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YOUR RESEARCHPainted Center Console!
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Use color sanding/polish prep
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BTDT, though I personally wouldn't have used paper above 600 grit before primer / painting, most grits above that are usually used for color sanding/polish prep.
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First I used Lacquer thinner to get all the old crap off.
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BTDT, though I personally wouldn't have used paper above 600 grit before primer / painting, most grits above that are usually used for color sanding/polish prep.
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Yes, change the name to Pepita and add a few hundred dollars.
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I used Duplicolor Acrylic and would not use that again as the base.
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BTDT, though I personally wouldn't have used paper above 600 grit before primer / painting, most grits above that are usually used for color sanding/polish prep.
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BTDT, though I personally wouldn't have used paper above 600 grit before primer / painting, most grits above that are usually used for color sanding/polish prep.
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Spent the weekend painting my center console and seat adjustment covers.
I am VERY impressed with the color and sheen! One thing the pics don't show is the smoothness, smooth as glass!
I used Tamiya Gun Metal (TS-38) over Tamiya fine(not the regular one, to thick) lt grey primer.
First I used Lacquer thinner to get all the old crap off.
Then I wet sanded with 150, to 220, to 320, to 400, then 600. This was a LOT of work!
Then first coat of primer.
Sand with 600, then 1500, then 3000, 4000, 8000, and finally 12000.
Second coat of primer.
Sand again with 600, then 1500, then 3000, 4000, 8000, and finally 12000.
Light coat of Gun Metal.
Sand with 600.
Heavy coat of Gun Metal.
Sand with 600, then 1500, then 3000, 4000, 8000, and finally 12000.
Cure overnight.
Polish with Meguiars ultra finishing compound.
Wax with Meguiars Hi-tech yellow wax.
DONE!
In the coming weeks I'll do the bezel around the A/C cluster and the side vents.
What do you guys think?
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Looks great, and looks like its worth the effort, but it sure sounds like a lot of effort. I am happy that mine is not in as bad as a shape as yours was, because I dont know if I would be able to do as good a job as yours. Definitely a huge improvement though. I want to wrap mine at some point.
BTDT, though I personally wouldn't have used paper above 600 grit before primer / painting, most grits above that are usually used for color sanding/polish prep.
Looks good, The horseshoe and Vents, are just as Fun
I also did inside bezel on gauges to match. It looks so much better than soft touch scratches everywhere.
It is a very personal satisfying job when complete.
Hi
That is a great result, I was on the fence about doing this but now I have seen yours I am going to do it. I do not have that horrible soft touch finish thankfully. My 986 is silver so I think it could look really cool.
All the best
Berni
I went a different way with mine. First I painted it in silver PlastiDip which came out great, but didn't hold up any better than the original soft touch paint. Then I decided to give it an old school touch and covered it with a hounds tooth fabric. I may try doing the horseshoe too as that is starting to look bad or I might replace it with an unpainted black piece.
I'm currently working on converting sport seats to Boxster Red. I took a swatch of leather to a paint store and they computer matched the color into a spray can. It's PPG solvent based spray paint and was easy to use with great results.
OP... your console came out great. Your efforts were well rewarded.
excellent job! My 996 is slate grey and am repainting the center console to match. Will show pix when done...Need something to break up all that Graphite grey in the interior.
One thing that I learned while painting my parts was that Duplicolor plastic adhesion promoter "primer" isn't a sufficient primer by itself. You should use that stuff and then a regular sandable primer on top. I used VHT sandable primer as I find their products spray well. I used Duplicolor Acrylic and would not use that again as the base. It sprays way too heavy and easily runs. I'd use something from the VHT lineup if I did it again. Their wheel paints would probably work well and they spray nicely. For the clear coat, use Spraymax 2k.
[QUOTE=sasilverbullet;15192550]Spent the weekend painting my center console and seat adjustment covers.
I am VERY impressed with the color and sheen! One thing the pics don't show is the smoothness, smooth as glass!
I used Tamiya Gun Metal (TS-38) over Tamiya fine(not the regular one, to thick) lt grey primer.
First I used Lacquer thinner to get all the old crap off.
Then I wet sanded with 150, to 220, to 320, to 400, then 600. This was a LOT of work!
Then first coat of primer.
Sand with 600, then 1500, then 3000, 4000, 8000, and finally 12000.
Second coat of primer.
Sand again with 600, then 1500, then 3000, 4000, 8000, and finally 12000.
Light coat of Gun Metal.
Sand with 600.
Heavy coat of Gun Metal.
Sand with 600, then 1500, then 3000, 4000, 8000, and finally 12000.
Cure overnight.
Polish with Meguiars ultra finishing compound.
Wax with Meguiars Hi-tech yellow wax.
DONE!
In the coming weeks I'll do the bezel around the A/C cluster and the side vents.
What do you guys think?
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That look killer!
