How To: Black out pillars & Headliner
How To: Black out pillars & Headliner
Okay. This is the second time i've blacked out my pillars and they came out really nice this time around. You can do all 6 pillars with some paint left over depending on how heavy your coats are. I absolutely cannot stress how important the Bulldog adhesive spray is. It will help the paint stick so much better than scuffing ever would alone. PLEASE pick it up if you're going to do this!!!
Dash and pillars are almost 100% match.
Materials:
- 1 can of BullDog Adhesive Promoter (About 8.99 at Oreilys)
- 1-2 cans of SEM 17233 Chrysler Spray Paint ($9.99 YMMV)
- Couple of scuff pads, preferably soft. I didn't use sandpaper.
- Night at the Roxbury Soundtrack.
1. Remove Pillars - If you don't know already, they pretty much just yank off. I took my time removing them and they seem to be okay.
2. Start scuffing - Get the little scuff pads and go to town scuffing them. Scrub them pretty tough, the point is to make a rough surface so the paint has something to stick to. We're putting a paint promoter to help stick, but scuffing deffinetely helps.
3. Wash - Run the pillars under some water and use soap to clean them off. I didn't take too much time on this. Lather them up then rinse. Dry with a towel afterwards.
4. Bulldog time - After the surface has been cleaned thoroughly and there IS ABSOLUTELY NO WATER on the surface, you can spray the Bulldog adhesive promoter. This stuff is extremely stick and will help the paint really stick to the plastic. I put around 5 coats of this stuff and I still have a LOT left over. It's okay to be generous. I actually recommend putting a lot on.
5. Paint - After the bulldog has dried, it's time to paint. The surface will be sticky so don't let it confuse you into thinking it hasn't dried. I like putting a lot of coats and I reccomend you do the same. It will be a bit of a stretch if you're using one can! Sometimes during installation you might scratch the pillar or rub up against something and depending on how much paint you have on there will nasty scratches down to the base beige pillar.
6. Dry - Let them dry as long as you can and re-install!
Headliner looks like shit, but it's not as bad in person at all. It just looks totally black up there.
There are a few headliner how to's around here that you can look at as far as pulling them down. I went to Wal-Mart and bought about $8 worth of $1 cheap flat black paint. It doesn't match the pillars very well, but at night and during the day it's MUCH nicer cruising with black than beige. At night it's pitch black in there....very nice
What happens if you don't scuff or use bulldog and just spray on the pillars!
Dash and pillars are almost 100% match.
Materials:
- 1 can of BullDog Adhesive Promoter (About 8.99 at Oreilys)
- 1-2 cans of SEM 17233 Chrysler Spray Paint ($9.99 YMMV)
- Couple of scuff pads, preferably soft. I didn't use sandpaper.
- Night at the Roxbury Soundtrack.
1. Remove Pillars - If you don't know already, they pretty much just yank off. I took my time removing them and they seem to be okay.
2. Start scuffing - Get the little scuff pads and go to town scuffing them. Scrub them pretty tough, the point is to make a rough surface so the paint has something to stick to. We're putting a paint promoter to help stick, but scuffing deffinetely helps.
3. Wash - Run the pillars under some water and use soap to clean them off. I didn't take too much time on this. Lather them up then rinse. Dry with a towel afterwards.
4. Bulldog time - After the surface has been cleaned thoroughly and there IS ABSOLUTELY NO WATER on the surface, you can spray the Bulldog adhesive promoter. This stuff is extremely stick and will help the paint really stick to the plastic. I put around 5 coats of this stuff and I still have a LOT left over. It's okay to be generous. I actually recommend putting a lot on.
5. Paint - After the bulldog has dried, it's time to paint. The surface will be sticky so don't let it confuse you into thinking it hasn't dried. I like putting a lot of coats and I reccomend you do the same. It will be a bit of a stretch if you're using one can! Sometimes during installation you might scratch the pillar or rub up against something and depending on how much paint you have on there will nasty scratches down to the base beige pillar.
6. Dry - Let them dry as long as you can and re-install!
Headliner looks like shit, but it's not as bad in person at all. It just looks totally black up there.
There are a few headliner how to's around here that you can look at as far as pulling them down. I went to Wal-Mart and bought about $8 worth of $1 cheap flat black paint. It doesn't match the pillars very well, but at night and during the day it's MUCH nicer cruising with black than beige. At night it's pitch black in there....very nice
What happens if you don't scuff or use bulldog and just spray on the pillars!
Thanks!
My headliner looks horrible in pics. When you touch it, it's like feeling stale bread. I guess that's what happens when you spray paint on fabric.
Get it upholstered if you're not cheap like me haha.
My headliner looks horrible in pics. When you touch it, it's like feeling stale bread. I guess that's what happens when you spray paint on fabric.
Get it upholstered if you're not cheap like me haha.
dank(r/t) wrote:you tell 'em altezza light, black headlight cover guy!
you know what's up, it's obvious.
TheRandom1 wrote:Adionik, you're an asshole, we all know this.
Yeah, I tried the "paint the visors because it is easier than trying to re-reupholster them" trick...your description is perfect, stale bread
I have re-covered a couple of headliners...I've been happy with the results. It's just those damn visors
Thanks for the info
I have re-covered a couple of headliners...I've been happy with the results. It's just those damn visors
Thanks for the info
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i did my own headliner, just bought fabric and 3m adhesive
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That is the one weak link with the how tos' etc. If the OP deletes the images, or the account of the image host, then the pics are lost to us. But I don't think it would be fair to expect Jason to maintain a server just to retain that many bytes either.
Meh, such is life.
That is the one weak link with the how tos' etc. If the OP deletes the images, or the account of the image host, then the pics are lost to us. But I don't think it would be fair to expect Jason to maintain a server just to retain that many bytes either.
Meh, such is life.
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haha well as long as you like it. and mmm I could go for some Pappa John's Pizza!randomZERO wrote:Kimono. I know it's weird and not your taste just tossed up pics because the ops pics were gone. People do Burberry and LV, i didnt want a all black interior so i went with this and for silk it turned really good Don't hate LOL
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