I'm a beginner at painting but I get the basics of it. I have a dodge ram 1500 an I've been trying to paint the interior dash and some other stuff. I painted it white at one time and everything when good for a while until I tried to reaping something and it went terribly wrong. After a while I decided I wanted to paint it white. All my attempts of painting things white have gone horribly wrong. Trying to get the blue paint off the old stuff so I can make it white, the actual painting, the paint runs and doesn't look good when I get close to finishing it's just all gone wrong. Any suggestions on how to actually paint that kind of dash material? I've been using vinyl and dash paint from auto zone. Not sure what I'm doing wrong. Any help?

 

It's a dodge ram 1500 2004 model. I want to get from the blue to white.

 

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Well there goes your resale value.

 

I actually got a friend to help and it came out a lot better than expected. It looks like the interior was made that way.

 

To each their own. I wouldn't buy it.

 

What I don't like are the red vents with it all. Get rid of that part.

I would contact weedahoe, he does hydrographic dips and painting as well. He might be able to give you a pretty good deal since you have a number of items to do. You can pretty much get any graphic of choice and it will look more factory than anything you have now.
You can pull all of those off, stuff them in a box and send them his way. I'm sure he wouldn't need them for but a week. You can upgrade to a double din dash bezel while your at it. Might be cheaper...haha

 

Thanks DirtyDog

@ BigHoss

The first problem is you trying to use aerosol based painted in a can that

1) Doesnt have a good tip to atomize paint and
2) after half a can they are worthless because you dont have enough air pressure to atomize the paint

IF IF IF someone wanted to use spray cans to do it and IDK why someone would want to but IF IF IF they did, here is how it would go

1) Take out the pieces and completely clean and strip them of any oils or anything else you might have rubbed on them over the years. Purple Power does a good job

2) Scuff them really good with a red Scotchbrite pad

3) use a good wax remover/degreser

4) Use a good plastic adhesion promoter

[TIP] paint ONLY at a temp of 55* or higher and low humidity

5) spray light even coats at 8-10" away. If it runs it is because you were not moving fast enough and/or were too close

[TIP] When painting colors you only want "coverage", not thickness

Now, here are future problems to foresee. There is NO good clear coat available in a can that will

1) provide thickness to prevent scratches or peeling should you have that issue and

2) provide good UV exposure protection to prevent fading

A good clear coat will only be available as a "2K" which is a clear coat and hardener. This is only spray-able out of a real paint gun whether it is a siphon gun or HVLP, ect.

Your best solution is to have them professionally painted or else they are going to look like boo boo and are not going to impress anyone.

 

Anything painted with a can is going to look like it was painted with a can. That's not good. I just don't understand why someone would want to molest their interior like that. It's gonna kill your resale value, and severely limit who would even be interested in buying it. If I came to look at your truck and saw what you did, (now, mind you, it is a slightly different story if it is a professional looking job) I would wonder what else you "modified" in such a sloppy manner, and would promptly walk away. Don't get me wrong, I am not against mods, but please don't desecrate perfectly good interior panels with Ace Hardware spray cans!!!

 

I say why not try some plasti dip on it. I'm about to spray my whole truck with this stuff and if you don't like it you can always peel it off