I want to paint the interior trim (goes across dash, radio, glove box) but cant figure out how to take the plastic that i want to paint off.... can someone that has done this already or knows how to do this please help me out!! I would love that!

 

Just tug evenly and firmly around the pieces. It's gonna take some force but they'll budge eventually. Just try and work your way around all of the sides of each piece so you don't snap anything off.

Also, the little trim piece with the DIC buttons on it is TOUGH. To get the pieces on either side of the steering wheel, you will need to take out the top of the black piece under them (near your knees)

that should be it, any questions let me know

 

Thank you for the info!! Also if anyone else wants to add any tips or pointers that would be awesome!

 

Hey!! i was just out in Brighton like 2 weeks ago. had to go out there to work at that VG's for 2 days. lol! But yeah just tug everything, it all just snaps off no screws or anything.

 

Thats cool! My friend used to work there until her went to college back in September. And thanks for the help!

bump for any more tips?? jw

 

pull like all hell it will feel like it's gonna break but it wont.

 

pull straight towards the back of the car, not down.. and pull from both sides or both top and bottom

 

ok thanks everyone! ill prolly give it a try later this week or when i get ,y payckeck to buy more paint and clear coat. Should i sand these at all when i paint?? I painted the from chevy emblem and didnt sand it and turned out pretty good (especially for my first time spray painting anything)

 

umm okay well first of all if it's your first time you did it, you will almost surely mess it up, sorry but thats how it works, if you need extra ones to mess around with pm me... i can make a decent price on it

 

you will want to quickly sand them with a fine grit to get off some of the oils and dirt from people's hands
when you pull them off, be careful not to pull them off at an angle
also, do not break them haha

 

yea i need to paint mine.. im afraid im goin to break the trim pieces though.

 

just had mine painted. i really need to put em on

 

ok haha i guess thats good "advice" lol check ur inbox PM sent

 

My advice is take your sweet time. The longer you spend paying attention to the small details the better they will look in the end. Also dont do what i did and get in a rush to reinstall them. Mine appeared to be dry but when i pressed them into place i had fingerprints pressed into the paint and had to start almost all the way over again..


also the more layers of clear you put on the more durable it will be.

Dude GREAT advice. Go ahead and set him up for failure. I had never once painted anything. ESPECIALLY not something like a dash from a car and my first time the only thing i messed up was getting in a hurry and accidentally pressed finger prints into the paint because i didnt wait long enough for them to dry. Sanded them a couple times.. couple new coats and bam they were good as new.

Like i said last. If you take your time and make sure its done properly you wont have any major problems. Worst case scenario you will have to sand and start over.

 

same with mine... i put too many coats on and it did the same thing

i tried to resand it... but the paint wouldn't come off evenly... im just telling him exactly what i did my second time

 

umm..paint thinner? Thats what I used my first time. Dont need to buy more pieces.

 

we aren't saying you need to and he wasn't the one saying it, i was saying buy an extra pair

i was saying if he had never painted before there is definately a greater chance of messing up, and it might be smart to buy a extra set

 

Well just in case it happens.. Wait for the paint to dry.. Sand the **** out of it til its even, then start over again. I went through a shitload of sand paper.. Didnt have any paint thinner.. that may have been much better, but gotta work with what ya got.


Best advice is take your time. Paint thin coats.. Lots of em.. wait for each to dry good in between. Lots of clear and you will be ok.

 

haha thanks for all the advice guys, i dnt think tht im gunna buy another set yet. im gunna take my time as you all have said and hopefully it will turn out great!

 

ok one thing to add. never use paint thinner on plastic pieces as the thinner actually eats at the plastic. and as everyone has said just take your time and it will turn out great. i would say make it a weekend project to let everything dry and such. and yes sand the trim pieces lightly first - this does 2 things removes oil and dirt that is on there and gives the paint a surface to adhere to.

 

16.6????? you push it?

 

altitude my friend. down there it would be more like 15.6. and that was also my from my first year actually racing ever. and that was bone stock as well, which is right on par with what the car should be at