etsnet

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Operation Interior Makeover has begun. While my car sits and waits for the engine, I decided to start on the suede that I have had for 5 months. I will be sueding all the sliver/tan trim. I'll also be painting any of the plastic parts black like the oh **** handles and dome light trim.

I need ideas for the sunshades. I'm going to paint the handles black but not sure what to do with the vinyl material. Should/can I paint it, suede it, or replace it with some other material?

9-3-07:
Removed all the sliver/tan parts from interior. Will be removing the door panels and back panels another day to do the fabric for that.

lil_will

Have fun! I started operation suede interior a couple of weeks back. It's very time consuming but well worth it IMO. Good luck.

theblue

nice, cant wait to see when its done

KINGxOFxSKA

SUEDE FTW!

2beturbod

I just did my a, b, c pillars this weekend and doing the headliner this week. I cant wait to get it finished to match my black and suede seats. Good luck with the project

etsnet

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Did you use the spray contact cement or the can with a brush? I bought the can. Also are you removing the fabric that's already on there?

lil_will

I don't know about 2beturod but I used the spray stuff and it worked really well. I didnt remove the old stuff, I just applied the suede over the existing fabric.

iKONA

Hey if you need an interior paint job, color matched, or custom color Id be glad to hook you up.

2beturbod

I removed the old fabric from the a and b pillars. I also used that 3m adhesive spray from autozone. They said it is for headliners and other fabric. hope this helps

Tcguy85

what will you do with the things for the sunroof?

2beturbod

im not quite sure yet. Im thinking about leaving the "pleather" gray and seeing how it looks like that and go from there. I kinda like how i did my b pillars which are black suede witht the plastic piece for the seat belt being gray

2beturbod

Im trying to pull the headliner out tonight. How do I get those damn handles on the roof to come off?

etsnet

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I just stuck a screwdriver in the bottom and pulled out. I broke 3 and one is banged up. I figure I might be able to fix them and since they will be painted you won't notice any imperfections. The back hanger clips just pull down and then there's a screw. The whole tear down (minus the door and back panels) took me all of 30mins and that's only cuz I couldn't get those handles off. I also bagged any small parts and labeled them. Oh yeah, there's velcro around the sunroof that will come off so don't be afraid to pull a little.

2beturbod

i have all that down just trying to get those handles off

dragginplastic

you can paint your sunroof shades with dupli-colors' fabric & vinyl paint, available at your local auto zone or pep boys, you'll have to pull the shades all the way out and use a red or green 3m scuff pad on them, then just wipe them with some isopropyl alchohol and you should have no problems, just make sure you use as thin a coat as possible and dont put it on too thick, if its too thick when it rolls up around the drum it may want to crack, but one or two thin coats just enough to get good coverage and your in like Flynn...

2beturbod

i just finished my headliner tonight. Im putting it in tomorrow and seeing how it looks with the gray

etsnet

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So I went in the garage a couple of hours ago and decided to try out the suede on the part by the seatbelt. I pulled the old fabric off and put the contact cement on. This stuff seemed to dry up really fast or maybe I didn't use enough. Anyway, the big problem was the curve in it (almost like a half pipe or u) I couldn't get it to lay flat. Is there a secret I'm missing to doing this. I got ____ed and left it alone. I do have to say what did lay flat looked real good.

STNC

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I am planning on sueding my A,BC, Headliner and Hatch soon, Joannes is having a sale on suede. How do you apply it? What materials do you need?

lil_will

etsnet, I recommend using another person. When I wrapped my a pillars it was a pain to get it around that curve. I had my wife help me so she could hold the pillar while I stretched the fabric and it made it a lot easier.

sindekat

more pics plz. im working on this myself and need some tips