Painted the console
Drifting
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Re: Painted the console (R94 LT 1)
:smiliedrool: By golly, that's what I'm talkin' bout!! :thumbs: I dyed my dash pad to match my interior, and it looks :cool: The little things that make it your vette! :hurray:
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Le Mans Master
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From: Little Elm TX
Re: Painted the console (efweber)
It's a little bright for my taste, but very professional looking. Nice job!
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Le Mans Master
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Re: Painted the console (-=Jeff=-)
what did you use to strip the rubberized coating?
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Le Mans Master
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From: Little Elm TX
Re: Painted the console (Moto64g)
It looks very red. Maybe you should switch to decaff ? It does look like a good paint job.
Drifting
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Re: Painted the console (-=Jeff=-)
what did you use to strip the rubberized coating?
DO NOT let it sit too long, it will start to eat the plastic. It wrinkles in about 1 to 3 minutes. Clean the part off and reapply to the areas that are still sticking.
Worked awesome on mine.
Racer
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From: Houston Texas
Re: Painted the console (R94 LT 1)
Don't worry about the fingerprints in the paint. If your car ever gets stolen, the cops will use the prints to locate the owner. (heh, heh)
Honestly, it looks good. :hurray:
Honestly, it looks good. :hurray:
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Re: Painted the console (85 Stalker)
I have a foolproof trick for painting your key, high visibility parts which never fails.
Here are the key points:
1. Clean, clean, clean! Spend two to three times as much time cleaning and preparing the part as you plan doing the actual painting!!!
2. ONLY buy high quality materials (paint, tape, cleaning materials, etc....).
3. This is the big tip! Plan at least five trips OUT OF THE HOUSE and away from the part while you are painting it! Spay a fine thin coat - then leave! People hover over the parts (as I've done in the past) wanting to cover it as fast as possible. Multiple thin coats will ALWAYS give you the best result. Let it dry to tack (10 - 15 minutes), then hit it again. If you can't bear to be away from the part while you are painting it, set a timer! I've tried a beer between each coat, but by time I get to the seventh coat I'm painting my shoes.....
4. Lastly, never do the finger test! I think we all know what the result will be (wet paint + finger = DOH!). But if you are dead set on finger printing something, paint a small piece of scrap material at the same time. You can touch this all day long to verify that wet paint will accept a finger print.... :D
Here are the key points:
1. Clean, clean, clean! Spend two to three times as much time cleaning and preparing the part as you plan doing the actual painting!!!
2. ONLY buy high quality materials (paint, tape, cleaning materials, etc....).
3. This is the big tip! Plan at least five trips OUT OF THE HOUSE and away from the part while you are painting it! Spay a fine thin coat - then leave! People hover over the parts (as I've done in the past) wanting to cover it as fast as possible. Multiple thin coats will ALWAYS give you the best result. Let it dry to tack (10 - 15 minutes), then hit it again. If you can't bear to be away from the part while you are painting it, set a timer! I've tried a beer between each coat, but by time I get to the seventh coat I'm painting my shoes.....
4. Lastly, never do the finger test! I think we all know what the result will be (wet paint + finger = DOH!). But if you are dead set on finger printing something, paint a small piece of scrap material at the same time. You can touch this all day long to verify that wet paint will accept a finger print.... :D
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Re: Painted the console (rick lambert)
Looks good! I did the exact same thing, only with a gloss metallic grey similar to the 1990-1991 dash color.
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Re: Painted the console (R94 LT 1)
Or..... you could try another approach LOL and spend $180. for a new one :shocked:
When I looked at the GM Reproduction part at Ecklers a couple weeks ago, they just have a satiin black finish on them rather than the Duso (spelling) finish. I just said screw it... buy a new one and get it over with. (pssst the brand new original ones are really neat... even have the new leather smell from the booty, perhaps one day I'll have the opportunity to buy the whole dang car brand new :cheers: )
When I looked at the GM Reproduction part at Ecklers a couple weeks ago, they just have a satiin black finish on them rather than the Duso (spelling) finish. I just said screw it... buy a new one and get it over with. (pssst the brand new original ones are really neat... even have the new leather smell from the booty, perhaps one day I'll have the opportunity to buy the whole dang car brand new :cheers: )
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Le Mans Master
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From: Little Elm TX
Re: Painted the console (93JetJocky)
Or..... you could try another approach LOL and spend $180. for a new one :shocked:
When I looked at the GM Reproduction part at Ecklers a couple weeks ago, they just have a satiin black finish on them rather than the Duso (spelling) finish. I just said screw it... buy a new one and get it over with. (pssst the brand new original ones are really neat... even have the new leather smell from the booty, perhaps one day I'll have the opportunity to buy the whole dang car brand new :cheers: )
When I looked at the GM Reproduction part at Ecklers a couple weeks ago, they just have a satiin black finish on them rather than the Duso (spelling) finish. I just said screw it... buy a new one and get it over with. (pssst the brand new original ones are really neat... even have the new leather smell from the booty, perhaps one day I'll have the opportunity to buy the whole dang car brand new :cheers: )