MK1 Interior Restoration!

lsgheero · 10-13-2009, 10:50 AM

Hey guys,

Well after many years in the AZ sun my dash has finally started to crack, so I am currently undertaking a self interior restoration project (amongst fixing other things). I will be updating this thread as I get things done with pics etc.

First item up for show is the center console (sorry for the pic quality cell phone camera couldn't find my other one).

As you can see its still underway but these are progress pics.

Items Used:

1 yard of black headliner material from joanns ($15 a yard)
1 yard of black high grade upholstery vinyl from joanns ($35 a yard)
1 can of permatex headliner/carpet glue from autozone ($8 a can)

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Step 1: Cover with headliner foam (sorry for lack of pics) I will try to take more step by step pics with other parts)

Step 2: Cover with Vinyl

More pics to come, nearly finished with this part

traintech86 · 10-13-2009, 05:01 PM

holy cow. very nice job!

YellowJacket · 10-13-2009, 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by traintech86

holy cow. very nice job!

+1
Looking forward to seeing more of this ... and get a better camera please!

traintech86 · 10-14-2009, 12:44 PM

a def +1 for pics. it would be nice to know how this works out because i saw what these parts end up looking like.

lsgheero · 10-15-2009, 02:22 AM

The center console is finished (there are a few areas where the vinyl isn't perfect by they are hidden when its in the car so eh.)

Pics!

I it will be while before I reinstall it on the car as I am redoing everything including rewrapping the wheel with new leather... :O

but once I have it all put back together i will show pics of the restored interior. more parts to come stay tuned!

traintech86 · 10-15-2009, 08:49 AM

that looks pretty bad ass sir. very nice job!

Archidamus-R · 10-15-2009, 01:04 PM

!! New wheel leather?! Show me! Please? Lol. Great work so far!

muffinman · 10-15-2009, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Archidamus-R

!! New wheel leather?! Show me! Please? Lol. Great work so far!

+1

YellowJacket · 10-15-2009, 08:03 PM

Yeah really nice.

I watched a special on TV that toured the Lamborghini factory from start to finish on making their cars... all hand made... 14 stations and very cool...

anyway the lady that stretched the leather over the dash panel pieces used a hairdryer type piece of equipment to heat up the areas with any imperfections and then smoothed out all the wrinkles....

muffinman · 10-16-2009, 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by YellowJacket

anyway the lady that stretched the leather over the dash panel pieces used a hairdryer type piece of equipment to heat up the areas with any imperfections and then smoothed out all the wrinkles....

probably just a heat gun.

jasenklems · 10-16-2009, 10:43 PM

yea that would be a heat gun. sorry I work for an interior shop and I do thinks like this all day. I would like to let you know that you will want to use a better glue that the stuff in a can from autozone. you will want to use a good contact adhesive like the stuff I use at work.( I will get you the name of it monday when I get to work) by the way you did a very good job I cant say that I could have done much better...Just remember that heat is your best friend ( when using a heat gun you will want to keep the heat moving or you will burn the material) also make sure that your material is stretched front to back not I repeat not side to side.. It will make things look much better (nothing wrong with your work at all) as for when you start your dash you will want to cut the curling edges of you cracks and then use some 1/4" sandable foam ( I think that it is called lando foam.) it is white and it is what we use on arm rest pads because it can be sanded and it is bendable and is easy to work with....... then when you are done shaping and sanding the foam ( after you have fixed the cracks so that you will not end up with a dent in your foam...) you can then use your material to cover the dash I have to do something similar to my dash ( I went out and bought an airless plastic welder to fix mine and now I just have to cover my dash( Im going to use a carbonfiber vener ) just remember one more thing you do not really want to glue all of the material to the dash just around the edges and dont use staples that will go through the dash and your material......
I hope that This is helpful

jasenklems · 10-18-2009, 11:31 PM

if anyone has any questions what so ever about your interior you are all welcome to ask me and if I know the answer I will gladly give it to you all and if you just want some advise there is no problem with that either..... I just want your projects to look the best that you can make them....... I will gladly do work for you if you are in the general area of cincinnati ohio or surrounding areas..... I will not do mail work unless you send at least half cost up front for materials that is what My boss does and that has worked for him for 40 years..... thank you all for your time.....

Xenon676 · 01-31-2010, 12:38 AM

Is the author of this thread still watching it? I do not see on your pics what you did about the ashtray part of the console. I want to keep my ashtray but am considering covering now instead of painting it LOL.

lsgheero · 02-01-2010, 09:13 AM

I do not smoke and do not think the cigarette lighter (or in my case power outlet lol) is in the proper place on the 87-89 models (should have stayed in the same location as the 85-86 models). So I glued in a plastic panel to cover it and then just covered over the area entirely.

You can see in this pic that its simply covered over.

Xenon676 · 02-01-2010, 04:33 PM

yeah in my 85 its at the end of the console right next to the radio.

mr2tim · 02-01-2010, 05:17 PM

Great idea dumping the asstray, even a better idea on the stupid location in the 85-86 series.

Congrats for showing us that parts can be recycled instead of throwing out the old and buying which seems like a common problem with this country.

Xenon676 · 02-01-2010, 06:06 PM

I"M NOT DUMPING MY ASHTRAY LOL

lsgheero · 02-02-2010, 08:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mr2tim

Great idea dumping the asstray, even a better idea on the stupid location in the 85-86 series.

Congrats for showing us that parts can be recycled instead of throwing out the old and buying which seems like a common problem with this country.

Just wait and see what I do with my dash lol... stripping that all the way down to bare metal, redesigning it slightly and refoaming/covering it then reinstalling it.

Xenon676 · 02-04-2010, 06:50 PM

sounds good Isgheero, when should we expect pics? 2011 thats alot of work LOL

lsgheero · 02-05-2010, 08:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xenon676

sounds good Isgheero, when should we expect pics? 2011 thats alot of work LOL

You should have pics of the completed dash before march 20th lol as getting married then and we are using the 2 as our get away car lol. So I want to have the dash, etc done by then. only thing I might not get done is new carpet installed.

picking up a welder this weekend so I can really get into things lol. (i see a v6 mk1 in my cars future at some point lol).

10-13-2009, 10:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
lsgheero RAR! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 747 Thanks: 9 Thanked 31 Times in 31 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	MK1 Interior Restoration! Hey guys, Well after many years in the AZ sun my dash has finally started to crack, so I am currently undertaking a self interior restoration project (amongst fixing other things). I will be updating this thread as I get things done with pics etc. First item up for show is the center console (sorry for the pic quality cell phone camera couldn't find my other one). As you can see its still underway but these are progress pics. Items Used: 1 yard of black headliner material from joanns ($15 a yard) 1 yard of black high grade upholstery vinyl from joanns ($35 a yard) 1 can of permatex headliner/carpet glue from autozone ($8 a can) ---------------------------------------- Step 1: Cover with headliner foam (sorry for lack of pics) I will try to take more step by step pics with other parts) Step 2: Cover with Vinyl More pics to come, nearly finished with this part Last edited by lsgheero; 10-13-2009 at 11:01 AM..

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10-13-2009, 05:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
traintech86 Cage Fighter Join Date: May 2009 Location: Yokosuka, Kanagawa Japan Posts: 1,799 Thanks: 27 Thanked 47 Times in 43 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	holy cow. very nice job!

10-14-2009, 12:44 PM	#4 (permalink)
traintech86 Cage Fighter Join Date: May 2009 Location: Yokosuka, Kanagawa Japan Posts: 1,799 Thanks: 27 Thanked 47 Times in 43 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	a def +1 for pics. it would be nice to know how this works out because i saw what these parts end up looking like.

10-15-2009, 02:22 AM	#5 (permalink)
lsgheero RAR! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 747 Thanks: 9 Thanked 31 Times in 31 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	The center console is finished (there are a few areas where the vinyl isn't perfect by they are hidden when its in the car so eh.) Pics! I it will be while before I reinstall it on the car as I am redoing everything including rewrapping the wheel with new leather... :O but once I have it all put back together i will show pics of the restored interior. more parts to come stay tuned!

10-15-2009, 08:49 AM	#6 (permalink)
traintech86 Cage Fighter Join Date: May 2009 Location: Yokosuka, Kanagawa Japan Posts: 1,799 Thanks: 27 Thanked 47 Times in 43 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	that looks pretty bad ass sir. very nice job!

10-15-2009, 01:04 PM	#7 (permalink)
Archidamus-R Make it so. Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: SW-MO Posts: 660 Thanks: 17 Thanked 12 Times in 11 Posts iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	!! New wheel leather?! Show me! Please? Lol. Great work so far!

10-15-2009, 08:03 PM	#9 (permalink)
YellowJacket 1985 16v NA 6-speed Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 415 Thanks: 8 Thanked 31 Times in 24 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Yeah really nice. I watched a special on TV that toured the Lamborghini factory from start to finish on making their cars... all hand made... 14 stations and very cool... anyway the lady that stretched the leather over the dash panel pieces used a hairdryer type piece of equipment to heat up the areas with any imperfections and then smoothed out all the wrinkles....

10-16-2009, 10:43 PM	#11 (permalink)
jasenklems Cage Fighter Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Mt. Healthy Ohio Posts: 139 Thanks: 7 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	yea that would be a heat gun. sorry I work for an interior shop and I do thinks like this all day. I would like to let you know that you will want to use a better glue that the stuff in a can from autozone. you will want to use a good contact adhesive like the stuff I use at work.( I will get you the name of it monday when I get to work) by the way you did a very good job I cant say that I could have done much better...Just remember that heat is your best friend ( when using a heat gun you will want to keep the heat moving or you will burn the material) also make sure that your material is stretched front to back not I repeat not side to side.. It will make things look much better (nothing wrong with your work at all) as for when you start your dash you will want to cut the curling edges of you cracks and then use some 1/4" sandable foam ( I think that it is called lando foam.) it is white and it is what we use on arm rest pads because it can be sanded and it is bendable and is easy to work with....... then when you are done shaping and sanding the foam ( after you have fixed the cracks so that you will not end up with a dent in your foam...) you can then use your material to cover the dash I have to do something similar to my dash ( I went out and bought an airless plastic welder to fix mine and now I just have to cover my dash( Im going to use a carbonfiber vener ) just remember one more thing you do not really want to glue all of the material to the dash just around the edges and dont use staples that will go through the dash and your material...... I hope that This is helpful

10-18-2009, 11:31 PM	#12 (permalink)
jasenklems Cage Fighter Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Mt. Healthy Ohio Posts: 139 Thanks: 7 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	if anyone has any questions what so ever about your interior you are all welcome to ask me and if I know the answer I will gladly give it to you all and if you just want some advise there is no problem with that either..... I just want your projects to look the best that you can make them....... I will gladly do work for you if you are in the general area of cincinnati ohio or surrounding areas..... I will not do mail work unless you send at least half cost up front for materials that is what My boss does and that has worked for him for 40 years..... thank you all for your time.....

01-31-2010, 12:38 AM	#13 (permalink)
Xenon676 Cage Fighter Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 140 Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Is the author of this thread still watching it? I do not see on your pics what you did about the ashtray part of the console. I want to keep my ashtray but am considering covering now instead of painting it LOL.

02-01-2010, 09:13 AM	#14 (permalink)
lsgheero RAR! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 747 Thanks: 9 Thanked 31 Times in 31 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	I do not smoke and do not think the cigarette lighter (or in my case power outlet lol) is in the proper place on the 87-89 models (should have stayed in the same location as the 85-86 models). So I glued in a plastic panel to cover it and then just covered over the area entirely. You can see in this pic that its simply covered over.

02-01-2010, 04:33 PM	#15 (permalink)
Xenon676 Cage Fighter Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 140 Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	yeah in my 85 its at the end of the console right next to the radio.

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mr2tim SUPERcharZed ToyZ RacZer Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: South Florida Posts: 1,789 Thanks: 8 Thanked 118 Times in 111 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (6/100% )	Great idea dumping the asstray, even a better idea on the stupid location in the 85-86 series. Congrats for showing us that parts can be recycled instead of throwing out the old and buying which seems like a common problem with this country.

02-01-2010, 06:06 PM	#17 (permalink)
Xenon676 Cage Fighter Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 140 Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	I"M NOT DUMPING MY ASHTRAY LOL

02-04-2010, 06:50 PM	#19 (permalink)
Xenon676 Cage Fighter Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 140 Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	sounds good Isgheero, when should we expect pics? 2011 thats alot of work LOL