Interior Resto Question
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Interior Resto Question
I'm still working on my '79 frame off and I need opinions on what to do about the interior paint. Everthing is structurally sound and looks pretty good, but I want to make sure there isn't a problem in the future. I just need ideas on how to finish the floor, the tunnel, under the dash, and the rear storage.
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You might look up POR-15 ? A friend of mine used it on the complete interior, engine compartment and underside of his nova. It seems to be a very hard durable finish. I used 3-m rubberized undercoating in aerosol cans on my nova. I'm near that point on this car but I have not thought about what I was gonna do with it. I would say anything that might help with sound deadening and/or temp reduction would be good. Maybe I might use both and then some matt on top of that.
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I stripped the interior out of my 72 and the interior was painted body color - which stands to reason since it went through the paint booth without anything inside it. It was not a "finished" look as in not glossy. Most of it is covered or doesn't show to the average person - unless you're crawling under the dash or in the back and looking hard.
I covered the floor, tunnel, rear compartment with insulation to cut down on heat and noise. I used Reflectix from Home Depot. Looks like bubble wrap with foil on both sides. I glued it down. Then I put in new carpet with the jute backing.
I covered the floor, tunnel, rear compartment with insulation to cut down on heat and noise. I used Reflectix from Home Depot. Looks like bubble wrap with foil on both sides. I glued it down. Then I put in new carpet with the jute backing.
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You might look up POR-15 ? A friend of mine used it on the complete interior, engine compartment and underside of his nova. It seems to be a very hard durable finish. I used 3-m rubberized undercoating in aerosol cans on my nova. I'm near that point on this car but I have not thought about what I was gonna do with it. I would say anything that might help with sound deadening and/or temp reduction would be good. Maybe I might use both and then some matt on top of that.
When I restored my interior, I coated the floorpan with POR-15. I coated top and bottom. It's messy stuff, but the floorpan will never see rust again! After that, I covered the entire interior with insulation. Then I put it all back together. Alot of work, but worth it!!http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-g...s-of-pics.html
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The floor sound deadener is still in relatively good shape and the floor itself is in really good condition. I just was thinking about possible future problems creeping up and thought that maybe the floor area could look a bit better. I know it won't be seen, I'm just being annnnnal.
I was considering POR-15 on the underside anyway.
I was considering POR-15 on the underside anyway.
