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Old Nov 24, 2008 | 06:44 PM
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Default Restoring console/gauge plate???
I've seen a few who repainted their center console and or gauge plates.
Did you strip them down to bare metal or just clean with solvent/acetone and respray?
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Old Nov 24, 2008 | 07:22 PM
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Hi G68,
I stripped mine down to the chrome plating. That way I didn't have to worry about the compatibility of the new paint with the original paint.
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I used brake cleaner. You don't have to remove all the paint. You do need to remove enough so that the pattern underneath the paint will look original.
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Stripped all off with acetone, then resprayed.
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Acetone is taking forever. Brake cleaner seems to be working faster.

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Stripped all off with acetone, then resprayed.
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