Interior Paint Job On My Celica Done By Me

black and blue would look like a bruise. but would look better than black blue and white.

and thank god for the removing of the carpet (please dont paint your carpet)
why not? itll look fine my friend did that to his it looks like it wasnt painted at all

 
it just doesnt look good.

it looks like a lego toy thrown together.

now if you have black blue and white on each peice that is consistent it would look nice.

as it stands lego's.

but still a nice job, i couldnt do it lol. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/veryhappy.gif.fec4fed33b4a1279cf10bdd45a039dae.gif
idk man i like it i respect everyones opinions though //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

yeah man it was a hastle takin all the elctrical wires, AC, etc **** i thought i was going mess everything up i was kinda worried but it turned out fine it was one hella of a mess when everything was off

 
agreed.. i dont know if i couldnt do it, just dont think i WOULD do it.. still think the whit is NOT needed.. but u still did a great job painting it.. did you use an actual spray gun?
nah no spray gun...

im sure u could do it u just need to remember were everything goes //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 
If you guys want to do a quality job on interior parts, here are the steps to take:

1) Sand the part with 400 grit sandpaper until it's either roughed up well or the texture is gone.

2) Primer with sandable primer, let dry a couple hours and then sand with 1000 grit, repeat this a couple times. I recommend Duplicolor sandable primer.

3)Spray your part with an Acrylic Lacquer color coat. I recommend Duplicolor if they have your color, if not go to paintscratch.com and they can put your color in a spray can. Spray three light coats sperated by 15 minutes of drying time between each coat. After you get the part covered with color, sand with 1200 grit sandpaper very lightly, then clean thouroughly and add more color coat. Repeat this process 3 times or so.

4) Spray a light coat of clear coat on your part. I recommend Duplicolor Acrylic Lacquer clear in the "truck and van" can...it has a rattle ball and mixes the clear better than the other can. After the light coat dries for 10 minutes, spray another heavier coat, let it dry then another coat. After these coats have dried for a couple hours, wet sand with 2000 grit. This clear is very thing so 2000 grit is necessary. Repeat the spraying process a couple times. Get a good coat on the parts.

5) Allow the clear coated part to cure for 48 hours, then wetsand very lightly with 2000 grit concentrating on the flatter parts. Be very careful not to sand through. This step should be done sparingly, it's not even necessary to do it if you are worried.

6) Get some Scratch Out scratch remover in the yellow bottle. It can be bought at all auto parts stores and Wal Mart. I recommend this because it's not too aggresive and since the spray paints go on very thin.

7)Now put on a coat of your favortie wax on the parts and buff until you are happy.

Here are some pictures of the parts I painted using these steps:

Headlights, Grille Center Bar and Chevy Emblem

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