Interior: How To: Paint your dash
01-13-2009, 09:49 PM
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mine burried in tons of clear
01-13-2009, 10:54 PM
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LMAO at rattle cans not painting as good... My job is to paint Navy Aircraft, most of the time we use spray guns, but for some of the touch ups we use a rattle can and it holds up pretty good to the weather and all the strains put on it by being on an aircraft's exterior skin. And i very highly doubt that anyone that paints the trim on the INSIDE of the car is putting as much stress on the paint as the aircraft does.
When painting its all about the prep work, and how skilled the painter is. I will say that mst people that use a rattle can have no clue how to paint, but for those of us who do, the job turns out great when done right
When painting its all about the prep work, and how skilled the painter is. I will say that mst people that use a rattle can have no clue how to paint, but for those of us who do, the job turns out great when done right
01-13-2009, 11:31 PM
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All coats are light even coats cuase i fount out trying to paint my front bowtie that when you move around alot and try to get different angles it runs ALOT. id rather do 100 rediculously thin coats then 3 really heavy runny coats
01-13-2009, 11:32 PM
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what brand of spray paint do you guys use for touch ups. and agreed for someone who has been painting for a while can still do a great job with a rattle can
01-14-2009, 08:07 AM
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Well thank you on the compliment on the pin stripe. Im not experienced with painting at all and I have no problem admitting that. I wanna paint my dash trim and I plan on going to the dealer and ordering paint from them that matches my car. I plan on sanding down my dash trim, spraying a primer with some kind of plastic adhesian promoter, then spraying a few coats of gloss black. After it dries I plan on putting a vinyl down where the SS is. Then spraying a few coats of rally yellow. After that dries I remove the vinyl and spray 2-3 coats of laquer.
All coats are light even coats cuase i fount out trying to paint my front bowtie that when you move around alot and try to get different angles it runs ALOT. id rather do 100 rediculously thin coats then 3 really heavy runny coats
All coats are light even coats cuase i fount out trying to paint my front bowtie that when you move around alot and try to get different angles it runs ALOT. id rather do 100 rediculously thin coats then 3 really heavy runny coats
01-16-2009, 03:30 PM
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ok ok
so i know im late and i really doubted myself with this but i decided to do it anyway..after all beign off work for a long time causes a lot of boardom so what i used was :
Negative 1*F.....cold...
Scotch brite, primer, yellow paint and clear.
one last look before we go yellow...
by the way i did not do it outside at that temp...thats dumb i used my basement...now i wish i didnt whole house smells like paint and the girlfriend wont shut up about it.... jeshhhhh
i believe it came out alright...let me know what you think.
so i know im late and i really doubted myself with this but i decided to do it anyway..after all beign off work for a long time causes a lot of boardom so what i used was :
Negative 1*F.....cold... Scotch brite, primer, yellow paint and clear.one last look before we go yellow...
by the way i did not do it outside at that temp...thats dumb i used my basement...now i wish i didnt whole house smells like paint and the girlfriend wont shut up about it.... jeshhhhh
i believe it came out alright...let me know what you think.
01-16-2009, 08:44 PM
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Looks good man. Pretty much how mine is gonna be. Im thinking about going all black with like a yellow design in it. Only because the headunit it black and to me it just stands out too much.
01-23-2009, 01:29 AM
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lol still haven't finished yet. ive decided im not going to want to pull it out ever so im buying everything and anything ill ever want to use on it. i have 2 parts left (steering wheel interface and cd changer plug) i can take a half ass pic if you want thou
to give you an idea of what ive ran so far i have a bluetooth mic, 11 sets of rcas, ipod adapter, usb extension and a billion zip ties
to give you an idea of what ive ran so far i have a bluetooth mic, 11 sets of rcas, ipod adapter, usb extension and a billion zip ties
02-18-2009, 04:54 PM
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lol still haven't finished yet. ive decided im not going to want to pull it out ever so im buying everything and anything ill ever want to use on it. i have 2 parts left (steering wheel interface and cd changer plug) i can take a half ass pic if you want thou
to give you an idea of what ive ran so far i have a bluetooth mic, 11 sets of rcas, ipod adapter, usb extension and a billion zip ties
to give you an idea of what ive ran so far i have a bluetooth mic, 11 sets of rcas, ipod adapter, usb extension and a billion zip ties
goodluck with it and let us know when its done (with pics) 
02-20-2009, 08:32 PM
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Im using Duplicolor adhesion promotor, GM factory touch up spray paint, Duplicolor Lacquer. Needed another can of GM paint to finish the rest so I have above glove box and headunit done for now.
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02-21-2009, 12:23 PM
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https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/appearance-48/recently-made-modifications-105446/
here's mine, it's pretty old, i don't have any updated pics
here's mine, it's pretty old, i don't have any updated pics
