What kind of paint did you use on the pillars? I painted all the plastic in a truck once and it never smelled.
I used the krylon fusion, satin black. Its been some time but still has the smell. I wouldn't say overpowering, but after sitting a day or two without the windows down, its there.
I resorted to google and youtube to see what I could find. Since there's not much here on a how to I'll do my best for anybody in the future. Here's some info and techniques: Youtube search (how to wrap interior, how to wrap with vinyl, you'll get most of the same vids)
Most post are people using vinyl, (full vinyl not backed by any material, I can only find polyester backed in materials I like)
a bonding agent,
and a heat gun.
Even the most complex shapes and curves get covered fairly easy. Round gauges, dash curves, etc.
Clean the surface with a degreaser,
apply bonding agent (some use cement compound, not sure if its the best but at least 3 post had used it),
mock your vinyl in the position or direction of pattern desired,
apply heat with the heat gun, and use a window tint squeegee or like device, to remove the air pockets if any. Stretching the vinyl helps avoid the air pockets and get around curves.
contour the vinyl to the shape of the surface, again stretching while applying heat. Avoid overheating by doing a section at a time. Slow is smooth, smooth is fast! If you don't like the section you have time to apply heat, pull the vinyl back and restart from that point at least.
tuck in tight in all creases, edges, use hands, tools, whatever fits the lines of the vehicle.
then cut excess with a razor or exacto knife along creases and edges.
With vinyl prints you can do anything from carbon fiber, woodgrain, glossy, etc. Would be a good alternative to those that might want that shiny fiberglass look without that extra labor. Just an idea???
The best vid I found:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhj3yAbEbAwFor steering wheels, pretty much the best one, heres the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJEm7SKbFWETheres a user on there that goes into detail on how to fully cover the wheel but the vid is covered by instructions in yellow and hard to see the work at times.
Headliners are done with various materials. Remove the old material and foam, get down to the bare board or plastic, measure your piece, cut with some over length, apply a spray adhesive glue to one half, use the same method to remove air pockets, do the other half, and finish. Most headliners don't have too many lines so seems easy. Best how to here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDCH5zEu5-kDoor panels and trim can be done in either of the above methods. You have to do more cutting to get around curves and whatnot for the glue method but heres a decent vid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dckYX1jKvsI'm not saying these are THE WAY to do it, but A WAY to get it done with decent results. Since not much on this topic I figured I could give back, share my research, and at least give some insight to easier projects. I'll be starting my project after I find and order decent material. I'm going to try both methods to see what works best for me and if one method is easier on certain parts. Thanks for reading!
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