Freelander facelift interior trim paint.

On the Freelander Facelift, the interior uses some 'champagne' coloured trim. If some has become scuffed or chipped, you can repaint it really easily.

Popping along to your local Halfrauds, you can pick up a can of "Ford Champagne Gold" and it is near as dammit the same colour as the trim

Don't primer it, but use a clearcoat lacquer and you won't be able to see the difference between the OEM and the repainted parts - even side by side, it's close. I sprayed up the strip above the passanger glove box, all 4 grab handles, CD surround and the fascia over the heater controls, and you wouldn't know unless I told you (which admittedly I just have)...

Anyway - gotta be cheaper than OEM Land rover.

Nice tip, thanks.

Did Ford own LR at this point?

Hi i also did my trim each side of the cd player using halfords vauxhall platinum ! also a good match

I'm assuming you guys removed the trim to do this. How easy was it to remove the trim?

nice tip buddy...was thinking of vinyl wrapping mine but that might be easier...how about some pics

cheers guys.
yes, i removed the trim to paint it. they prise off petty easy with a large blade screwdriver.
the ford colour really a close match. give me a week or so as my blackberry is in for repair so no digi pics at the mo.

will check the memory card just in case i took any pics during the job.

p.s. if you're going to do this thoroughly clean the dash. a lot of grease build up will prevent the paint sticking.

twin_cam_turbo said:

cheers guys.
yes, i removed the trim to paint it. they prise off petty easy with a large blade screwdriver.
the ford colour really a close match. give me a week or so as my blackberry is in for repair so no digi pics at the mo.

will check the memory card just in case i took any pics during the job.

p.s. if you're going to do this thoroughly clean the dash. a lot of grease build up will prevent the paint sticking.

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thanks for that, one last question, could you get away with just painting the scratched trim, or would it show up too much and be better to do all of it?

Hi Richard, Do you mean like with a touch up paint?

Probably. But it would look cheap IMO.

Best thing is to remove the trim, sand it down to remove shallow scratches (fill if necessary with isopon or similar) then respray the whole part. That way, any minor differences in shade aren't noticeable.

I checked and I don't have any pics of it, but I'll take a photo of the trim on the dash and doors when I get a chance so you can see how it came out.

twin_cam_turbo said:

Hi Richard, Do you mean like with a touch up paint?

Probably. But it would look cheap IMO.

Best thing is to remove the trim, sand it down to remove shallow scratches (fill if necessary with isopon or similar) then respray the whole part. That way, any minor differences in shade aren't noticeable.

I checked and I don't have any pics of it, but I'll take a photo of the trim on the dash and doors when I get a chance so you can see how it came out.

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I meant if I take off and repaint the door grab trim using the Ford Gold will it look different to the trim at the side of the radio, or should I take off and paint both bits by the radio and both front door grab handles, even though it is only the door handle that is scratched

Ah gotcha!
Well, I painted the door grab handle trim, but not the door handle itself and I can't tell the difference visually.

The clock surround trim is the original colour and I painted the CD player and heater control surrounds and I can't tell them apart so yes - you should be fine. The only thing that might be a bit different is the finish depending on what lacquer you use and how well it takes.

Richard Martin said:

I'm assuming you guys removed the trim to do this. How easy was it to remove the trim?

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Hi i used Duck masking tape and paper for the cd panels the top black trim came off ok but did not want to chance breaking the side bits use newspaper to mask the large areas i was pleased with the result

twin_cam_turbo said:

Ah gotcha!
Well, I painted the door grab handle trim, but not the door handle itself and I can't tell the difference visually.

The clock surround trim is the original colour and I painted the CD player and heater control surrounds and I can't tell them apart so yes - you should be fine. The only thing that might be a bit different is the finish depending on what lacquer you use and how well it takes.

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I think the answer is to give it ago and see. I can start with the grab handle trim and if it looks "wrong" I'll just have to do the rest of it

I removed all parts that were to be sprayed. You can't get a professional finish without removing the part to be repainted.

The way I removed the grab handle trim was with a very large blade screwdriver. It went in the base of the trim and I then twisted it whilst pulling on the trim. It came off and it's a fairly stury bit of plastic so it shouldn't break.

Here are some photos of the finished result. The gear gator, clock surround and door handles are OEM colours. Everything else is Ford Champagne Gold.
I didn't do the door handles as I was unsure how easy it would be refitting them to the release cable. Will save that for another day!

twin_cam_turbo said:

I removed all parts that were to be sprayed. You can't get a professional finish without removing the part to be repainted.

The way I removed the grab handle trim was with a very large blade screwdriver. It went in the base of the trim and I then twisted it whilst pulling on the trim. It came off and it's a fairly stury bit of plastic so it shouldn't break.

Here are some photos of the finished result. The gear gator, clock surround and door handles are OEM colours. Everything else is Ford Champagne Gold.
I didn't do the door handles as I was unsure how easy it would be refitting them to the release cable. Will save that for another day!

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I did a pro job on my 2 bits with the masking process but i agree removing the parts you have painted was the only way to go!