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Old 10-29-2006, 10:07 PM
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i just bought another 86 mustang for parts but the whole interior is a biege (tan?) color. But these panels from the inside are in awesome condition with little scrathes and what not. in my 5.0 some idiot cut wholes in the plastic panels in the backseat to put speakers right there so i had four in the back and none in the front... anyways i wanna take those panels and put them in my car but i don't know how to or what to do to paint them... i want them to be either grey (to match what is grey in my car) or maybe redo the whole interior a dull black? anyways any help?
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Old 10-29-2006, 10:09 PM
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tan is rare really hard to find
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Old 10-29-2006, 10:14 PM
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i don't know if i like the color of the tan though... what do you guys think?
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Old 10-29-2006, 10:28 PM
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SEM plastic paint. Its about 10 bucks a can but it works great. I used it on some interior panels in my father's car a few years ago and its still holding up.
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Old 10-29-2006, 10:30 PM
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so i can paint the whole interior what ever is plastic? i really gotta get some pics to show you guys my cars... my interior of my 5.0 is like blue door panels and grey everything else lol
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Old 10-29-2006, 11:17 PM
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and why is tan hard to find?
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Old 10-30-2006, 01:18 AM
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lol Bump
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Old 10-30-2006, 11:32 AM
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anyone other then PJB have any helpful hints or tips?
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Old 10-30-2006, 12:00 PM
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I painted all my interior pieces with paint from 5.0 Resto. I just used the primer that they had and I haven't had any problems with it pealing or flaking. One note if you smoke in your car of if it has been smoked in at one point in time your color will be darker than the paint. I had to repaint everything since a previous owner smoked in the car(makes you change your mind about smoking[:'(]).
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Old 10-30-2006, 12:11 PM
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I went to a local automotive paint shop and got DuPont AntiStatic Whipes, SEM Landau Black paint and scuff pads...

Scuff (lightly)
Wipe
Scuff
Wipe
Spray

I did two light coats and two more heavy coats after that.
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