Has anyone found a spray or service that redoes the rubber texture to our interior plastic panels?

The only thing I can possibly think of at the moment is having the interior pieces professionally painted with a flat black and a flex agent added to the paint in order to simulate that rubber feel.

 

Duplicolor makes a bumper trim paint intended for the matte black bumpers found on some vehicles. It works very well on interior plastics and is MUCH more durable. Looks very similar to stock too. Rubber finish always peels and is easily scratched.

 

I have been reading about a product called Plasti Dip. Looks kind of cool!

Some guys use it on grilles...

before:


after:



Here is the website...

http://www.plastidip.com

http://www.plastidip.com/home_solutions/Plasti_Dip

,Jason

 

^why didnt that guy do the grill too it looks dumb with that little bit of chrome. But that is a good idea for the interior stuff.

 

Plasti Dip looks awesome! Thanks!

 

let us know how it goes...i could use some touching up on my panels as well

 

on another car forum someone did the interior in plasti dip and she claims that it attracts dust a lot and is hard to clean off. bumper coat is a good idea though, ive used the stuff (duplicolor brand) it is very durable and easy to apply to get a even smooth coat. also, the adhesion is excellent.

 

The bumper trim paint will look similar to the black on that VW.

 

there are several ppl on the forum that have used plasti dip. If you search the interior forum you will find all kinds of pictures and the pro's and con's. I have done some interior stuff with it and will say this: If you are wanting to get a smooth 93 like finish, you are going to need to practice alot on some other pieces before spraying your actual interior pieces. Texture finishes are much easier

 

I'm only going to order 1 can to test it out.

http://www.hilltronix.com/Plasti-Dip...ol_p_6-17.html

Dust is the least of my worries.

 

memphisraines82, Thx. I have a spare center console to practice lots with.

 

I'm pretty sure you can purchase it at Lowe's as well BTW

You can also strip the film off the panels and it will end up looking like this:

 

I like the flat black look.

Checked Lowe's and the Depot's site....nothing.

 

https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...ght=plasti+dip

I picked up a can at lowe's about a month ago here where I live.

 

I don't know about the rubbery feel, but if you want to refinish (or change the color of) some plastic or vinyl Summit Racing sells VHT Vinyl Dy. I used satin black on my STi steering wheel hub. Pretty easy to match. More coats = darker. Doesn't scratch or peel either. I think this could be an excellent alternative to buying black door cards or just refinishing mismatched interior pieces.

Here are some pictures. You can see I forgot to spray more heavily in the grooved area circling inside the hub. You really can't notice other than in the picture.

Before:


After

 

That came out great, now do your floor mats.

 

I did the plasti-dip on my interior, looks and feels stock and was cheap. I don't think it attacts dirt (maybe she put armor all on it ), just shows it more when dust is there because its a smooth surface where as a textured surface can have alot of dust on it but not show it.

Problem....you have to put HEAVY coats on, otherwise it will finish with a texture instead of being smooth (learned that the hard way) and removing it sucks if you do make a mistake.

On a test I did, I hit a painted piece to knick the **** out of it and was able to over spray to hide the damaged areas without having to strip any off with decent results.

 

Wow I had no idea that this Plasti-Dip was available in a spray can. I remember, at least 15 years ago, my father showing me a bottle of this stuff to use as exactly what the name indicates -- a plastic dip for grips on hand tools. My how it has evolved.

 

Thanks to this thread I Plasti-Dip'd my interior parts and it looks great, I'll throw before and after pic's up soon. eh, I know this thread is from 2008 too. Thanks

 

Here are some before and afters




This is about five coats

 

i know i'm a little late.But Dam that thing looks good.

 

so wheres the follow up on those last pics? did it hold up? i may do some s4 trim

 

It holds up pretty well. Seems as well as the factory 1993 coating.

 

I'm offering a service that very closely matches the factory 94+ textured finish. I will post some pics shortly.

 

Here are a couple pics