Zimm Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Hey All, I had been thinking about painting the radio faceplate and shifter surround for some time. I was finally able to source a used faceplate so i could do the work without risking the one I had. I decided to use a satin black paint with a flat clear. It doesn't really matter if you gloss, satin, or flat for the color as the clear decides the finish. I wanted to do something a little different and noticed while I was sanding between coats that I could get a pretty good brushed look with the steel wool. I used the medium wool on the clear after it had dried for about an hour and I am very pleased with the results. Let me know what you think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drift Motion Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 very nice my suggestion would be wrap the silver trims with CF vinyl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zimm Posted January 19, 2011 Author Share Posted January 19, 2011 Thanks, I am not big on CF, kinda ricey to me IMHO. I actually like the contrast of the silver trim with the black. Plus it matches the styling cues on the doors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartan Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Looks really good, nice work. Do you have to take the buttons off the faceplace, or does the faceplate just pull away from them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meshanks07 Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Looks great. I want to do this to mine. You've given me some motivation. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zimm Posted January 19, 2011 Author Share Posted January 19, 2011 The faceplate requires some disassembly. You first take off the circuit board which is held on with about a dozen phillips screws. Then the button can come out. Most are held in with little plastic clips and some (like the rockers) are a kind of sandwich clip. It is pretty obvious once you start to poke around how to remove everything. The only thing I didn't take off was the screen lenses. They appear to be glued in place and I didn't want to break them taking them off. I just carefully masked them off with painters tape. Honestly the biggest challenge for me was properly preping between coats to ensure the paint surface came out right. Not having done much painting before I had to learn as I went. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adversexreality Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 so you went through all of this to go 2 shades darker? looks nice though! I make T-Shirts! and I Detail Cars(I'll go to you!) Send me a PM!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosAngelesLGT Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Honestly the biggest challenge for me was properly preping between coats to ensure the paint surface came out right. Not having done much painting before I had to learn as I went. The biggest challenge for any good paintjob is prep, prep, prep. You did great! I'm impressed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underpowerd Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 looks good w/ the SB seats; what kind of paint used? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zimm Posted January 19, 2011 Author Share Posted January 19, 2011 I just didn't like the gray that was there. It didn't really match anything else in the car and seemed out of place on the dash. I love the Spec.B seats. That is one of the main reasons I got the car (6MT being primary). I used the satin black made by Rustolium. It said it can bond to plastics so I went with it. In hindsight it didn't matter too much, you really just need to make sure the surface is properly prepped first. I ended up having to fully strip the paint off the ashtray door twice as the paint wouldn't adhere. After I went to town with some sandpaper and removed the old paint though it stuck like stink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adversexreality Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 looking at it again.. it looks significantly darker, guess it was the camera's flash that was throwing me off I make T-Shirts! and I Detail Cars(I'll go to you!) Send me a PM!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutbackXT05 Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 That looks really good. I think I might have to paint mine now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat4 Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 That looks pretty damn good. I need to work up the guts to do that to mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apexi Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 I cringed when I read the title of this thread and thought you painted it red or some ricey color. But I gotta say that looks incredible, I really like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subie3429 Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 That looks really good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNVAR Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Wow, very nice job... When that area of my car gets beaten up, I'll know painting it on my own is a viable option now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tori24 Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedDragonV09 Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 That looks great! It gives me an idea of what mine is going to look like. I was going to do this with plastidip this weekend but the can i bought has no ass and wont spray so i gotta take it back and trade it in for a new can. Im gonna do the door pieces as well. I hate this grey they used. Sent from my phone. Who cares what it is, they all do it now-a-days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanC Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Looks awesome! Mine is pretty scratched up...this would make it look so much nicer. Could you tell us a little more about how you prepped it before paint/sanded it in between coats? I definitly want to do this, just not very familiar with painting stuff..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
09leggy Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Great idea I want to redo my door trim in that finish or do a nice suttle two tone nothing crazy just a little darker than stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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