^...do u expect me to use a paint brush to paint my dash...

 

nice

 

thank you sir

 

No, real automotive paint that actually looks good and holds up instead of rattle can ****. Btw i dig that pin stripe on your car, might have to do that to my wifes

 

mine burried in tons of clear

 

ya spray can's i find don't last as long. and clear coat is your friend. me i just tore the pieces off and gave them to my buddy in the body shop lol

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

That would be the best way, make sure to use adheason promotor "plastic primer" I paint cars every day of my life i just don't believe in rattle can's lol.

 

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.

 

i think it looks good

 

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.

 

i dont get what the big deal with the rattle cans are... ive had no issues ever with using the rattles. lol

 

i might try this. i want a black interior.

 

hopefully i should have my HU finally wired and good to go tomorrow and ill post some pics

 

still waiting

 

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

 

i want the carbon fiber -__- links?

 

anyone with summit white painted their dash?

 

sounds like fun goodluck with it and let us know when its done (with pics)

 

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.

 

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

 

10 years later

 

emporer that looks awesome. love what you did with the center consol trim piece.