Painting dash

[RADMANX]

hey all, i need help on how to remove the dash around my stereo and A/c controls. i am planning on painting them this weekend. Any tips??

[helliviknow]

if its that plastic cover that surrounds the a/c knobs and head unit it just pops right off.. but why would you want to paint it? i just thinks it looks cheesy... peace

[o0_the_0ne_0o]

im gonna eventually paint my interior after i change it to black

[clipsekid99]

i tried doing it, but it turned out like sh*t, but thats a long story, so i took it to a paint place called maaco and they fixed what i did lol and redid it in what i wanted and im very pleased with it. look on my website for pics of it

[91_TSI_TALON]

i think im with hell on this one. Does make a car look kinda cheesy!!

[RADMANX]

not planning on doing it Green or red or anything. just silver so it will contrast.

[helliviknow]

so your interier started off grey and you put it all black? man i want black interier bad.. i know i got a maaco up the road too.. imma have to stop by there.. what did it cost you?

[clipsekid99]

ya, it was mostly gray. the pannels under the dash, the doors, and other crap. it was $500 though. but prolly most of that was to fix what i did to it lol. but, its holding up pretty good, have had it on there for about 3 months and no cracking yet

[helliviknow]

yeah your interier looks damm good.. lil flashy for me though.. i just want to get it all black with some brushed aluminum accents.. and find some black leather seats from a eclipse..

[1lo94]

When I bought my clipse over a year ago, I was stupid a painted a lot of my interior pieces (Ashtray, Stereo trim, door handle trim) blue. I regret it now, but I'm totally re-doing my interior. I fiberglassing everything. You know how the door panels, and a lot of the dash has that leathery look a feel to it, yeah, when I'm done everthing in side will be smooth, glossy black. I Building a fiberglass sub encloser that comes down between the seats and molds into the center console. Ittle B Sweet! I'll post pics when I'm done!

[dankid]

$500 to have maaco paint your interior pieces?? I know you said they had to fix the pieces for you but that sounds like way to much money. When I bought my GS the kid that I bought it from had painted most of the interior plastic pieces a dumb metallic silver color and it looked like crap. The paint was chipping all over the place. I went out and bought some cans of this grey that looks almost like the stock color but better. It was called battleship grey. All I did was sand the pieces down real good with light sandpaper, 2 coats of primer, 3 or paint, and 3 of clear and it looks perfect. Total cost was under $10.

[ashah000]

Damn Maaco paints your car for less than 500
Anyways, clean it real good, sand the shit out of it (600 grit), clean it with thinner or rubbing alcohol. Then lay down 2 coats of primer, 7 LIGHT coats of paint, and 3 coats of clear. I used krylon fusion and duplicolor auto paint. I will post pics if I ever get my scanner working

[GSTRacerNVUS]

*clipskid99* Where did you get the diamond plate floor mats? How good do they fit?

[95_GSX]

i airbruched some of my interior and i think it turned out awesome. i always get compliments on it.i used a red enamel and an airbrush. you have to take your time though.

[GSTRacerNVUS]

Yeah, Maaco's running a big sale right now, matter of fact! Presidential paint package for $265!