Mono,

Here are a few pics from my "Plasti_dip" project.







I really like the way it all turned out, and it seems durable as hell. Hope this helps. Feel free to ask any questions.

Mike

 

Duplicolor DA1605 Flat Black is perfect. Just for grins, when I did my interior repaint the other day of the console and the driver's door, I noticed I had a little scuffing below the little cubby under the radio so...get this...I just shot it with the Duplicolor. Meaning I just held the can about a foot away and gave it a couple of coats. Even the overspray just blended in perfect...I couldn't have been happier.

 

Any final word on whether or not aircraft stripper is OK on the plastics?

 

I'm gonna say no go on the aircraft stripper. I made the mistake of using it on my center console piece and it basically started melting the panel . Luckily, I caught it in time and am now in the process of restoring it. I sanded it, primed it, and I'm currently waiting for the panel to dry, so I can start sanding it again before hitting it with some paint.

I also wanted to add that I used duplicolor's bumper coating spray on my door pocket lid and it came out great! I'm planning to spray the rest of the panels with the same stuff. I'll be sure to post some pics when I finish.

 

lol paint thinner is def. bad on plastic. good call... you most def. dont wanna make that mistake.

 

hey guys,

I had one of those ebay "brushed aluminum" dash kits on my FD and it was nothing more than a thick gel with a laminate aluminum look on the bottom side. I really didn't like the look of it and decided to take it off and it was unreal how strong of a bond the dash kit had on my interior. i tried everything to try and pry it away and was getting nowhere. I decided to heat it up and that worked perfectly and even better the factory gel layer was coming off too. it was actually really easy to pull more of the factor layer off by itself just using heat. Don't know if it was just my car or not. you might give that a try.

Dom

 

Ok so I started on all my interior pieces today with different teqniques and I've decided that my car sux! I used Brillo pads on the A/C panel and they worked awsome but did nothing on other panels. The heat started to work good on the shift panel but got goopy with too much heat. I'm goin' in with the chemicals today...

 

I am in the process of re-doing my panels now. I did the passenger side door plastics and just finished my center console and the blank inserts that go next to the rear defroster switch (no foglights for me). I used the acetone + 3m green scrubby approach (with water baths after each round of scrubbing) to remove the existing finish and it seems to work just fine. I then did 400 grit and 800 grit wet sanding since I had some decent scratches to repair. That was followed by an alcohol wipedown with lint free cloths, then plastic adhesion promotor (2-3 light coats as reco'ed on the can), and then Duplicolor DA1605 Flat Black. Definitely a very good improvement, not sure if it's a perfect match (will be able to tell better after mounting next to my stock AC panel I am not re-doing).

 

where did you get that pocket below your stereo? is it just part of a installation kit? i did a search on ebay for the start button and cant find any kits just the button itself. anywhere else i can get a kit that you know of?

 

If you're talking about the blank plate where I mounted my GPS, I made it out of a piece of MDF. Search for "s2000 start button"on ebay it's listed at $70.

 

I will probably commit some cardinal sin asking this before searching but its immediately relevant to this thread...

How do I match the 94+ model textured finish? Anyone figure that out yet?

Majority of posts thus far have been for the flat 93 interior. Anyone redone their 94 and up? I know they changed it from factory to deal with the peeling plastics, but I have to do something about the cracks in my 94 interior peices.

 

^ I'm wondering the same thing . My cluster hood is cracked at the very bottom and I know I can easily fix it instead of buying a new hood, but getting it to match the rest of my interior when I'm done is going to be a pain.

 

Duplicolor Truck Bed Liner

 

Back up!

Do you happen to have closeup pictures Static? I dont wanna screw anything up! haha

 

Try it out on a sample piece of plastic, I've only heard it works. I'm very torn on what to refinish my plastics with, Duplicolor Bumper Coating, or microfiber/suede type covering.

 

doubt thats smart.. i used it to strip my engine bay... and if you get it on your skin.... its eats yours skin lol... i highly doubt the plastic will hold up, and if it does i think it will weaken it...


side note, for those who have already done this... whats the best way for for the AC controls? tape? or heat gun?

 

if u guys want a custom look check this just did it this weekend and dont even think about using auto or any type of paint stripper on plastic unless you are trying to destroy it on purpose it states on the can do not use on plastic it eats it. i do body work for a living so this was a a walk in the park currentley doing the exterior though.

 

i even decided to paint the speaker grills trim black which could be a good match to the factory finish sem makes it.

 

Wow I thought that was going to look hideous but it actually looks damn good.

 

yea basecoat clearcoat and yes spray gun. thank u. its hot lava orange a scion color i painted my old acura this color i sold it though such a shame but cant beat the fd. here is an old pic of it

 

btw panted the wheel it is a momo it was a blue b4

 

im sure it would look better but i dont wanna go through the hassel of locating a set and the bins and all the door pads themselves are actually mint, had to tweak a couple things and reienforce them too. otherwise perfect.

 

 

I can't seem to find any info on how to remove the plastic door pieces from the door panel. I'd like to have an idea of how it's done before I start.

Any help?

 

It's not hard to do at all. Once you get the door panel removed you can see what needs to be unscrewed. I'll try to find you a link in a bit with better instructions.