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Old Oct 25, 2011 | 10:46 PM
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what type of paint should i use to paint my rear interior? right now i am in the process of sanding the interior down and detailing since its dirty as hell.
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Old Oct 26, 2011 | 12:17 AM
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Oh also i was wondering if anyone had a paint gun that i could rent out. pm me leme know =D
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Old Oct 26, 2011 | 01:09 AM
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For the interior its very simple
1- clean parts with degreaser or dawn soap
2- wipe them down clean and then wipe down with a cleaning agent like alcohol or thinner
3- buy vinyl grade paint or if you cant afford it buy walmarts satin black rattle can paints.
4- very light hazy coats for the first 3 ,then do 3 solid coats and let dry for a few hours.
5 - install carefully because it will scratch but not easily. If its some type of vinyl ,leather or cloth the paint will stick and wont come off. If its abs plastic or usual rx7 grade plastic dont expect it to last long if you will be constanly using it.

Some the areas and parts that have no hope are kick panels, door strips, plastic b pillars (fc3s seat belts scratches them)

NOTE: Dont sand anything you will make things worse, if you want it to stick better get a scotch pad(light-med) felt and hit it with that.

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Old Oct 26, 2011 | 02:24 AM
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oh i should have been more specific. im not painting the parts i took out. im painting the bare metal inside.
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Old Oct 26, 2011 | 03:08 PM
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Ohhhhh then I would buy a single stage paint and use a cheap harbor freight gun
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Old Oct 26, 2011 | 03:21 PM
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all i did was take out all the plastic remove sound deadening material with 409 and a rubber mallet and screwdriver disconnect wire harness then just sprayed right on top of it all after a light cleaning and it came out great all i did was spray it with spray cans from kragen
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Old Oct 26, 2011 | 04:07 PM
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Applicance enamel or any epoxy based paint, pick a grey or medium shades if you can find it. Avoid white as it'll have too much glare in the sun and give you a headache over time.
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Old Oct 26, 2011 | 09:45 PM
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Lol i was planning on going white also aha. Guess black it is aha.
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Old Oct 27, 2011 | 12:10 AM
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but black will make it hot inside the car if you dont have a tinted hatch do some crazy color no one would think of so it doesnt get hot inside your car
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