1969 Dodge Dart Custom Sedan Slant Six, Father-Son Project
The interior of this car looked its 46-year age. This is an area my son wanted to spend a lot of time making it as new (and fresh smelling) as possible, which meant a complete strip-down. So far weve :
- Replaced the carpeting (after removing all rust from floor pan, then priming and painting it)
- Removed the old headliner and ceiling insulation
- Removed both bench seats, stripped down to their wireframes
(fyi, 90% of that old car smell is the mildew colony residing in all the seat cushions, we learned. The other 10% is apparently the carpeting and insulation above the headliner)
- Removed all plastic and vinyl trim and mouldings, scrubbed, prepped, and paint/dyed with
Colorbond LVP (I am duly impressed with this product!)
- Scraped/wirebrushed rust from all interior door cavities, then sprayed with rust-converter paint. (lubed all the door internals while we were in there, too)