Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 14:12:26 EST
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From: JordanVw@AOL.COM
Subject: Re: Changing the interior color by painting,
possible? Anyone done it?
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robert.. you have a 88 wolfsburg wchich has the grey a/c ducting.. why not
just install ducting from a GL which is the off-white?
and PS, if your going to spray dye your doorpanels, you might want to test
it out first before you Farck up your interior :<) i tried to spray dye some
doorpanels - the vinyl part looked ok, but the cloth insert came out having
the texture of sandpaper... the dye paint made the cloth turn crunchy hard..
good thing these were some junky doorpanels, because they ended up in the
trash after that..
chris
in a message dated 3/4/06 7:23:49 PM Eastern Standard Time,
robertmstewart@MAC.COM writes:
>
> So here a question for all the do it yourselfers,
>
> Can you spray a specific paint on the headlining, vinyl on the walls,
> plastic on the walls, or material on the seats including the cloth to change
> the color scheme?
>
> Was thinking of changing the color of the headliner, walls and center a/c
> shaft to White.
> Possibly painting the vinyl and plastic panels on the inner walls to white.
>
> (did some research, herešs what I found)
> http://www.automotiveforums.com/t363218-dying_vinyl.html
>
> (Products Recommended)
> http://www.sem.ws/category.php?category_id=36
> http://www.sem.ws/product.php?product_id=190
> http://store.yahoo.com/yourautotrim-store/semdye.html
>
> (Vinyl Prep)
> http://www.eastwoodco.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=2515&itemTy
> pe=PRODUCT&iMainCat=601&iSubCat=603&iProductID=2515
>
> (Vinyl Dye)
> http://www.vhtpaint.com/penetratingcolordye.htm
>
> Then after walls were painted white, I was thinking of using a wood veneer
> and adhering it to the flat section of the wall paneling.
>
> I also plan on replacing the sliding door panels and back hatch cardboard
> with real wood. I was thinking I could trace the existing material onto MDF,
> use it as a template and then use the MDF to route the exact shape onto the
> wood sheets.
>
> Lastly can you actually spray a color onto the grey cloth seats to change
> the color? I have seen products advertised that claim to work, just
> wondering if anyone has done this?
>
> I know this sounds sort of radical but I was thinking of making the interior
> a little less drab and little more stylish.
>
> Open to ideas.
>
>
> --
> Rob
> NYC/Long Beach, NY
> 88 Wolfsburg, Silver
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