I have a few questions about changing the colours of my door trims.
At the moment I scored some red and grey ones but I really dont want to cut them up.
Two I believe need new mdf backings so I will have to remove the material and put it back on a new mdf base. I can see they have pretty much glued it from factory and supported it with those door clips.
Anyone know what the glue is called? I was thinking it could be liquid nails or something :S
Ok so I have the door trims all on their new base's, now I want to change their colour so what do I do?
I have heard of some special fabric paint that you can use. I want to go a darker green bottom and a white top. Anyone had experience with doing this? Does it last a while?
And while I'm at it, I figure I should also get my boot finished and upholster it, Im guessing I should just get a staple gun and some cushy stuff to put under the fabric. Need a good material to put on the floor which wont rip etc.
I also wish to get my subwoofer cover pinstriped.
Dying/Painting/Re-upholstering?
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hi j,
in my experience retrimming cars i find masonite works better than mdf for door backings as its stronger for the same thinkness and it handles moisture better.
the glue i use is dynagrip contact and trim adhesive. it works well and isn't too expensive.
as for vynil paint i found it lasted well on surfaces without much wear though parts like handles, armrests ect, it wears through fairly quickly and looks really bad when it does. i don't really like the finish of it either as i find it looks very shiny and plasticy.
hope this helps.
L&K
in my experience retrimming cars i find masonite works better than mdf for door backings as its stronger for the same thinkness and it handles moisture better.
the glue i use is dynagrip contact and trim adhesive. it works well and isn't too expensive.
as for vynil paint i found it lasted well on surfaces without much wear though parts like handles, armrests ect, it wears through fairly quickly and looks really bad when it does. i don't really like the finish of it either as i find it looks very shiny and plasticy.
hope this helps.
L&K
I would like to reiterate what Matches has recommended. Dynagrip (available through Supercheap Auto) is a very good contact trim adhesive. It is cheap, and comes in a little yellow tin from memory. I haven't used it in a while, and ran over the last can with the fb, rendering it useless. As for painting the door trims, I would recommend Vinyl Dye. I have never actually used it on vinyl, but have had good results when using it on plastic interior pieces such as my centre console.
How many days of holidays left J? If you run out of things to do on your EK, there is plenty you can do on mine for me
How many days of holidays left J? If you run out of things to do on your EK, there is plenty you can do on mine for me
Craig wrote: Andrew you have a red so I wouldn't race it
cheers guys, i just sorted out how much material etc I needed for my boot and im about to call bunnings about masenite...(AUST)Mod wrote: How many days of holidays left J? If you run out of things to do on your EK, there is plenty you can do on mine for me
good thing bunnings, spotlight and supercheap are all on the same road
and andrew u always know im happy to help
Hey Mate,
I recently saw marine carpet cheap at Bunnings I think. It is the shizz for car audio enclosures and boots as it is very durable. I also recently saw it at BCF which seems to sell things rather cheap, so it would also pay to check it out there.
I recently saw marine carpet cheap at Bunnings I think. It is the shizz for car audio enclosures and boots as it is very durable. I also recently saw it at BCF which seems to sell things rather cheap, so it would also pay to check it out there.
Craig wrote: Andrew you have a red so I wouldn't race it
Contact Adhesive is what you are after, most hardware stores would have it, either in a tin or pressure pack. Not sure about masonite, but the contact adhesive can allow vinyl to slip in extreme temperatures on the MDF so I use 3mm staples as insurance. Every door trim I have done so far has been MDF with no complaints, the only other material I would use is Luan Ply which can be purchased in 3mm thickness. I have found Masonite too brittle, if moisture is a problem seal the back of the door card.
For what you are doing, you may aswell make new trims altogether, old trims will always be old trims.
Go to a proper supplier for motor trimming stuff (not Spotlight) UDA, Nolans or Daleys have stores all over Australia and will have everything you need. They may look like trade only, but the Adelaide stores will sell to anyone.
http://www.uda.net.au/
http://www.daleys.com.au/
http://www.nolans.com.au/
For what you are doing, you may aswell make new trims altogether, old trims will always be old trims.
Go to a proper supplier for motor trimming stuff (not Spotlight) UDA, Nolans or Daleys have stores all over Australia and will have everything you need. They may look like trade only, but the Adelaide stores will sell to anyone.
http://www.uda.net.au/
http://www.daleys.com.au/
http://www.nolans.com.au/
Oh, and as for the work you can do - our EK will soon be getting a full respray (prob. to a higher level than my FB as it is a superior car) so it needs the body stripped, rust fixed and did I mention a whole lot of sanding? Of course I am far too busy at present to work on my sister's car, but if you are always willing to help you better get into it 
The only car I will be working on apart from my FB is the 1949 prefect of ours which is just about ready to go. And seeing as my dad 'gave' it to me because he has lost interest in it, I think I will hot rod it.
Of course I am far too busy at present to work on my sister's car, but if you are always willing to help you better get into it The only car I will be working on apart from my FB is the 1949 prefect of ours which is just about ready to go. And seeing as my dad 'gave' it to me because he has lost interest in it, I think I will hot rod it.Craig wrote: Andrew you have a red so I wouldn't race it
yeah as Andrew has mention, for the boot Marine Carpet its pretty durable stuff, and you can get a neat install from it...
Dont limit yourself to Bunnings & BCF however if you choose this root, also ring Boat shops, asking them about suppliers and the like, there usually very happy to help....and is good for those acoutic noises like sub boxes!
As for Rust Fixing....find it, cut it out, bend new metal, reshape the bit you thought was perfect, tack in, hammer again till its perfect, weld, and then panel beat some more till its right.... you can always grind it back and re-cut and re-weld! - practise practise practise thats how i've learnt/learning!
Cheers
NoMAD
Dont limit yourself to Bunnings & BCF however if you choose this root, also ring Boat shops, asking them about suppliers and the like, there usually very happy to help....and is good for those acoutic noises like sub boxes!
As for Rust Fixing....find it, cut it out, bend new metal, reshape the bit you thought was perfect, tack in, hammer again till its perfect, weld, and then panel beat some more till its right....
you can always grind it back and re-cut and re-weld! - practise practise practise thats how i've learnt/learning!Cheers
NoMAD