I have a 97 civic with grey interior and i would like to paint the inside door panels, dash and other pieces. What kind of paint should I use and where can i get paint for this project.

 

I used some interior car paint that i got from jcwhitney......my door panels came out nice.....looked like it was factory....and all the other small parts looked nice 2....but the hard part for me was the dash.....take off what you can and spray it that way so u wont get overspray.......but i can tell u 1 thing...dont get white....that has 2 b the hardest color 2 do...IMO.....i changed from black 2 silver.....now im just gonna re-cover my entire car with Vinyl.......but dont take my opinion....let the people who know what they doing give u better advice.

 

I found that if done right the vinly painted that supposedly absorbs into the vinly and spray paint can come out exactly the same. My pops is a body man at BMW and we discussed changing my interior color. He said unless I wanna do a half ass job and take the more expensive route i can just use the vinyl paint and hope it stays.

Then he said if I prime it good, real good, paint (satin finish) til no primer is seen (not more) then clear coat with a satin finsh. That will last longer than the vinly, and if anything small chips, touch it up with either the back of a paper match or a q-tip. I did mine Blue and white this way and no one has call my car ghetto, they even ask how much i paid for it.

You will have to cover any cloth parts in vinyl.



Those are 8"s fiberglassed into the side panel with a sealed all fiberglass enclosure behind the panel.


The problem with white interior, is dirt, and lots of it. So make sure anything touched often is not white.

Damn I hate those Gray seats

 

jcwhitney paint isnt really any better than the stuff u buy at the auto store depending on what color you paint it......iv tried everything..the only diff is in the sealer becareful what sealer you buy

 

Looks nice....i hope mines come out look somewhat decent to that...im using vinyl cuz the paint i used looks like crap

 

Most interior shops use SEM's interior paint.