Could someone tell me what grit sandpapers.to use..iv painted mines.b4 I just wanna do them over and do it much better I also wanna wet sand it...do I wet sand.after its dry then paint over again then clear coat? Sorry if this was answered already just wanna make sure I do it right

 

Does anyone know how to get the trim that is around the cruise control and radio controls that are on the steering wheel off with out setting off the airbag?

 

I'd like to spray paint mine, the paint's peeling off of the door handles

 

sledgehammer... use this smilie as a reference

 

I want to paint it not destroy it!!!lol

 

lol sorry ya i have no idea but thought that was funny

 

It was, a little extreme, I really did think about doing that but I can't lol

 

lol

 

ooh! i want to do this so bad since the paint on the door is chippin, but idk what color...

 

I want to do this but only when I figure out how to paint the HVAC and radio faces.

 

It'd be pretty tricky, since you'd have to perfectly mask off the clear parts of the plastic that allow the light through, which would be impossible. What I did was buy a black headunit and heater unit, swapped the heater unit out and replaced the faceplate on the stereo with the black one (so I didn't have to get it reprogrammed).

The stereo could conceivably be painted over, but the heater unit would be impossible.

 

radio is cake to paint guys, 4 bolts and 4 clips hold the faceplate on, remove it. tape off the clear part for the display, if you want to tape off the vol sticker on the bottom corners. paint it, put it back! and for the STUPID!!!! silver hvac controls, holla at a local junkyard, place here in waterford mi had something like 108 cobalt hvac controls with ac and i got to pick my black color when i got the part

 

Before I sold it, this was what my interior looked like.

 

i need to get the black HVAC controls and radio myself lol i painted all my trim charcoal grey metallic

 

i just finally got a black HVAC, just need to install it now lol

 

I took apart my **** and I painted my radio and HVAC controls so I didn't have a big black square around my red. Thoughts?

 

Thanks!

 

has anyone been on this site, and tried out the wood grain, or carbon fiber, etc???
2010 Chevy Cobalt Wood Grain Dash Kits | Carbon Fiber

 

ooo idk if i like that, it doesnt even have full coverage so ur silver would be showing thru

 

Im in the process of doing this now and wondered if anyone know of an delete for the air bag on/off where i can make it a holder for something like the size of a phone. If not ill make my own out of thin sheets of wood from the hobby lobby or something and spray it down with a material my dad has to make it heat resistant so it won't warp or be a fire hazard (not my final decision on material).
I'll definitely post pictures of it when I'm done and possible post a how to about the delete. Should be done in about 3days.

 

Around the HAVC controls the square of black should be changed into a more rounded shape to flow with the rest.
(Sorry for the double post)

 

I can't believe this thread is still rockin.... I posted in here years ago when I painted mine.

 

nope but i would look into something like fiberglass so its thinner and lighter. also going to want to find a way to support it in the back somehow

 

trying it this weekend on my Ion... in fact sanding as I type.