My goal, since I have very little money to work with right now, is to start painting things on my car. The grill is still that ugly gray, and I'd like it to be flat black, which I'm sure Wal-Mart spray paint can take care of. I'd also like to paint the bowties black where they are gold. I still want the chrome outline, but the actual bowtie needs to be a shiny black, and I have no idea what paint to use for that... Also I'd like to paint the trim on the dash black, and I'm debating whether or not to use spray paint, or the color match GM paint. The drums and calipers need paint too, and I got nothing there, what paint won't just come right back off? As for the headlights... I don't even know how to get those apart, much less what paint to use... Any help would be greatly appreciated

 

You buy CALIPER paint form any auto store.

I used left over caliper paint for my bowties. but regular rattle can paint works fine.

Anything you are painting on the interior take out of the car. Sand it with 0000 grit steel wool. Then paint it with Duplicolor spry paint. works great. holds up well.

There is a HUGE thread/How to on the headlights. I don't know how to find it but someone will post the link Im sure

 

They make Caliper paint? Cool! Does that work on the drums too, cause I have an LS, discs in front, drums in back. AND, did you take the bowties off the car first, cause I've got all kinds of ways to cover the car and paint them while they're on it if it doesn't really matter...

 

here ya go.

painting the interior trim
https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/how-guide-43/how-paint-your-dash-21673/

removal and painting your headlights
https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/deleted-threads-89/painting-your-headlights-detailed-w-pictures-64144/

painting the bowties
https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/how-guide-43/how-paint-your-bowtie-61658/

This forum has a great How To Section, if you need to find anything just search for it in there. Youll be able to find anything you want to do in there!

 

I don't know why it WOULDN;T work on drums...

I just taped everything off really well around the bowtie.

 

sweet. I'll definitely post pics up when I get the grill done so y'all can tell me what you think. I'm still kinda iffy on the dash trim though, since I have the tan interior, I'm not sure how it's going to turn out. I suppose I can just try it on the little piece and go get another one if I don't like it...

 

Caliper paint works on drums too.

 

Weird, I just got this email, yet the post isn't there...

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NO. Do not paint your drums.