Painted console
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St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13, '16-'17-'18
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From: Jacksonville nc
Painted mine a little while back..High Gloss Black with about 10 coats of clear...wet sanded and polished from 1000 grit to fine cutting polish...turned out awesome..Ill go and post pics when i get back home..really classes up the interior...you'll be amazed!!
Melting Slicks
Joined: Sep 2009
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From: Minnetrista Minnesota
I agree, the stock flat silver is unbearable
Also have a black Z, tried to paint the stock console and gauge cluster gloss black, and it did not turn out well. Guess it is possible as a DIY like some have said, but after about 10 hours of prep and spray, it was bad. The factory painted pieces are perfect in color and the clear coat is brilliant. Pretty spendy but worth the dollars IMO:
Also have a black Z, tried to paint the stock console and gauge cluster gloss black, and it did not turn out well. Guess it is possible as a DIY like some have said, but after about 10 hours of prep and spray, it was bad. The factory painted pieces are perfect in color and the clear coat is brilliant. Pretty spendy but worth the dollars IMO:
Melting Slicks
Joined: Oct 2010
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From: Sugarhill Ga
sorry i don't know how to paste the picture on here. I can tell you it is the exact shade as my radio and climate control. use some adhesive promoter and a few (3 i think) thin coats of paint and presto, perfect match and it only cost $5. don't forget the instrument cluster also.
if you want pm me your email & i'll sent you as many pictures as you want
Tom
if you want pm me your email & i'll sent you as many pictures as you want
Tom
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From: Carrollton Tx
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From: Pearland / Houston Tx
I did mine in matte charcoal fiber fabric wrap and I like it. Not ricey at all and not hard to do. Cheap too.
http://www.cfwrap.com/
http://www.cfwrap.com/
Safety Car
Joined: Oct 2005
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From: Santa Clara, CA
If you paint it I would use plastic adhesive promoter before spraying color. It is available in spray cans from body shop supply stores. It will gaurantee good adhesion. Also satin black seems to match HVAC conrtol panels better in my opinion. Lightly scuff with gray Scotchbrite pad, primer optional, 1 to 2 light coats of adhsive promoter, 2 light coats of Satin black (remember keep paint buildup to a minimum) Good luck.
Safety Car
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From: Santa Clara, CA
I did mine in matte charcoal fiber fabric wrap and I like it. Not ricey at all and not hard to do. Cheap too.
http://www.cfwrap.com/
http://www.cfwrap.com/
Racer
Joined: Jul 2011
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From: Rocklin CA
i tried the fabric wrap with suede over the weekend and pretty much destroyed my dash lol Had to order another grey / silver one (thank god for ebay). If any one has any HOW TO's on wrapping with fabric please share lol
Melting Slicks
Joined: Dec 2011
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From: Yorktown Heights NY
Does anybody know the name of the custom shop out in Long Island that does the painted consoles?? I can't find them online (again). Their stuff looked great when I saw their website a few weeks ago. Now I want to talk to them about doing my console and dash pods the the ext color.. (Monterey Red).. I think that would be sweet..
Melting Slicks
Joined: Dec 2011
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From: Yorktown Heights NY
I found them. It was TKO Performance. Great looking consoles and a real nice price to boot. Check em out.
Melting Slicks
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From: Bradenton Florida
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St. Jude Donor '12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17
I did it on my black c6 with ebony interior, it looked bad against the ebony.
Here is a link with some pictures, mine is 1/2 way down.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...ml?ref=esp-img
Here is a link with some pictures, mine is 1/2 way down.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...ml?ref=esp-img
Racer
Joined: Mar 2011
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From: Waterloo Illinois
