Easy Step by Step! How To Paint Interior Plastic, Vinyl, & Leather.

We show you how to paint interior plastic, vinyl, and leather. The center console in our 2003 Shop Truck build was in rough shape, so it's a great testbed for painting the plastic. There are some tips that must be adhered to in order to see great and lasting results. By following a few rules, adding a few hours of labor, and a can or two of Vinyl & Fabric paint, you can make a huge difference in the way your interior looks.

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[hectordelreal]

Remember guys always keep that tip clean

[MarkK]

Great job. Isn't it amazing when someone shows a little tender love and care for their property. And it didn't break the bank restoring the console either. Anyone can do it. You do not need a degree either.

[karter]

Over the years, I have found that prep is super important!!! I strongly recommend SEM aerosol & ADHESION PROMOTER!!!! I have jobs/ favors done 10-15 years ago that are still looking like new, and zero fading or edge peel!!!
My 94 toyota 4x4 needed an interior part replaced, but I couldn't find grey part. So I bought a blue used piece, and sprayed with Presidio SEM... 19 Years Part still looks new!!
I haven't used any sem or duplicolor on carpet yet.... But I bet it would work....
My 2¢ worth😎

[engineer_alv]

I re-sprayed my truck's vinyl back seat but I used "Rust-Oleum's Fabric and vinyl" and it turned out pretty good. I kept the truck for 2 more years after the re-spray and it didn't rub off nor anything. I'd definitely recommend it to anyone that doesn't want to spend hundreds in a dedicated shop.

[daneeckhardt]

Great tutorial - thank you! It’s great to see someone teach the importance of putting on so many light layers because if you don’t, as has already been said, the paint will not stick and eventually it will stay to bubble up and peel. I’m saying this for people who haven’t done this yet and have watched other videos with guys putting on 2-3 heavy coats.

[freakyflow]

Nice work! I done my whole interior paneling in a black from grey on a 05' Blazer 4x4 Red 3M scratch pads And degreaser If you spray vents Make sure you move them around with each layer added
Tip for carpets ...Always do a light coat ..Let dry, Use a brush And Brush the carpet left right up down ..The idea is You want loose flowing carpet And not glued together rock hard carpet ..Each coat repeat I done 4 coats to mine ..Never know i was there

[sterlingmoore]

I really like how this came out. In fact, your instructions were so on point I really like how mine came out. I found that I didn't need the 4th or 5th coat(for my project). After 3 I was impressed. Great vid, thanks for your help!

[patriotman]

I did the same thing to an 05 Lincoln town car console and it turned out very nice. Duplicolor works very well on plastic.👍

[chrisjerson]

I used this stuff religiously, the black spray works great with those other panels, also works really good on carpet.made the interior of a old beater 1992 4x4 splash ranger look brand new.The only thing is when spraying commonly touch areas like arm rest or door trim where you rest your arm you HAVE to prime it, other wise in about 3-4 months it will start to crack and peel.
Scuff, clean, scuff, acitone, prime, LIGHT scuff, And about 5-6 "dusting"coats of top paint

[The_Phill_A_Blunt]

We ordered and installed new carpet on a 2015 Tahoe it made a huge difference. Yes all the seats and center console have to come out and don’t forget to vacuum the floor since nobody will ever be there again

[timbell]

G"DAY MATE! IAM FROM AUSTRALIA when I did plastic oblong shaped air vents on my 4x4 (4 off them) when I took the vents out the outer painted part comes off as well so put lurves a side mask up uve done a top job luv your work but I learnt if u lifted the pieces yiur spraying up in a block off wood in the middle of your piece your spraying u won't get marks on the edges when laying your piece flat on paper cardboard etc or buy a small turn table spin around to paint other sides with out touching or lifting so you don't need marks just a helpful tips on youtube messages on your channel keep up the good work mate!

[numberpappy]

Great job! I did a total interior color change on a gmc Sierra slt years ago. It had an ugly blue interior and I changed it to a beige. I did basically the same thing you did in this video. I took the entire interior out and dismantled everything before I re dyed it. I did outsource the upholstery as I went with new leather for the seats though. It all came out amazing! I loved and had that truck for years until I sold it to help buy a new one.

[JamesWhite]

I'm gonna do this to my tan 09 vic interior and switch to black. I ordered the duplicolor but I also ordered some rustoleun the make a plastic primer that should help adhere to the door panels and make them not scratch very easy.

[nickwillard]

That is a massive difference and improvement! I do this at work sometimes but never at this scale. It looks really good

[rickbeadle]

Love the refresh job. As for replacing the black pieces. A little red-neck trick i do is an old shop rag with some automatic trans fluid. It REALLY makes a difference. Just a little bit of oil on the rag. Rub it in. Bam its clean and refreshed

[warrenshattuck]

I have a 92 yukon 2 door you are gonna make me take my center console out and all my other plastics and repaint them that came out killer thank you for the video

[paperandmedals]

Thei brand is really good. On my BMW 7 series I wet sanded the door sills. After washing I added 3 coats of plastic paint adhesive. Did 7 coats. Came out really well. Here in Arizona 1 minute paint was dry.

[simondixon]

Great job. I have a 96 Chev S-10 that is trashed and this video is really going to help me get it back in shape. Thanks !

[rsn]

Did this on a car before even seeing this video. Very light coats is certainly key when painting these, especially the plastic parts around the ashtrays that might have coatings on them (certainly test paint those first). Did mine in grey and black, the ashtray needed to be sanded with fine grain paper to get some kind of coating off the plastic, paint caused the coating to disintegrate. Couldn't get some of the burns or stains cleaned out of some of the darker plastics but the paint hides them to the point nobody would ever notice. I used a light grey and dark grey satin paint and it came out great. But very light coats is for sure the key to getting a nice even coat without runs, bubbles or dust spots...

[scotts]

Amazing difference great job. Always clean the tip, just the tip, after spraying.