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Old 09-17-2015, 12:31 PM   #1
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soft touch paint

Has anyone tried undercoating or truck bed spray paint as a match for the factory "soft touch" on the gen 2 cars?

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Old 09-17-2015, 01:28 PM   #2
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Plasti-dip isn't bad. Warm it up and spray thin coats.
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If you are describing the "soft touch" interior finish that scratches easily then I have heard there is a dupli colour interior paint product that comes pretty close to the finish. Best to try it on a door pocket lid first or something easily refinished or replaced.

I have a 2000 S and its all over....not sure what to do to prep and refinish so that everything matches
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Old 09-17-2015, 04:41 PM   #4
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We are going to try plasti dip on the console. I will let you know how it goes
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I think he means rock guard.
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Old 09-17-2015, 05:54 PM   #6
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If you are describing the "soft touch" interior finish that scratches easily then I have heard there is a dupli colour interior paint product that comes pretty close to the finish. Best to try it on a door pocket lid first or something easily refinished or replaced.

I have a 2000 S and its all over....not sure what to do to prep and refinish so that everything matches
which product???
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I believe it is or was in the dupli colour interior paint range....I do recall it being discussed online......somewhere. It appears there has been a change to the product line of late. Perhaps a call to sales rep might yield samples that could be compared with our interiors

I tried a search on here and it yielded nothing. It may have been on Renntech.....sorry I too would like to know. I was hoping the post would jog some memories
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Old 09-17-2015, 07:58 PM   #8
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I found black Plasti-dip to be a great match to refresh old, tired, and sticky rubber-coated Becker Porsche factory radio knobs, but I haven't tried using it on any other surfaces, and I'm not sure how well it will withstand UV exposure.


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Old 09-18-2015, 07:52 AM   #9
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Do a search for posts from member

"homeboy 981"...there was a thread where he redid his interior and the info you are looking for with the duplicolor paint is there I think.

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I believe it is or was in the dupli colour interior paint range....I do recall it being discussed online......somewhere. It appears there has been a change to the product line of late. Perhaps a call to sales rep might yield samples that could be compared with our interiors

I tried a search on here and it yielded nothing. It may have been on Renntech.....sorry I too would like to know. I was hoping the post would jog some memories

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