dash painting

[david17]

ok i read a little on this i am going to paint my dash and plastic stuff. i am using sem paint . i just got the sem paint.

what is the right way to prep . and what all do i have to get . i want it to look nice

[david17]

come on guys i need help on this on. i just want the prep . what do i got to do

[steelbluesleepR]

i used color-matched o'reily's paint. lightly scuff the surface of the plastic, then spray with primer (you can use adhesion promoter, but i didnt), sand the primer down, then spray with the paint. this is what i did, others may tell you i did it wrong, but it is working for me.

edit: i only did the hard plastic insert, not the whole dash.

[mndude07]

SEM paint is good stuff. I painted my dash last year with SEM color coat. Anyways, for the plastic trim piece, I removed it from the car, and wiped it down with rubbing alcohol. Then I sprayed a few light coats of the color, and once it had dried for a couple hours(to be on the safe side) then i sprayed it with a gloss clear coat(you can use flat clear if you want). SEM paint is a permanent coating but it dries flat and relatively vulnerable to abrasions if you don't protect it with a hard clear. As for the vinyl part of the dash, I would use the same procedure, except don't use clear coat. The paint soaks into the vinyl better than it does into the plastic and doesn't need a clear coat. Hope this helps.

[jdmcrx_echelon]

ive repainted the interior on alot f my cars with SEM.its awesome stuff.just use a green scotchbrite pad and scuff everything.Use prep all(cleaning solvent) and then do lightcoats until it is completely colored.looks amazing!

[1990AccordBoy]

can someone explain how to ge that hard peice of plastic off? i need it done.. i want to repaint but i have no idea how to take it off, i think u start by the 2 lil screws above the speedometers n shit, but i got one off but the other is stripped

[steelbluesleepR]

there are 2 screws above the cluster, one screw behind each of the 3 vents (pop the vents out with a straight screwdriver), one behind the coin tray, two below the a/c controls, one behind the cigarette lighter, and one or two behind the ashtray. it sucks to take out for the first time, but after that its pretty much a cinch.

[1990AccordBoy]

what if one of the clusters aree lets say.. stripped? and i cant get it off? cuz its like someone fuckin like must have took it off b4 cuz like it'll retighten, but it wont loosen to a certain point its dumb..

[1990AccordBoy]

and how do u take the cig lighter off? and after i unscrew all those screws is that bascically IT and it should just pop off or is there shit i have to disconnect?

[david17]

just be carfull and oull your dash out slow make sure there are no more wires u need to discounect

[HONDAISGOD]

Air brushed mine looked like crap.

[HondaTuner808]

The center dash insert and cluster surround has some clips on it near the vents or climate control, if I'm remembering correctly. You'll need to pop those off with something like a metal spatula.

As far as painting goes, I've done plastic pieces and door panels. I sanded all the vinyl down until it was flat, real nice and smooth, then primed and painted with Duplicolor Vinyl and Fabric paint. Stuff works grear, but as is true with most paints, it needs a protective coat, be it clear or matte coat. (I dont think Duplicolor makes a Vinyl matte coat, but matte SureGuard should work, its made to be used on paper prints that are flexed)