painting walnut dash?????

[alps vr4]

hello been thinking of painting the walnut dash trim just wondering if anyone else has done this??any idea of a good spray paint to use?or should i just leave it alone???

[pitslayer]

normal car spray paint would do it. just make sure you key the surface first and maybe even a bit of etch primer, depends what colour you want to go

[Nick Mann]

A layer of laquer makes it look professional too!

[pitslayer]

well unless you get a run in it of course then it looks like a 50 quid paint job
Nick is right though a nice coat of laquer will finish the job of nicely, just be wise in your colour matching and what colour to go for

[VR4WGN]

be warey as theyr prone to getting scratched on them tho,and use a plastic based primer aswell or itll fish eye,you could vinyl it for a better outcome tho

[White Lightning]

The previous owner of my white car painted the walnut dash silver using Plastikote paint and then coated it with lacquer. It looks good. Have a look at my car profile to see what it looks like.

The only downside is after about 5 years the paint around the vents has started cracking, I guess due to exposure to sunlight. That's why I have now got a carbon look dash set to replace it with.

[peter thomson]

That's why I have now got a carbon look dash set to replace it with.

Still waiting for pics of it fitted as well

[stuartturbo]

I have painted half mine lol
just scotch bit the sprayed with auto paint the stuff i used is oils resistant etc. matt black does look nice

[ianturbo]

painted mine with plastic primer and black paint !!

ian

[White Lightning]

Still waiting for pics of it fitted as well

Probably won't get around to doing it until after Xmas now ... as I really want to get some new gauges sorted for the pillar first and then do the dash replacement and removal of the existing gauges at the same time.

[peter thomson]

That's ok Wayne it's a busy time of year for us all.

Probably won't get around to doing it until after Xmas now ... as I really want to get some new gauges sorted for the pillar first and then do the dash replacement and removal of the existing gauges at the same time.

[White Lightning]

That's ok Wayne it's a busy time of year for us all.

And I didn't help myself by buying another VR-4 to play with ...

[alps vr4]

cheers for the input think i'll make a start tomorrow as it's already off!!

[miller]

http://www.clubvr4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=35081

if it helps!

[pungatree1]

Mine was sprayed silver when I got the car. Along with a silver head unit it looks great.

[Fully]

Yer I painted mine the same colour as the car.
Just sanded the walnut paint off, then prebasecoat, basecoat the some clear topcoat to give it the deep shine.

It looks a **** load better than that walnut look.

[djb160]

So you fixed your bros mess?

[Fully]

Yer almost.
Giveme to the end of the week it will all be back in.