Kick panels?

[Mad4slalom]

Hi, dont know their proper name, but the kick panels in the footwells in front of the door appetures. The black finish is worn through slightly, they look aluminium underneath, are they metal ? and what do I need to buy to match the factory finish, sort of satin black. Think I saw a lot of interior trim paint colours in an old ecklers catalogue but cant find it.

 

[stealthyflatfish]

Footwell kick panels is correct,
Not sure of construction, either fibreglass or plastic , but can be repaired and strengthened with fibreglass.
I resprayed mine with a satin paint ( black ) VHT was a good match

 

[Mad4slalom]

Footwell kick panels is correct,
Not sure of construction, either fibreglass or plastic , but can be repaired and strengthened with fibreglass.
I resprayed mine with a satin paint ( black ) VHT was a good match

Ideal , thanks for that

 

[Chuffer]

What year is yours Mad4 ? They are plastic on my 1980 with black plastic grill vents in them and is faced with oatmeal colour carpet to match the rest of interior . I sprayed the grills satin black when restoring the interior .

 

[Mad4slalom]

What year is yours Mad4 ? They are plastic on my 1980 with black plastic grill vents in them and is faced with oatmeal colour carpet to match the rest of interior . I sprayed the grills satin black when restoring the interior .

Black interior on my 72

 

[Mad4slalom]

Black interior on my 72View attachment 8344

You can just see the black has worn through on the edge and a scratch near the front.so just want to refresh with a coat of the right colour

 

[stealthyflatfish]

Yes, on closer examination injection moulded plastic on 71 . When you get your Paint spray on the reverse side of panel first to test for colour match and make sure no reaction with plastic.

 

[Mad4slalom]

Yes, on closer examination injection moulded plastic on 71 . When you get your Paint spray on the reverse side of panel first to test for colour match and make sure no reaction with plastic.

Thanks, just saw the silver showing through but maybe primer or the original plastic colour. I think halfords have some plastic paint aerosols too

 

[Chuffer]

I used spray paint from Halfords with no reaction to the plastic trim on my 1980 . Used Vinyl Satin Black the interior black bits and on the A and B posts and T top trims I used their Ford Sierra Biege bodywork spray as it was an exact match for the original Chevrolet Oatmeal With a good surface clean and prep the paint has adhered well.

 

[Mad4slalom]

I used spray paint from Halfords with no reaction to the plastic trim on my 1980 . Used Vinyl Satin Black the interior black bits and on the A and B posts and T top trims I used their Ford Sierra Biege bodywork spray as it was an exact match for the original Chevrolet Oatmeal With a good surface clean and prep the paint has adhered well. View attachment 8345

Thanks chuffer ,I will get some and try the back panels of my seats as a test piece .

 

[Chuffer]

Forgot to say , I did the backs and squab buckets on mine too in the satin black after pealing off the carpet inserts on the backs as I was replacing all the carpets anyway . I flatted off all the surfaces with fine grade wet & dry paper then wiped clean with white spirit . You can`t really see in them in photo but I was pleased with results . Good luck

 

[Mad4slalom]

Forgot to say , I did the backs and squab buckets on mine too in the satin black after pealing off the carpet inserts on the backs as I was replacing all the carpets anyway . I flatted off all the surfaces with fine grade wet & dry paper then wiped clean with white spirit . You can`t really see in them in photo but I was pleased with results . Good luck

Excellent , thank you