What did you do for your ZHP/ BMW / MINI today? #2

[fw_fw]

Spent the afternoon touching up a bunch of rock chips on the hood and front fenders with some Dr. ColorChip...always amazing how great that stuff works!

[BMWCurves]

Yes! Found one. This is a few months back, after I experimented with Plasti Dip on the shift plate. It ended up getting nicked pretty fast, and I re-did it yesterday with the SEM Color Coat. But this shot shows the black cube trim wear pretty well, along with the nasty ash tray and sunglass bin and shift knob with the previous owner's gunk on it. That got a good clean as well.

Before:



After:

The console trim around the shifter looks great before/after! What was the paint/coat you used for it? I might try it on my console and driver's side arm rest trim since they both have a few scuffs.

[VAB5]

Looks great....I've got to do the black cube trim on my driver's armrest as it's scratched to heck and back: what model/paint code SEM paint did you use??

I used Krylon Black Satin for the black cube, not SEM. I just cleaned it with a damp cloth first, then laid down a couple of thin coats. It really brought out the detail, and is spot on for the original color and sheen. I did the rear armrests and all the dash trim a while back, and plan to do the fronts soon.

[rguti153]

Spent the afternoon touching up a bunch of rock chips on the hood and front fenders with some Dr. ColorChip...always amazing how great that stuff works!

I always wonder if it really works ,

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[wstr75]

Is this the Krylon product you used?
http://www.amazon.com/Krylon-2421-Fu.../dp/B000C0158E

[egiles14]

Paul, that looks great! I've been using SEM Color Coat in Medium Gray for repainting interior pieces and it works very well. I've even used it for quick touch-ups on the leather with great results.

[egiles14]

Yesterday was E46 headliner day for me and my good friend that owns the body shop. He has a good bit of experience with headliners, so his experience was much appreciated. The '01 325i he is 'purchasing' from me and my ZHP both had drooping headliners, along with all of the pillar pieces having fabric issues. When I had owned the '01 325i, I had purchased brand new A and C pillar trim. These didn't even make it 3 years until they started peeling again. No way was I going to waste money on the ridiculously overpriced pieces from the dealer again, so luckily my friend found the material for our headliners from a local fabric store that is almost an exact match in thickness to the original material, and the look of the texture is the same. It was also on sale for only $9 a yard, so we got 3 yards each for both of our cars.

The adhesive used was DAP Contact Cement that came in a gallon container. We applied it using a cheap suction paint gun. We removed the old glue using red Scotch wool pads. It came off with relative ease. Now we did not remove every single ounce of the old glue, but from my friend's experience he promised that it wouldn't come down for quite a long time. We shall see. Here are a few pictures from yesterday.

Both cars after pulling the headliners and sunroof panels. My car needed the sunshade fix, so this was done with all new parts during re-assembly.



Just a shot of the roof without the headliner.


Headliner material applied and ready to re-install back into the car.



I am very happy with the result. Even with his experience, it took quite a while to complete both cars. We started at around 3:30 yesterday afternoon, and finished at 2:30am. It is a good bit of labor, but you can't beat having a new headliner and pillar pieces for $30 in material and $15 in contact cement.

As mentioned previously, this headliner material we found isn't nearly as thick as what you usually find, but it is still just a tiny amount thicker than the original material. It doesn't present any problems and everything still fits very well. I will try to update with pictures of it installed later.

[ELCID86]

Is this the Krylon product you used?
http://www.amazon.com/Krylon-2421-Fu.../dp/B000C0158E

This is what I use on the black cube trim.



And nice work egiles14.


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"ZHP is a garbage option anyway- just some cosmetic upgrades with a different cam and diff to claw back some of the performance lost fitting those hideous and heavy wheels. Any 330 with a 3.46 diff will smoke a ZHP every time. The whole Mafia thing reeks of childish behavior." - anonymous

[VAB5]

Is this the Krylon product you used?
http://www.amazon.com/Krylon-2421-Fu.../dp/B000C0158E

I used this:

[VAB5]

The console trim around the shifter looks great before/after! What was the paint/coat you used for it? I might try it on my console and driver's side arm rest trim since they both have a few scuffs.

The tan part or the black part?