Sick thanks for the help man.

 

Pics of Mine.. ohh sooo Sexy... Thanks for the How To!!



Inside matches the Outside

 

no prob man well done, lookin sharp

 

here is a pic of my dash painted.

 

hey noleaveclover, why does ur speedo go all the way up to 220? thats weird, espiecally for an auto.

 

Bc his **** is in KMH

 

I turned part of my shed into a paintbooth and I must stress....take your time! I found if you don't do light coats, the thing tends to blister quickly. I have to sand down a bit once the paint cures, but no big deal, just could've been avoided if I had slowed down a bit. I think it's going to look sweet when it's done, I can't wait (part of the problem haha)

 

Hey have any of you that did it orange thought about painting the gray panels under the steering wheel and glove box black and you vents orange too? i was thinking of doing it but haven't yet... didn't know how it would look

 

I know this thread is a bit old, but since nobody posted blue, heres mine:

 

jesus thats hot...............................i'd love to get it to match the blue of my bike.............................................. ...............lol like i have the patience to paint my interior......

 

looks like everyone is doing a great job. remember patience is the key!

 

i'm working on the trim peices right now... just got em off and sanded them and light coat of primer. Waiting to dry to give a quick wet sand and then wipe down and paint orange.

I don't understand... I can paint aircraft for the navy and it looks great, but I can't seem to paint these 4 little plastic peices. Maybe I tried to do it to quick

 

Thanks for the write up, will come in handy soon.

 

not trying to steal this thread or anything but, i was wondering if anybody has removed their whole dash and has a how to of it or anything that could help me with mine??? thanks in advance.... oh and i tryed the search and nothing came up that could help me.

 

you are much more talented then i good write up.

 

I took the peices to work with me and did at work. I had all night since we wernt busy tonight, look great I'll add my pictures when I take em.

 

if you're trying to paint it smooth like a show car here's a couple tips

1.) i wouldn't do the top dash because it'll glare like a **** and suck to drive with, plus it's pretty dangerous if you can't see where you're going.

2.) if you want to paint textured pieces, you either have to sand them perfectly smooth, then use buildable primer and sand that perfectly smooth, then continue with my how-to. OOORRR, you can fill the textured pieces with a layer of bondo, worked in really good, sand that smooth then prime it, sand it, and continue with the how to.

3.) you'll probably want to cover the top dash in microsuede, then paint the lower portion gloss of whatever color.

 

here is my finished product

 

I just did mine tonight as well, thanks for the write up! Ill post pics tomorrow when theres light out

 

I took my pictures in tha dark, I think the pics turnt out better with the flash.

 

well i sanded mine a bit too far and i couldnt get all of it off anyone have any ideas of how to get the rest off? i went all the way down to bare plastic *yikes* should i just try to get an electric sander? i also painted the underdash that the factory painted that light color...

 

You really dont need to get the rest off, just a light sanding worked good for me

 

i tryed a light sanding... i have bumps and everything else in my paint... also how long do yall let your paint dry? mine took almost an hour to be completely cure

 

Eeek, what kind of paint did you use? Did you get the GM paint?

 

When I painted mine I scuff sanded with 400 grit and wiped down, make sure you get all the dust from sanding, its best to use a "lint free" type of rag. Then primer, about two coats, when it drys completly sand it with 800 grit or higher untill it is completly smooth, wipe down again until completly clean, any dust or dirt will show, so make sure its completly clean, it can never be to clean. Paint the color you want, between 2 and 4 even coats, let dry completly. If any bumps or blemishes show you can sand with 800 grit or higher again until smooth then repaint. When dry use 4 to 6 even coats of clear coat and let dry completely again. Its best to paint in a shed or garage where where there is no wind blowing dirt and dust.

If that doestn't work you probably didn't get all the dust off it

When I painted mine I used our paint booth in my hanger bay, for our aircraft parts.

I used the dupli-color Mist orange, from auto zone and the dupli-color clear coat. The mist orange is a tad bit darker the the sunburst orange, but I wanted it to be a bit darker. The GM paint should work just fine if you want almost exact color match.