lunchbox
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This is my review of Duplicolor vinyl/fabric paint. If you do this repair/mod, you will need 2 cans but I would get 3 since I painted my package tray at the same time and its nice to make sure you dont run out. Most places only stock one or two cans, but should be able to order more. I got mine from NAPA for around $5.50 a can.
Since carpets for Galant VR-4s are NLA and there are no aftermarket versions available, its really tough to get decent carpet since if its clean, no one wants to sell it, and if its ratty, well, its ratty.
So after talking to a friend of mine that used some of this stuff to dye the carpet in his S10 black 2 years ago and its still holding up, I decided to give it a shot in the interior of the Galant.
I used the charcoal colored paint, its the only close match to the stock interior.
First, I pulled all the seats and trim and console out of the interior. Then I pulled the carpet out and pressure washed it till the water ran clean from it. It took a long time to get it decent looking. There was a lot of stain and dirt in my carpet that would only come out via pressure washing.
Then I let the carpet dry for two full sunny days. I didnt want it to mold and I wanted to make sure the paint would stick. I painted it in my garage, still out of the car. I gave it two full coats and three coats in the most faded areas. I made sure to give each coat in a different direction to make sure to get even coverage.
In the end, it turned out damn nice in my opinion. Feel free to judge for yourself.
More pics!
http://www.widsm.org/arnie/images/index.php?album=galant%20vr4%2Fcleaninterior&sortby=name&order=asc
Since carpets for Galant VR-4s are NLA and there are no aftermarket versions available, its really tough to get decent carpet since if its clean, no one wants to sell it, and if its ratty, well, its ratty.
So after talking to a friend of mine that used some of this stuff to dye the carpet in his S10 black 2 years ago and its still holding up, I decided to give it a shot in the interior of the Galant.
I used the charcoal colored paint, its the only close match to the stock interior.
First, I pulled all the seats and trim and console out of the interior. Then I pulled the carpet out and pressure washed it till the water ran clean from it. It took a long time to get it decent looking. There was a lot of stain and dirt in my carpet that would only come out via pressure washing.
Then I let the carpet dry for two full sunny days. I didnt want it to mold and I wanted to make sure the paint would stick. I painted it in my garage, still out of the car. I gave it two full coats and three coats in the most faded areas. I made sure to give each coat in a different direction to make sure to get even coverage.
In the end, it turned out damn nice in my opinion. Feel free to judge for yourself.
More pics!
http://www.widsm.org/arnie/images/index.php?album=galant%20vr4%2Fcleaninterior&sortby=name&order=asc
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