Wondering if anyone's done this or bought a Cruiser this way--and if so, how you changed the dash color. I'm told by a source I trust that none of the off-the-shelf dash colorants hold up over time, so interested in possible alternatives...
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I'm going this route in a round-about way and was just going to get a black dash-mat. It'll be silver and black neoprene. My pothead cousin is doing the upholstery work and he's finished a front headrest so far, as well as a rear seat. I'm hoping to have the rest back in another week or so. I've also swapped the OE raggedy-a** carpet out for black ACC carpet and what an improvement that was.
I'll post pics once it's all wrapped up(and febrezed)
I'll post pics once it's all wrapped up(and febrezed)
Just thought about this again. Check into hydro-dipping. Not sure how it'd hold up on a semi-flexible surface but it's a pretty solid coating that stands up to abuse.
lcgeek
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Why change the color?
2KCruiser
Everything 2KRacing, practically live here
I did my headliner.
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What can I say? I'm a darker shades kinda guy.
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That looks awesome. Wonder how it holds up in heat/cold and whether it's toxic. As you say, I'll check into it, thanks!
2KCruiser
Everything 2KRacing, practically live here
Painted all this as well. Still holding up a year later pretty well.
2KCruiser
Everything 2KRacing, practically live here
Says it right on the can, Dash,Panels,seats, carpet
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Have no experience with the dash / trim colorant stuff myself, but know that ICON won't use it because they say it doesn't hold up over time. (I didn't ask how long "over time" is.) Let us know how this goes...
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Won't do it unless I know it's gonna work and hold up. What did the PO use, if you know?
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Ooh. Nice. Turns out he also used Dupli-Color about a year ago. Like @2KCruiser -- so far, so good...
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Sent you a PM. Feel free to call me at any time. Below some pics:
And here is my first try at recoloring the interior. I did a test piece on the driver door because thats the one that gets used the most. It held up just fine for over 6 months. Hot Utah heat in the summer to cold eastern winters.
My dash was nasty. It was a painted on faux wood s***. I wanted it black again. Lots of sanding and three coats of black and I got what I wanted.
My next step is the dash top itself. I will NOT be just spraying that. I will wrap it in the same material as my seats. Ill dig up the photos of the headliner etc. Everything inside the cruiser is black now. I just have a few more small trim pieces to do on the seats.
And here is my first try at recoloring the interior. I did a test piece on the driver door because thats the one that gets used the most. It held up just fine for over 6 months. Hot Utah heat in the summer to cold eastern winters.
My dash was nasty. It was a painted on faux wood s***. I wanted it black again. Lots of sanding and three coats of black and I got what I wanted.
My next step is the dash top itself. I will NOT be just spraying that. I will wrap it in the same material as my seats. Ill dig up the photos of the headliner etc. Everything inside the cruiser is black now. I just have a few more small trim pieces to do on the seats.
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Okay, have to say, that's gorgeous. My deal is, I only wanna do this once (see ICON caution above) and--so far--the ones I'm seeing are only one year old...Sent you a PM. Feel free to call me at any time. Below some pics:
And here is my first try at recoloring the interior. I did a test piece on the driver door because thats the one that gets used the most. It held up just fine for over 6 months. Hot Utah heat in the summer to cold eastern winters.
My dash was nasty. It was a painted on faux wood s***. I wanted it black again. Lots of sanding and three coats of black and I got what I wanted.
My next step is the dash top itself. I will NOT be just spraying that. I will wrap it in the same material as my seats. Ill dig up the photos of the headliner etc. Everything inside the cruiser is black now. I just have a few more small trim pieces to do on the seats.
As to the wrap--why the leather-look vinyl instead of just going with leather?
LINUS
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***If*** I ever was to recolor the dash, I'd pay to get a alcantara recover.
Alcantara is synthetic, and while suede like is easy enough to keep decent.
Real leather for the seats, my preference - and a real leather recover of the wheel.
I have had a alcantara wrap BMW Sport Evo wheel, and it gets matted quick even driven city-only, let alone dirty hands that ran the winch 15 mins ago & are sweaty now.
I agree that aside from a material re-wrap of the headliner, any of the chemicla methods aren't time-proven to wear well, so all the work would need to be real recover if you live in decent UV area & plan to keep for the long term.
Alcantara is synthetic, and while suede like is easy enough to keep decent.
Real leather for the seats, my preference - and a real leather recover of the wheel.
I have had a alcantara wrap BMW Sport Evo wheel, and it gets matted quick even driven city-only, let alone dirty hands that ran the winch 15 mins ago & are sweaty now.
I agree that aside from a material re-wrap of the headliner, any of the chemicla methods aren't time-proven to wear well, so all the work would need to be real recover if you live in decent UV area & plan to keep for the long term.
LINUS
Waiting for the Great Pumpkin
Also, who was the guy in the AZ area that posted a deeper graphite recover recently?
It was a little on the hot-rod side of things, but it was a deeper shade of grey & he's in AZ (unless I'm getting 2nd hand smoke up here in WA
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It was a little on the hot-rod side of things, but it was a deeper shade of grey & he's in AZ (unless I'm getting 2nd hand smoke up here in WA
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Interesting. I know ICON uses alcantara for headliners, but I'm not sure how much hard use those rigs are likely to see. Thoughts on alcantara in wet/muddy/dusty/freezing/insanely hot environments?
