Yeah, I used the PlastiDip rubberized spray, and although it did look very nice initially, it will rub right off and looks aweful when it does. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone looking to refinish.

 

could someone tell me how do fill gouges in the plastics i have a few 1mm deep gouges in the plastics where i took a putty knife to remove the vinyl over lays the car had when a bought it. i have already stripped all of the factory coating off and its smooth as a babies *** i just need something to use as filler so i can paint it. thanks

 

Try some JB Weld, fill it in and then sand it down.

 

im trying some primer filler as I just got this message becuase someone broke into my house and stole my laptop

 

That is a much better solution than JB weld (liquid metal).
Use bondo, a few coats of high build primer and sand between coats

 

everything came out amazing just got finished using the bumper paint stuff and it looks like it just rolled off the showroom floor.

 

you should try JB weld, and then file, sand, smooth.

 

anyone have pictures of the bumper paint on the plastics? how is the texture?

I can't get plasti-dip up here in Canada, so Duplicolor Bumper Paint is my only real option.

 

You can get it in canada. I got some at home hardware. I wouldn't suggest using it though. I had better results with the paint (more durable).

 

Nice

 

Not out west. I've looked all over.


I just want to see how the duplicolor grey looks (in comparison to like a Spirit R panel)

 

I've gone against the grain and decided to keep my tan interior. Originally, I looked for the bumper paint, but upon entering Summit Racing I found this - Duplicolor Graphite Metallic paint for plastic:

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SHW-MX100/

The tan interior feels a little drab with just black accents, so a little graphite was the ticket to giving it some life without being too light. In the pics, the paint sparkles more than it does in real life due to the camera's flash. Also, the textured paint means that the plastics didn't have to be meticulously sanded with 5000 grit paper. I used a 3M sanding pad to make quick work of stripping the old crap off and the 3M green scrub pads to leave a clean surface to bond to.

A little help from our Momo and Recaro friends modernizes some bits too.

New shift/ebrake boots and floor mats make a big impact.

I'm also patiently waiting for my aluminum "oh $hit" handle.

Finally, the interior looks up to par with the exterior.







Getting those @#$%^ tan door panels clean was real work. I removed the door panels and actually took wheel cleaner, a stiff brush, and a hose to them. Meguires vinyl/plastic treatment keeps them looking good,

Dave...

 

How does the texture feel on a day to day basis with your arm leaning on it... that looks really nice except I wouldtn want my arm to feel like sandpaper is rubbing on it.

 

It's not like the smooth, rubber feeling of the original surface. Hard, but not abrasive - more mottled. I don't use the center console or door as an arm rest so I can't attest to the long-term skin interaction. It definitely gives the interior a more up-to-date and classier look.

Dave...

 

I went with the truck bedliner, came out really well. Seems durable and I like the look of the texture. Time will tell how I like it on a daily use but so far so good!

 

are you going to do that to the whole thing gemma?
that doesn't look too attractive to me but thas just my opinion, I wouldn't mind seeing a pic of it installed though.

 

Yea I'm going to do the whole thing in the bedliner... I dunno it looks good to me. I suppose if it doesnt look as I expect I can always sand em down and paint with bumper paint, though I think it will come out really nice. Here's a pic in daylight with the buttons behind, I think it makes a nice contrast:



I will post more pics this weekend hopefully when I put all the pieces back in.

 

Bringing this back from the dead for long term results!

It's been about 3-4 yrs, how has the duplicolor bumper paint been holding up, especially on the high traffic areas like near the shifter? Have you guys had to do any touch ups?

 

While on the topic, i thought i would through in another option for paint for a 93 finish. To prep the parts, i actually blasted them in my HF blast cabinet with a really fine sand called biasil. It is fine enough where it doesnt damage the plastic.

For paint, I used a Rust-oleum product called "painters touch", available at hardware stores. I went with it because it advertises on the can that it bonds to plastic. I used flat black.

Here is my refinished map pocket:


And here is the lid next to some brand new plastics bought from mazda, not yet installed:

 

it's a bit hard to tell from the pictures since it just might be the lighting, how well does it match up to the existing finish? how's it been holding up?

 

For me, the Duplicolor paint for plastic has held up well. However, my car is pretty much a track car and doesn't get prolonged use, i.e. one day at the track, 4 months of fixing stuff; another day at the track, 5 months of fixing stuff, etc.

Dave...

 

Nice great idea

 

I actually went ahead and used the truck bed liner rubberized spray stuff for my interior pieces. I did wet sand each piece to smooth it out though.

It's held up incredibly well, the only complaint I have is that in some areas where I didn't sand it down well enough, it's a pain in the *** to clean because of the bumpy, almost brick like, surface that it has, it snags the cleaning cloth and gets little fuzzies in it and I end up having to use spray air to clean it up after that. But in the spots that I sanded down well enough (high traffic areas), it's working out super well.

If I was to do this again now adays, I'd definitely try to get a smoother finish and might try using plastidip on my other car's interior pieces since I've been fascinated with that stuff lately.

 

I started pricing out buying stuff to replace but quickly found out this thread is going to save me money haha thanks Nero great job!

 

how many coats did you end up doing?