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Old May 17, 2010 | 02:20 AM
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has anyone painted the A,B,C pillars to match the rest of the interior? and if so what kind of paint did u use...
Old May 17, 2010 | 11:50 AM
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i dont have an xb but ive painted 2 tcs whole interior with black fabric paint and it came out nice no fading or nothing
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But our pillars in the xb arent cloth like the tc. Would it still work the same way.
Old May 17, 2010 | 01:53 PM
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I have been wanting to do this as well, but what did you guys do about the tan/gray seat belt clips in the pillars? are they easy to remove and paint or did you swap them out?
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did it already. use duplicolor vinyl dye. sticks better than anything else. just clean it off and spray it down. no less than 3 light coats will do it.
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did it already. use duplicolor vinyl dye. sticks better than anything else. just clean it off and spray it down. no less than 3 light coats will do it.
What about the seat belt holders?
Old May 17, 2010 | 04:09 PM
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what about them? take them apart and paint them.
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Originally Posted by randomsuper
what about them? take them apart and paint them.
Ok I haven't looked at them incredibly hard, just wasn't sure how easy it was.
Old May 17, 2010 | 04:14 PM
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wish i could remember exactly how i did it. i just kind of played with it until i figured it out.
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Originally Posted by randomsuper
did it already. use duplicolor vinyl dye. sticks better than anything else. just clean it off and spray it down. no less than 3 light coats will do it.

did you use primer first or straight on paint them?
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Originally Posted by ariese
i dont have an xb but ive painted 2 tcs whole interior with black fabric paint and it came out nice no fading or nothing
which paint did you use? any idea how many cans you used? i'm wanting to do that to mine til can get it sueded in fall/winter.
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Originally Posted by randomsuper
wish i could remember exactly how i did it. i just kind of played with it until i figured it out.
Thanks, I am sure I can figure it out lol

Originally Posted by dspeedy69
did you use primer first or straight on paint them?
Don't need primer, just spray it on.

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which paint did you use? any idea how many cans you used? i'm wanting to do that to mine til can get it sueded in fall/winter.
Use duplicolor vinyl paint. I used the black for carpet on my old car and seats as well. Came out like a brand new car. Looked tons better. Thinking of doing this with my roof liner and side pillars and all.
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awesome thanks oreo! because i bought fabric paint and wasn't looking like was working well (wanting to use on pillars and eadliner like you're thinking of doing)
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what color did u use? the charcoal gray or flat black??
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Originally Posted by marcemarcxB08
what color did u use? the charcoal gray or flat black??
me? For my xb I will be using the flat black.
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which would better match the interior color??
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I went with flat because satin and gloss will have a shiney appeal to them . Just make sure to scuff the surface so the paint adheres to the item.
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