Project BlackOut

Purchased my 1998 Subaru Legacy GT Limited last week, and decided to begin the DIY process

ive decided to black out the interior. for a few reasons,

when i got it, it was filthy! and just mainly to update the look

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Decided to strip the interior and begin the process with the help of my cuz

after removal of everything, we vaccuumed carpet, then washed carpet with regular laundry detergent, then wet vac'd and let dry overnight

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Purchased Fabric dye at local arts craft store

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my fav mix was a full bottle with a cup of HOT HOT water, mixed into a spray bottle

began to spray coats onto carpet

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Headliner

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rear deck lid

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visors and sunroof were spray painted.. due to plastic on visor, and due to less fibers compared to carpet...

Door cards cleaned and polished

leather conditioned

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thats all for now....

wood grain is currently undergoing paint...

thanks for looking

more photos here

http://www.mysubie.com/vehicle?id=4892&project_id=676

reserved5

 

HA!

Does your car have the wood grain trim pieces? I just painted all of mine to satin black and it looks awesome.

^yes it does, they are drying as we type^

you shoud just keep those panels out. all you need is a seat. and wheel.

ha.

 

but really thats gonna look really really good. is that carpet dyed or sprayed. should spray it 3 times. and each time ruffle the carpet more.

 

edit: the pic says dye. wow. but still how is it applied.

does the dye smell? all im worried about is the crazy spray paint smell in your car when its all back together..

 

vanillaroma littletrees!!!

amp27, I dyed the carpets as the fibers are stronger and longer compared to the headliner, and visors, which I spray painted as the dye stuck...just not dark enough

 

Zues, The Dye does not smell, however, I share the same concern with the spray paint smell. but they are outside. so Im hoping with time the smell will fade. I also have JDM Tyte Air Freshners (squash) that Im hoping to take away the smell....

 

I bought Meguiars de-oderizor, as of now the areas i tested it on smell great

no more dog smell from when i first bought the car from previous owner..

loving it!

cant wait to see pics man. If it turns out nicely, i might have a weekend project

Nice - I did something very similar with my BMW over the winter, except I used SEM paint not dye.

verry verry nice man!

that looks sweet, cant wait to see it in the car!

A Preview of what the roof may look like

I may spray the headliner with spray paint, as it was done with the fabric dye, however since the fibers are smaller the paint didnt darken much what do you think....?

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Oh S**t Handle and covers, rear view cover

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And Prob my FAV! very easy to do too your wouldnt believe it!

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what did you use again? krylon spray paint?

what did you use again? krylon spray paint?

yup Krylon Spray Paint has been good to me so I havent used anything else...

and Fabric Dye for the Carpet

nice.. i used it before but its starting to fade..

 

you go with gloss or flat black? it looks good

for this project I used gloss

for my STI I will use Flat Black or Satin

kinda wish i used flat or satin on this one

but atleast I know what it looks like

and im not unhappy soooo

 

for my STI plastics will be gloss ( a b c pillar)

for the trim I will use flat or satin

looks excellent. my previous owner spilled soda on the headliner and carpet...about...hmm...7 times? fried some hvac controls in the process but the stains are obnoxious. this is definitely something I'd be in for after suspension comes in!

went to buy fabric die the other day and all they had was the little bottles thats only like 2.5 oz and the powder

I went with the satin black for all of the ugly wood grain pieces. It is a little more shinny then the rest but it doesn't look to bad. I think it is a toss up between the flat and satin. I might try the flat this week some time and see how it looks.

 

This it going to turn out to be really sweet when your done!

stay tuned guys.

Project BlackOut is complete!

just gotta get some pics uploaded when I get home from Work

so after 12... today lol

Man It looks like a New Car!

Im very happy with the end result. If anyone has questions or concerns

please feel free to ask or PM