I own a body shop and i paint for a living. Iv done all the work myself
we all know nissan did such a horrible job on the qualitly of the interior.
It scratches very very easy. I have my 350z and I got tired of seeing the scratches so I fixed this problem.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Profes...n/320770595999

one is a customers car and the other one in my mine. (nismo)

 

That's a lot better than I had anticipated. I was expecting some of that terrible mid-90s painted ricer interior!

Looks pretty good. Any other plans for the interior?

 

any chance of you posting a how-to on here?
Looks really good

 

Im done with my car, but I still get a lot of customers wanting the scratches fix so I kinda stay busy with painting interior parts. especially the door handle trim, i get those all the time.

I though about posting a how-to but i think im just gonna keep it a trade secret.

so far the interior parts i painted has lasted and still going, 3 years with no problems

 

agreed totally thought it was gunna be bad, but then again I really like the oem soft look better. still best job attempt i've seen

door pull looks the ****, everything else is just showing finger prints and my ocd would not like.

 

yeah lol I was installing the center when i took the pic, that's why there are so many finger prints

I should have wiped them off,

 

looks very good. i hate those interior scratches with a passion.

 

IMO...don't like it.Of course,in person is gonna look better than the photos.
If it were me,and I choose to paint the interior pieces,I would'nt have done BLACK-BLACK.I would have selected a shade to match the dk gray of the material used in the Z.
The black is just too extreme.Also,the gloss is too much.A trim/black lustre would be better.Another option would be a texture paint like a black wrinkle finish.

All in all,looks like plastic to me.

 

I have replaced both the window swtich cover and the shift cover since i have owned the car and now the shifter cover is getting scratches again

 

haha.. i read this stuff and think..

" MY dear god.. i havent had my car in SO long its going to be a sensory overload to drive it again"

Ive been driving a 94 Jeep grand Cherokee and now a rental Impala for what.. 8 months? During my build... and it was bad enough before , but now my interior looks like a carbon fiber terrorist ball bearing bomb went off.. ie Pagani ZOnda or a LP Superleggera..

Interior scratches and finger prints are going to rule my life haha.

I agree the pics dont sell it as the flash saturation kills it and makes that black/wahtever it is stand WAY out.. and in person , i bet it is QUITE a bit nicer...

If its cleared like a bastard, (5-6 coats) you can cut and polish it literally all the time if it gets scratched again anyways.. cool stuff.

i vote thumbs up on the handle pull and switches, looks well balanced w the doors.

And as for the trade secret? Yes indeed haha..
Let us keep ppl sanding that smudgy OEM rubber off for hours and hours.. i have a feeling you and I know the same trick.

 

i had my buddy do the same thing to my G35s interior and it looks awesome

 

time to trim those finger nails bro lol

 

LMAO You hit the nail on the head with that statement

 

It's from my brass knuckles that I use for street fighting

 

Good job, looks like mine, except a different color

 

I bet that black looks much better in person and blends in w the dark grey more.

BTW, when I re-did my rubberized parts I just scraped it off with the back of a butter knife. Very little sanding except for a few very small spots. I really hope people dont spend hours trying to sand that goo off.

 

I can paint them any color. I only got about 4000 colors to choose from LOL

 

how much?

 

@ derekinthez. Pm sent

 

I had mine all painted cusco blue to match my roll bar. my center console is wrapped in suede. To me that black center console looks way to glossy and doenst go with the interior. Maybe a flat black would look better