Matte black interior paint

[KevinH1990]

Have you considered covering the flip up armrests on the doors in leather? I've used the instructions in this link and covered a few pieces: https://www.pedrosgarage.com/site-3/leather-upholstering.html

I have found the leather durable and more pleasant to touch than the painted plastic.

[LoneWolfGal]

Originally Posted by KevinH1990

Have you considered covering the flip up armrests on the doors in leather? I've used the instructions in this link and covered a few pieces: https://www.pedrosgarage.com/site-3/leather-upholstering.html

I have found the leather durable and more pleasant to touch than the painted plastic.

It's food for thought. Thanks for the link.

[LoneWolfGal]

My brother-in-law, who has painted a jillion cars, concurred that VHT Brake and Caliper paint would probably make a super-durable finish on those interior parts, but he had another suggestion. He happened to have a couple spare cans of satin black VHT Hood, Bumper & Trim Paint, which he claimed is almost as durable. It says on the can, "FOR METAL, PLASTIC, FIBERGLASS." I gave him ten bucks for the pair, Check it out:

https://www.amazon.com/VHT-ESP027000-Black-Bumper-Paint/dp/B000CPAVBG

[Bald Eagle]

My 2000S had that easily scratched grey finish on the console, arm rests, and some smaller parts on the doors that, no matter how careful I was, kept looking more and more awful as time went on. Before putting it in storage a couple years ago I had the parts removed and sand blasted to remove
the finish, leaving the bare black plastic surfaces which I then had a body shop apply a couple coats of clear coat. The result looked perfect - smooth, matte finish. I put the parts back in the car a year ago after getting the car out of storage. So far, it has been very durable and looks exactly as it did when I reinstalled them. I'm very pleased with the result.

Larry (The Bald Eagle)