Jazz up the cab

sootie

Hey so my 2001 ford transit convert is lovely in the back but the cab and driving area is shook looking. wondering if there was anything out there that people do to the plastic to lift it a bit... ive seen in halfords dash covers for some cars but this is old and loads of nooks and crannys . Im not even sure what I have in mind hahah :pac:

Jaden

Work a small quantity of Vasaline into it, really brings back the shine. WD-40 does the trick too. Just make sure you use either sparingly.

autumnalcore

sootie wrote: »

Hey so my 2001 ford transit convert is lovely in the back but the cab and driving area is shook looking. wondering if there was anything out there that people do to the plastic to lift it a bit... ive seen in halfords dash covers for some cars but this is old and loads of nooks and crannys . Im not even sure what I have in mind hahah :pac:

Autoglym vinyl and rubber care is the easiest product I've found, lasts a long time and allows you to get either a gloss or matt finish unlike most product which give you a gloss appearance and can cause glare on the windscreen. Also protects rather than damaging rubber like vaseline and other petroleum based solutions.

Glossy is like this

People remove the panels and paint them or vinyl wrap them also.
http://fordtransit.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=154205&start=15

You can also get precut vinyl trim kits although if you took the bits off you'd probably get someone to paint then for similar money. http://www.imolatuning.com/en/ford/92-dash-trim-kit-rhd-ford-transit-mk6.html

sootie

autumnalcore wrote: »

Autoglym vinyl and rubber care is the easiest product I've found, lasts a long time and allows you to get either a gloss or matt finish unlike most product which give you a gloss appearance and can cause glare on the windscreen. Also protects rather than damaging rubber like vaseline and other petroleum based solutions.

Glossy is like this

People remove the panels and paint them or vinyl wrap them also.
http://fordtransit.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=154205&start=15

You can also get precut vinyl trim kits although if you took the bits off you'd probably get someone to paint then for similar money. http://www.imolatuning.com/en/ford/92-dash-trim-kit-rhd-ford-transit-mk6.html

ahhh yes. i think i had in mind the precut vinyl but imagine it wouldnt work to well in reality mmmmm

autumnalcore

sootie wrote: »

ahhh yes. i think i had in mind the precut vinyl but imagine it wouldnt work to well in reality mmmmm

Quality vinyl like the 3M di-noc properly applied is very tough can be tricky to get around tight angles though you can do it without removingthe pieces but its more durable to wrap around the edges rather than trimming: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhj3yAbEbAw

If you want to give it a try you could buy a small piece and try wrapping the door handle trims.

sootie

autumnalcore wrote: »

Quality vinyl like the 3M di-noc properly applied is very tough can be tricky to get around tight angles though you can do it without removingthe pieces but its more durable to wrap around the edges rather than trimming: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhj3yAbEbAw

If you want to give it a try you could buy a small piece and try wrapping the door handle trims.

this is exactly what i had in mind but i fear it falls into my baking category where i think i can do it them just burn the whole thing ! looks great but he makes it look very easy !

autumnalcore

sootie wrote: »

this is exactly what i had in mind but i fear it falls into my baking category where i think i can do it them just burn the whole thing ! looks great but he makes it look very easy !

heh, its not as simple as it looks especially corners, I did my wifes old passat in carbon fibre where the rubberised coating was damaged due to sunscreen and moisturiser. While it was a success the internal and external corners were a pig. Same thing happened her current car it was much easier to spray paint the panels than wrap them. To be honest I think that person in the youtube video is using too much heat gun too, the edges tend to pull back when it gets hot in the sun.

sootie

it looks deceptively easy !!! like- id nearly head to halfords....

colm_mcm

Detailing forum should be able to help.

Day Lewin

I used some cheery purple carpet left over from the house for a warm, attractive bit of flooring: in my otherwise very industrial-looking cab.

sootie

Day Lewin wrote: »

I used some cheery purple carpet left over from the house for a warm, attractive bit of flooring: in my otherwise very industrial-looking cab.

ohhhhhhhhhhhhh nice