Interior restore help/tips/comments (95 f150)
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Interior restore help/tips/comments (95 f150)
currently in the process of restoring my interior. All broken parts have been replaced or repaired with junk yard parts or ford gen. parts. since all the pieces came from 1001 different trucks of course they all don't match so I painted everything "desert sand" color with duplicolor's interior vinyl paint. Came out pretty good. Now on to the doors...anyone have any tips on painting them? and what about screws that hold all the trim panels on the A pillar? what do you guys do to match up old rusted screws?
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I totally understand as I have the same issue but my interior is blue. If you want a stock look paint them flat black, for a custom look use the same paint to make them tan and they will disappear in the panel. I used some rust remover liquid I purchased from eastwood to soak the screws and remove the rust, they came out looking brand new.
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do you know where to get the rear piece of carpet like fabric that goes behind the side and snaps into the rear part of the cab? I am replacing the whole carpet with a new color and wondering where i can get that rear piece of material to match? or what its even called
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do you know where to get the rear piece of carpet like fabric that goes behind the side and snaps into the rear part of the cab? I am replacing the whole carpet with a new color and wondering where i can get that rear piece of material to match? or what its even called
I just did this to my 95 xl regular cab. I had replaced the bench seat with a 40-20-40 seat and the white panel really looked out of place with the center seat back folded down. I had a scrap piece of black carpet, cut it to fit. Fit the top edge under the rear window rubber, poked holes in the carpet matching the holes in the back wall and pushed the plastic plug/caps I removed from the bench seat I took out into the holes. 30 minute job.
Matches the black rubber floor mat and might even quiet it down a little.
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I recently refurbed a dash, cleaned it, painted and clearcoated it and it turned out like new 
Here's some pics, etc..
The 1996 Dash I snagged for free..
Cleaned it with warm soapy water and this.
Some cleaning work..
If any double sided tape needs to be removed from ANYTHING, use a plastic razorblade. It won't hurt the other plastics, etc..
After it is cleaned and dried, use Adhesion Promoter all over it. It runs like water, so 4-5 coats of THIN layers, will be perfect.
Then start the painting. I used the paint from LMC Truck ($14.50/can in the Dark Red) and it was spot on with matching my 1994 interior.
Use thin layers when painting, and shake the can every so often to prevent fisheyes, etc..
9 coats later...
Nevermind the white dust spot (Showed up in the pic only.)
Then I let it sit outside during the daylight, and cure for about 5 days..
Then used warm soapy water to wipe it down and clear coat it with Duplicolor Clearcoating.
I applied 4-5 layers of clear coating for extra protection.
This process seems to make the paint bond perfectly, no runs, and looks awesome.
Can be used on any well cleaned plastic parts; But the key is prep work and letting the paint cure a few days in the sun prior to installation.
Here's some pics, etc..
The 1996 Dash I snagged for free..
Cleaned it with warm soapy water and this.
Some cleaning work..
If any double sided tape needs to be removed from ANYTHING, use a plastic razorblade. It won't hurt the other plastics, etc..
After it is cleaned and dried, use Adhesion Promoter all over it. It runs like water, so 4-5 coats of THIN layers, will be perfect.
Then start the painting. I used the paint from LMC Truck ($14.50/can in the Dark Red) and it was spot on with matching my 1994 interior.
Use thin layers when painting, and shake the can every so often to prevent fisheyes, etc..
9 coats later...
Nevermind the white dust spot (Showed up in the pic only.)
Then I let it sit outside during the daylight, and cure for about 5 days..
Then used warm soapy water to wipe it down and clear coat it with Duplicolor Clearcoating.
I applied 4-5 layers of clear coating for extra protection.
This process seems to make the paint bond perfectly, no runs, and looks awesome.
Can be used on any well cleaned plastic parts; But the key is prep work and letting the paint cure a few days in the sun prior to installation.
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dash looks good i re did mine as well. I didnt clear coat it though i just used the vinyl spray paint from duplicolor. Its not shiny but it looks great. I about to redo the door panels to match.
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I just did this to my 95 xl regular cab. I had replaced the bench seat with a 40-20-40 seat and the white panel really looked out of place with the center seat back folded down. I had a scrap piece of black carpet, cut it to fit. Fit the top edge under the rear window rubber, poked holes in the carpet matching the holes in the back wall and pushed the plastic plug/caps I removed from the bench seat I took out into the holes. 30 minute job.
Matches the black rubber floor mat and might even quiet it down a little.
Matches the black rubber floor mat and might even quiet it down a little.
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