Now i know this has been asked before, i have searched for past posts, but came with no success, well i was wondering what is the BEST way to paint interior? Steps, Procedures, tools, etc. (i have a 97 eclipse) I want to start a.s.a.p like tomorrow! lol so if anyone can help this man out here, that would be great, thanks,

~John.:thumbsup

take each part out, wash extemely well, paint with duplicolor vinyl/carpet paint. I did my entire interior like that, everytihng is perfect except the kick panel. I guess i need to pick up my feet when i get in, it tends to chip the paint away, but all i do is repaint and its good for another month or two.

you will only need a screw driver and some sockets/wrench

agreed. when i painted my interior stuff, i wiped it down with alcohol (88cents at wal-mart for a gallon), sanded (you dont have to do this though), cleaned a little more, and then primered, painted and clear-coated everything. i was painting them white, so i used two coats of white primer, 3 coats of white paint, and 3 coats of clear-coat.

youll need:

masking tape: 2 bucks at most (i used this for the glove box, but not for any other panels)
alcohol: 88 cents
primer: 2 bucks (will cover the roughly 3-4 panels)
paint: 2 bucks (same as above)
clear coat: 1.25 (same as above)

ive had it on for about 2 months, and it looks brand new. i can scratch at it with my keys/fingernails/etc. and it doesnt chip at all.

on a side note, has anyone heard of the new krylon paint formulated for plastic? supposedly you dont need any primer, and it has a higher elasticidy (sp?) than normal paint, so it can withstand flexing better. i happened to see one commercial for it the other day on the home & garden channel.

dying turned out great. If you want gloss, it's not that great. I think my dye job looks really clean tho. I am really impressed by my interior. :)

I used that duplicolor to dye my dash my doors and my center console. It started flaking off my doors so I am either gonna dye them again or wrap them with the right color vinyl. I haven't decided yet. One of my boys is gonna be wrapping his with vinyl and I wanted to see how his turned out before I tried it. He will probably let you all know how it turns out once he is done. If he doesn't I will let yo all know how well it works. Or if someone else has already tried it let me know.

i used SEM vinyl paint. it works great, i had no troubles with it. i am redoing mine because i want the smooth look and this time i am taking it to the body shop and painting it with auto paint and clear.

I used some Krylon touch on mine :thumbsup. Came out looking damn nice, if i had takin my time a lil more and prepped properly it could have been even better, but i was in a hurry as its my only car and i was goin on a road trip with someone in the back seat :p

what kind of paint is the best to use yf you want a gloss finish??