels (bins, trunk trims, etc) I just cleaned them really well with soap and water, then went over them with some rubbing alcohol, the adhesion promoter, then Duplicolor vinyl and fabric paint. They have a flat black type color, that matches the panels really well. Mine were already black, so It was kind of hard for me to tell the difference from the original black to the resprayed black. Oddly enough, there it even a picture of an FD interior on the can.

Here is the bumper coating:



Here is what the vinyl and fabric cans should look like.

 

SEM Trim Black

It's amazing.

 

Wrong section. You might have better luck in the interior section.

 

+1 for SEM Trim Black

 

I'm pretty happy with Krylon Fusion Satin Black. It dries super fast, is semi-gloss to matte textured and is very durable so far. The only thing I didn't like was a little spatter from the nozzle every once in a while.

I don't know that it matches the original panels, but I didn't care since I did all of them at the same time.

Used 220 to 400 3M wet/dry with water and dish soap in the kitchen sink to remove old rubber coating.

Whatever you do, stay away from the Valspar Satin Black, it was still tacky after a week and got tore all up just installing the gauge hood even with a shirt over it.

 

I've heard a lot of good things about SEM paints and dyes in my own research, though have not got around. They do have a black for "93 RX-7", wonder how well it matches..

 

I have also heard good things about SEM paints. I was going to go with them, but other members used the same things I have with good results, and this was readily available. Here is what a few of my panels look like. Don't mind the dust, I refinished them all and they have been lingering awaiting install.

This is the Duplicolor vinyl and fabric:




This is the bumper coating:

 

What kind of sem black?. Semi gloss or flat?. And i think im deff going to get the duplicolor vinyle paint for my panels. As for the trim with the rubbery texture. I did them with duplicolor trim paint. It seems to be holding well but i deff think its a tiny bit too glossy

 

That duplicolor bumper coating looks real nice and matches pretty nice too!. Now im thinking? Lol

 

Hey tuesday is the duplicolor fabric and vinyl paint flat black?.

 

Tudesday is your car a 94+?
I have a 93 but I have an newer model transmission/shifter cover
I want to spray the a/c controls like you did to give it a flat look and get rid of scratches

 

does anybody know if the ac control panel the same from years 93 and 94? becuase mine is textured and its more glossy then the rest of the parts? I have a 93 should it be the rubbery finish?

 

The Duplicolor Vinyl and Fabric is flat black. The item number is HVP106. Just look at the bar code on the cans you buy to make sure they are that number, if you are going for the same look I have. My car is a 93. The 94-95 plastics are textured. The panel itself should be the same, except for the texture.

 

Thanks a ton man. I have some krylon fusion flat and semi gloss for the rear panel like the cargo bins and stuff but the flat is too flat and the semi gloss is too glossy. Im hoping that duplicolor is the perfect match. it looks to be.

 

Hey tuesday in the process of restoring exactly what you have done. Do you know how well that bumper coating matches to factory console and ac radio surround? Thx

 

Im going to buy some sem trim black.. but is this flat or semi gloss? i thinking flat. and for the panels im going to give the duplicolor a try. the krylon fusion holds up really nice but doesnt really match well. Nor does the rustoleum vinyl and fabric. duplicolor it is

 

No sir. All of my panels were destroyed before I started, and I didn't leave one stock for a comparison afterwards. I just saw a couple of other members used that process with success so I just went with that. I can maybe take some pics of the panels next to my other FD, and perhaps compare that way. But the panels in my car now are trashed as well, so I'm not sure if its really the best of comparisons. I'll post pics later.

 

Did all my interior pieces in SEM Trim Black (39143) rattle can; I have a 150K mile 93 FD touring with the tacky/sticky feeling interior plastics.

Also used SEM Plastic and leather prep (38353), SEM Plastic adhesion promoter (39863) before spraying with Trim black paint. It's on the expensive side... each rattle can cost between $10-15.

Here's before and after shots of passenger door handle... unfortunately, these are the only good close-ups I took.





I should mention SEM paint layer is really thin... if you look very closely, you can see some fine lines from sanding on the "after" pic near the bottom edge and to the left of where the door handle would be.

On another note, I like how those rear panels came out... might give Duplicolor a try this time around.