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???
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???
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
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A layer of laquer makes it look professional too!
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
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
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.
1999 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI Tommi Makinen Edition
Still waiting for pics of it fitted as wellOriginally Posted by White Lightning
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
No longer a VR4 owner
painted mine with plastic primer and black paint !!
ian
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.Originally Posted by peter thomson
That's ok Wayne it's a busy time of year for us all.
Originally Posted by White Lightning
And I didn't help myself by buying another VR-4 to play with ...Originally Posted by peter thomson
cheers for the input think i'll make a start tomorrow as it's already off!!
http://www.clubvr4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=35081
if it helps!
Still here somewhere........
Mine was sprayed silver when I got the car. Along with a silver head unit it looks great.
I can pass anything on the road but a petrol station!
Drive it like you stole it!
So you fixed your bros mess?
I'm not arguing...I'm just offering an endless series of contrary points of view.
Yer almost.
Giveme to the end of the week it will all be back in.