Hello. My name is Dan, and today I doomsday prepped

[straight6pwr]

well, its done. i've ordered new carpet and interior paint as seen below. *crosses fingers*

oh, and i also turned the spare bedroom into a paint booth since its still winters outside. lol. btw, it works great - have a fan out the window which creates a good amount of vacuum in the room to draw out the fumes/dust. costs about $100 in supplies, which includes all the small stuff like gloves, tape, air filters, screws, etc. bonus: toss in the space heater and i can get the room pretty warm for fast drying.

[YoungCR]

That paint booth is epic! Where did you order the carpet from?

[B C]

Palomino, wow, cant wait to see this!

[straight6pwr]

YoungCR said:

That paint booth is epic! Where did you order the carpet from? 

stockinteriors.com

reviews say its OK quality, but it comes with no holes so will be a bit of work to fit it. they did send the samples i requested, which was a great way to pick a matching color.

Snap said:

Palomino, wow, cant wait to see this!

me too! modena is my favorite BMW interior, so hopefully this will be close.

[m42b32]

Wow that paint booth is awesome! Are you ordering your interior dye from leatherique?

[suspenceful]

That DIY paint booth inside a perfectly good bedroom tells me you're a single man living the bachelor life. If not, your woman is a keeper!

[straight6pwr]

m42b32 said:

Wow that paint booth is awesome! Are you ordering your interior dye from leatherique? 

thanks! going with SEM products for the vinyl.

suspenceful said:

That DIY paint booth inside a perfectly good bedroom tells me you're a single man living the bachelor life. If not, your woman is a keeper!

bachelor. freedom to do whatever-the-f i want is the only benefit i have enjoyed, so far.

[GunMetalGrey]

suspenceful said:

That DIY paint booth inside a perfectly good bedroom tells me you're a single man living the bachelor life. If not, your woman is a keeper!

Turn the box room into a painting room?!

[Jdesign]

That paint booth blows my mind. Epicly amazing.

[straight6pwr]

Jdesign said:

That paint booth blows my mind. Epicly amazing.

Thanks lol.

And now that I've used it i have to agree. I can crank out stuff so fast, I finished all this in just a couple evenings.  Between the dryness, heater, and air flow, stuff dries in minutes instead of hours. Also, I totally look like Walter White when painting with my filter mask, underwear and slippers. I'm pretty sure if the neighbors peak in the window they will probably think I am actually cooking meth or murdering people in my plastic room.

[B C]

Plasti-dip?

whatever it is, its the right sheen

[KaiserRolls]

someone said:

I can crank out stuff so fast,

Ah yes. College

[m42b32]

Snap said:

Plasti-dip?

whatever it is, its the right sheen

Also interested, that looks perfect

[straight6pwr]

SEM trim black. Best stuff you can get for trim pieces, and i've tried just about everything. Coats great and is the correct color/sheen as you stated.

[Earl]

I used it for my trunk handle on the compact. That stuff is great but very unforgiving if you have any nicks or imperfections

[straight6pwr]

Earl said:

I used it for my trunk handle on the compact. That stuff is great but very unforgiving if you have any nicks or imperfections 

very true. by 'coats well' i meant it lays flat and even, no wrinkle or orange peel. i even had a couple of pretty good size paint spatters on the plate filler that just evened out all on their own.

also, if its up to earl's standards, you know its good.

[MattY]

Do you have any alpinweiss ii parts you need to paint? I was gonna order a primed front valance and spoiler in the near future (i'd rather have a white on white lip) and we could cut down on paint costs if we tag team it.

[m42b32]

MattY said:

Do you have any alpinweiss ii parts you need to paint? I was gonna order a primed front valance and spoiler in the near future (i'd rather have a white on white lip) and we could cut down on paint costs if we tag team it.

I'd potentially be interested as well

[straight6pwr]

i do have to paint a front valance, but I don't trust myself to get that done right - going to the professionals for that. i don't have spray equipment either, just using rattle cans.

[straight6pwr]

we are rolling now.  the SEM stuffs have arrived.

door panels done.  here's a comparison photo for reference. its hard to find direct comparisons online so hopefully this helps someone else down the line.

i couldn't be happier with the color and coverage. covers the old color, but all the vinyl texture is all still there. the final test will be how it holds up in the long run.