@dirtyd thanks for the link! and if you were talking to me about the expy, im not planning on getting id of the bench

@dinggus im using rustoleum or duplicolor vinyl/fabric paint along with plastic paint for some of the other pieces... i could probably do it much better if i sanded them and maybe used a primer, but they look pretty good and have held up for the past couple weeks so far haha... you may also want to look into vinyl/fabric dye.. its aerosol but it actually soaks into the material and wont flake.. it was more expensive and i couldnt find it at any local stores

 

Just making a statement. Not really directed at anyone really.

I'm curious to see how the fabric/vinyl paint holds up on your doors. I've been thinking of doing mine in black to go with my interior scheme.

 

yeah if mine doesnt hold up too well ill probably get the dye that i found on summit for like 8 bucks a can which was almost the same price as the vinyl paint

 

That was my only worry when I saw you painting everything. All the things that arent hard plastic bother me when it comes to painting. The hard textured plastic wont bend or flex as easily as the vinyl so the paint will adhere much better, and it can handle primer. Maybe adhesion promoter would make the difference? Idk, guess only time and your interior will tell.

 

the only thing i can really think of without a lot of extra prep work is getting the vinyl dye that i found, it soaks in to the material and "guarantees" its not like paint and it wont crack or chip off

 

I see. What type of prepwork did you do on your interior this time around?

 

nothing really... just soap and water, let them dry, then rubbing alcohol, i like the texture look, and i didnt want glossy so i didnt smooth anything

 

Duplicolor does work very well and I didn't have too many chip problems (except for areas that I must have touched before painting). This was my experience with dupli-color paint in my (sold) 2000 F150 H.D.

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I sold the truck before I was able to cover the re-cover the seats. I took the original H.D. seats out because I wanted the seat belts out of the way.

 

wow that looks pretty sharp man

 

I've been using duplicolor, but I think it'll look better professionally done, everything sanded and prepped correctly.

 

well yes it will look better if its done that way, but im 19, on a tight budget, and would rather do everything to my truck on my own than send it off to a shop... plus like i said, i wanted the texture finish which is why i didnt sand anything

 

ok, debating on weather to go all white on my badges or just take them off.. for my year/model are there pins? or just adhesive like the side molding.. ive looked around and gotten mixed responses.. if there's pins behind ill probably wait til i have money for a full paint job to take them off since i have bondo to fill the holes already

 

On the 97-03's there are pins in the back, so you will be left with holes if you remove them. I think it would look good if you left the background on the emblems black and them painted just the lettering white.

 

well id have t paint the background black... so maybe paint the background white so that only the lettering is black?

 

I agree. Or since you are going blue with everything try the background blue and do white lettering. Just a thought.