$7.50 interior restoration. - Page 3

VaSteve · 06-11-2009, 10:23 PM

Looks nice. How did it get THAT dirty in those places?
Did you prep it in some way?

Cole · 06-11-2009, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by alex

Will it hold up for the rest of the carpet? I need black carpet, but its gonna be a while before that is the priority for my extra $$.

This stuff is FREAKISHLY COOL!!

Tonight I started on the door cards and needed more paint, picked up some black while I was there.

Figured since my carpet is trashed anyway I may as well test it out on the carpet.

I am TOTALLY surprised. Spraying the tan carpet black was super easy and it looks like it came that way. Feel like I'm in the twilight zone. It really seems to work well.

Since I planned on replacing the carpet anyway I may as well do it all black and see how it really works. So far it looks like it will hold up fine.

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Originally Posted by Eastep

lemme know if we can work something out cole, my new wheel just came in this evening

Can you get a final measurement for me. I really want something 14"

Cole · 06-11-2009, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by VaSteve

Looks nice. How did it get THAT dirty in those places?
Did you prep it in some way?

I have only had the car for a few weeks so I can't really tell you how. The car was dirty, but honestly since it was an Arizona car I think it is mostly sun burnt.

I scrubbed everything down with basic dish soap and water to prep it.

75ohm · 06-11-2009, 10:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alex

Will it hold up for the rest of the carpet? I need black carpet, but its gonna be a while before that is the priority for my extra $$.

I bet it would...

Cole · 06-12-2009, 06:54 PM

Okay, so now I'm up to about $37 in paint.

Picked up some of the black and tired it on the carpet since my carpet was TRASHED anyway. This stuff is amazing.

Here is another before picture.

And how it sits now after a couple of hours of paint.

Eastep · 06-12-2009, 07:06 PM

looks good. Id suggest popping out the dash bezzle/vent area, and going over it in another coat or 2 of black, you can see a red hue to it. good call on ditching that red anyway

Cole · 06-12-2009, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Eastep

looks good. Id suggest popping out the dash bezzle/vent area, and going over it in another coat or 2 of black, you can see a red hue to it. good call on ditching that red anyway

Put down the crack pipe.

I took this just for you

(bought the black one on ebay for $20)

alex · 06-12-2009, 07:28 PM

Thanks, guys.

That carpet looks great! I am going to pick some of that stuff up right away.

Eastep · 06-12-2009, 07:42 PM

dude. crack is sooo yesterday. Im on hashish & whipitz

j/k but seriously though in the first after pic, maybe its the angle, but the dash looks slightly redish under the black....kinda like a sharpy marker, its black until its at an angle then its a crapload of colors

Cole · 06-12-2009, 08:16 PM

It's probably just reflection off the hood, since the hood is open and the car is red.

carlege · 06-12-2009, 08:43 PM

holy crap amazing. I wonder how that carpet will hold up when you need to scrub wash it

Tom R. · 06-13-2009, 12:29 AM

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Originally Posted by carlege

holy crap amazing. I wonder how that carpet will hold up when you need to scrub wash it

you dont wash it. you vacuum and apply another coat of black.

Tom R. · 06-13-2009, 01:24 PM

Cole, I have four pieces of carpet in my garage. the drivers side front and three small rear pieces. you are welcome to all of them if you want.

Johnny Player Special · 06-13-2009, 02:29 PM

Nite and day difference. Good work. What kind of seats are those?

Cole · 06-13-2009, 07:30 PM

As long as we are on the topic.

I picked up the car when an opportunity came up. Was not really ready to do one of my "normal" projects on it yet. So I figured I would just clean it up a bit and drive it until I am ready to do what I normally do....(which is complete and total overkill).

So the current plan was to just get it clean enough to drive around. So here is where it started a month ago.

Notice the sweet speakers, the nice chew stains on the carpet, the red dash, etc.

Sweet 80s 300ZX seats. I can't even begin to tell you how heavy these are. I'm 6'2" and 240lbs and they were hard to lift out to the trash.

I picked up a set of Scorpion seats down at checker. These are the cheap seats ($350 total). So we will see how they work out. Had to do minor fab to get them to fit. (welding, etc)

$40 in interior paint.
$20 for a new instrument surround on ebay.
---JVC stereo FREE, left over from another project.
Supposed to pick up a used 3 spoke leather Momo from a guy today for $75
-Simpson harness left over from my other race car, so free.
$10 for a new shift boot from Advanced Auto. (black with red stitching)

Here is how it sits as of today.

....and one more simply because I uploaded it already and this post would be worthless without pictures.

06-11-2009, 10:23 PM	#31
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Tom R. Addict Lifetime Rennlist Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: NY attitude @ Denver altitude Posts: 8,997	Cole, I have four pieces of carpet in my garage. the drivers side front and three small rear pieces. you are welcome to all of them if you want. __________________ Selling my Porsche parts to finance my Dakar 95 M3 & Astra:, Past Porsches: Velvet Red 89 951 (51k mi, sold 6/09) UberRareRed 90 S2 (73K mi, sold 11/08)UberRareStolenRed 89 S2 (73K mi stolen 9/03), RareRed 88 951(The Duck's) StoneGray 89 S2 (Now my brother's), Linen 89 NA (Was my brother's)

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Johnny Player Special Addict Rennlist Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: In a van down by the river. Posts: 105	Nite and day difference. Good work. What kind of seats are those? __________________ If we do not get some cool rules pronto we'll just be bogus too.

06-13-2009, 07:30 PM	#45
Cole Addict Rennlist Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Colorado Posts: 551	As long as we are on the topic. I picked up the car when an opportunity came up. Was not really ready to do one of my "normal" projects on it yet. So I figured I would just clean it up a bit and drive it until I am ready to do what I normally do....(which is complete and total overkill). So the current plan was to just get it clean enough to drive around. So here is where it started a month ago. Notice the sweet speakers, the nice chew stains on the carpet, the red dash, etc. Sweet 80s 300ZX seats. I can't even begin to tell you how heavy these are. I'm 6'2" and 240lbs and they were hard to lift out to the trash. I picked up a set of Scorpion seats down at checker. These are the cheap seats ($350 total). So we will see how they work out. Had to do minor fab to get them to fit. (welding, etc) $40 in interior paint. $20 for a new instrument surround on ebay. ---JVC stereo FREE, left over from another project. Supposed to pick up a used 3 spoke leather Momo from a guy today for $75 -Simpson harness left over from my other race car, so free. $10 for a new shift boot from Advanced Auto. (black with red stitching) Here is how it sits as of today. ....and one more simply because I uploaded it already and this post would be worthless without pictures. Last edited by Cole; 06-13-2009 at 07:52 PM.

06-12-2009, 06:54 PM	#35
Cole Addict Rennlist Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Colorado Posts: 551	Okay, so now I'm up to about $37 in paint. Picked up some of the black and tired it on the carpet since my carpet was TRASHED anyway. This stuff is amazing. Here is another before picture. And how it sits now after a couple of hours of paint.

06-12-2009, 07:06 PM	#36
Eastep Addict Rennlist Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Augusta GA Posts: 719	looks good. Id suggest popping out the dash bezzle/vent area, and going over it in another coat or 2 of black, you can see a red hue to it. good call on ditching that red anyway

06-12-2009, 07:42 PM	#39
Eastep Addict Rennlist Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Augusta GA Posts: 719	dude. crack is sooo yesterday. Im on hashish & whipitz j/k but seriously though in the first after pic, maybe its the angle, but the dash looks slightly redish under the black....kinda like a sharpy marker, its black until its at an angle then its a crapload of colors

06-12-2009, 08:16 PM	#40
Cole Addict Rennlist Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Colorado Posts: 551	It's probably just reflection off the hood, since the hood is open and the car is red.

06-12-2009, 08:43 PM	#41
carlege User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Where the work is. Bimringham AL Posts: 632	holy crap amazing. I wonder how that carpet will hold up when you need to scrub wash it