i can't wait to do this. has anyone else done the piant on a silver car. mins ultra silver met. and i was just gonna colormatch it. what do you guys think. the theme on the car is silver and black but i dont think the black will look good.

 

I'm thinking of doing this in sport red tint coat(to match my paint)

 

my car i the ultra silver i painted everything black and accented it with blue it looks alright but i didnt primer or sand anything i have a week of school left and my cars getting stripped for all new interior im gunna black out everything and add some blue where i think it will look good but heres my interior its not all done sucks being a student and not being able to finish stuff but here ya go http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2809879/2

 

^^^It also sucks reading that with no punctuation...

 

lol my bad i wasnt thinking

 

Neither. It is a urethane-based paint system. The BASF tech manual states to use either an acrylic or poly-urethane paint for a successful topcoat refinish. I work for the company that actually produces the GMSPO kits for General Motors. It's intriguing to watch how many of you guys are doing this work yourselves, because when we offered to GM to paint extra trim kits body colour to offer to the public, we were told there wouldn't be enough demand to justify it. Go figure....

 

hahaha stupid gm. leave it to them not to think about the obvious

 

But if enough people were interested in a group buy for particular colours, that could possibly arranged as well. And that way it would be a piece of mind that it is a proven system that has been used on your parts that will hold up over a long period of time.

Just a question. The silver facing that surrounds the factory radio on 07+ uplevel Cobalts, is this silver facing removeable from the rest of the stereo head unit? It would be nice to be able to get it painted a matching or neutral colour. I just notice in some of the interior shots that the silver on the radio clashes badly with some of the good work that has been done by some members.

 

yes it can be removed but depending on the year there is quite a bit that you have to mask off. more specifically the 06 year. now it is easier to just buy the faceplate for the headunit and heater controls in black which looks good. and do it that way

 

I've already bought the lower black HVAC unit off eBay, but I can't seem to find anybody selling radio faceplates without selling the radio itself (which makes sense, because why would you ever separate the two?).

 

true. what year do you have. if its an 07 it really easy as there is nothing that is needed to tape off for functionality of the headunit. if its the 06 then you have to tape off a few things. have you tried asking locally if there is someone willing to trade a black faceplate for your silver one?

 

i pulled the face off my radio and painted it along with the dash tim (ultra silver) i like the difference. but now i gotta tape off the HVAC controls and paint that. thats gonna take some time

 

PICS or BAN! I thought about doing that, but when i realized that it was harder than i thougt to take off the radio faceplate i stopped...and i wasnt sure what the hell i was gonna do with the HVAC, i was thinking of maybe getting a decal made with the same pics on a clear background or something. let us know how it turns out.

 

i was thinking about taking off the faceplate to me radio and painting it SOM.... what do you guys think it will like

 

would it last longer then the stock silver? that stuff flakes like no business

 

It should. We use a proven paint system that goes through rigourous testing prior to sale to the public that ensures good adhesion, resistance to moisture, etc... I believe the GMSPO warranty covers our parts for either 3 or 5 years.

I have an '07. But I'm confused by your reply in the fact that why would I have to mask anything if I was removing the silver faceplate from the rest of the headunit?

As for all you guys thinking about painting your HVAC control unit, personally, I wouldn't recommend that. It would be nearly impossible to paint over the transparent numbers and hot/cold colours for the heater/AC without it being completely botched or looking sketchy at best. The other day on eBay I bought a black HVAC unit from a used Cobalt with 100 miles on it for $25 plus shipping. To do the job right, I think it's worth the extra couple bucks.

 

what i mean by that is on the 06's there are clear parts in the faceplate that you need to mask off where as in the 07's it's just a solid silver piece no lettering or anything.

 

So for my faceplate then, it should just screw/snap right off and be able to be replaced with a black one?

So for my faceplate then, it should just screw/snap right off and be able to be replaced with a black one?

 

here is the new dash........




There was slot of wet sanding involved!!!!

 

You know, all things considered, I do like how that turned out for you. It's tough to get a good even clear coat finish when doing it by hand, and since I work in a paint shop, I know exactly how you feel about the wet sanding. But it looks like all your hard work has paid dividends for you. Good job!

 

Pink that looks great... my fiance wants to do her focus black and pink...

Also i'm currently painting a set of dash out of an 05 victory red, for someone on here...

 

il get some pics and will give it my best to do my HVAC controls. im thinking vasealine over the stuff i dont want painted. well see how i decide to do it. but the radio face is simple. just gimme till memorial day weekend to do it

 

what color are you doing the HVAC controls... if your doing it black just nab one from ebay cheap or hit up a salvage yard....

 

Awsome, looking foward to seeing the finished product.

 

mines gonna be ultra silver, i know it sounds dumb but there is a big diff. from the nickle to the silver. it look a lot better