Interior Car Paint
When you look at the interior of your car and it looks like it has lived a rough life, its not a bad idea to consider doing some painting and repair work to the interior rather than get rid of the car. If you are a smoker or smokers spend time in the car, it is easy for the interior of a car to get pretty run down. Other causes of damage like water or smoke damage that do not directly harm the car can make the inside of the car look old and run down when the car itself is in fine shape and many thousands more miles of service it can give to you.
Use some common sense about what you can fix and what cannot be done. Probably the first step is to take the car to an upscale car wash and have the car completely detailed. That process will vacuum and shampoo the seats and carpets and wash down every inch of the car inside and out. That kind of cleaning costs more than putting quarters in the car wash that you do yourself but with the grime removed, you have a good idea what needed to be replaced. Some things like the carpets and upholstery often just need a good cleaning and they will be good as new.
The dashboard and the related areas to it is a part of the car that can be repaired and painted by you if you have the patience for the project and an attitude to take a run down car interior and make it look good. You can find patch kits to repair and cuts or burns in the dashboard and in essence primer it in preparation for new coat of paint. After you have patched any sections of the dashboard that are damaged, you can get a kit that includes the grade of sandpaper you need to prepare the dashboard for painting.
The range of colors that you can find in dashboard paint is tremendous. It might be best to go to a well stocked auto parts store that has color swatches that you can take to the car so you can find a color that is a good match to the rest of the car interior. Be sure you tape down the windows , metal interior parts and the steering wheel so that when you begin to use the spray to apply the various coats of paint you want, you won't get things painted that you did want to see changed.
If there is a need to paint the metal interior parts, that might be a job for a professional car painting shop because usually those parts are the same color as the exterior of the car and those surfaces use the same kind of paint. This is where you can find a good balance between doing it yourself and getting professional help with the project. But when all of the interior parts have been refurbished, you will be very pleased with the outcome. With a well chosen rear view window accessory, you can even introduce that new car smell to complete the experience.