Hey, so I was wondering if anyone knew how to properly sand and paint the interior. I wanted to smooth out the rough parts on the door and paint it a flint mica color. If anyone has any suggestions or pictures of a finished product it would be very helpful!

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i also would like to know

 

I'm going to be painting my interior once I get the pieces, but from some other topics they suggest to use like a 600 grit sandpaper to scuff up the surface and then it should come out good, if it isn't smooth I would suggest to wetsand it with a much higher grit to smooth it all out.

Here are some of the topics I've been reading on:

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=215492

and

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=214334

 

Start with a high grit paper and sand, sand, sand. Gradually move to finer grit paper 'till your part is as smooth as you want.

If you're talking about the rice paper textured stuff, you may want to invest in a power sander.

 

Read this:
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6891

 

I began with using a steel wool pad...that took too long, so I used 400 and 500 grit to remove the silver finish that was originally on there. Keep sanding until you get a black plastic surface, then use a higher grit like 1000 or 1500 to simply smooth what you sanded. After you have done that thoroughly clean the sanded pieces, remove any dust residue and begin painting.

 

that looka really clean

 

Thanks!

 

niceee....i jst wanna do my door panels but props to you man!

 

why do you have a shift **** and two petals

 

its an auto. Im sure he just put in a boot and ****. Same thing i plan on doing.

 

btw FLEA, did you do that yourself? looks really good. mine came out so so. Interested in re doing mine lol?

 

I got sick of seeing the ugly shift guide that comes with the automatics. A lot of people that I have let borrow my car get confused and try to figure out where my clutch is. Not trying to pretend to be a stick shift...I just like it better with the shift boot.

^ When do you want to bring yours down? With the weather and heat we have been having I can work on it in the morning and have it ready by late afternoon. Got to clean out and make space in my garage first...got about 6 sets of tail lights that I just tinted and cleared tonight...lots of fumes in there.

 

After you sand down the pieces, did you use primer or just the BSP paint? Also did you clear coat afterwards? Thanks.

 

Yes, I scuffed it down until I got the black plastic under the silver waterfall pieces. Wipe it down to clean any dust off...do a thorough job, then paint. If you want to add primer go for it. but the reason why I scuffed mine was so I could get the paint to stick to the surface and not have to worry about primer. I also used clear coat as well...Duplicolor Acrylic Lacquer Clear Coat. Sprayed two heavy even coats, no orange peel or runs and let it dry for a minimum of 7-9 hours. Take your time doing this and the end result will look really nice.

 

cool idea it looks good

 

Excellent, thanks for the help FLEA.

 

just let me know when your free, better yet, let me get free weekend then i'll let you know. How much would you charge? i did mine in white but didnt like the look. Looked to mickey mousey. Im thinking the bsp will go better.

 

Flea where did you buy that boot and how much did it cost? Was it trouble to install?

 

PM me and we'll talk about price. I actually just had a friend of mine come over last Saturday and we painted his BSP. Took about 1 hour to prep, paint and clear. 2 hours to let it bake in the sun. About 2 hours to remove orange peel, buff, wax, and re-install.