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gez bay
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29th Jun 09 at 10:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i want to paint my centre console gloss black, to make it look a bit newer like the corsa vxr centre console.
just a couple of questions about how i go about doing it. what colour black would i use, and about preping it and theings then, also how do you get the twisty nobs out with out braking them?

cheers in advance
elliott023
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29th Jun 09 at 11:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ive resprayed mine about 5 times mate lol

Steps:

1. Sand it down real well until its realy smooth.

2. get some filler primer, so it fills in any left over bobbles in the plastic texture.

3. flatten the primer to get rid of any random bumps and lumps.

4. another layer of primer

5. flaten it down again.

6. if there are no lumps or flakes, then begin paint. make sure you leave it to try hours before each coat or the paint will be very weak.

7. im not sure what black to use tbh, u get get a colour match maybe if u get the code for VXL.

8. then after about 2-3 coats of paint, get some clear coat laquer and do as many coats as you like, watch out for drips tho lol


hope this helps mate
Scotty_B
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29th Jun 09 at 12:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Plastic Primer before filler primer or else.....
gez bay
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29th Jun 09 at 18:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
should be ok to do then
swill_omnibus
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29th Jun 09 at 18:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
If you can figure how to connect it all back up when you put it back in and get it working i'll invite you to do mine
FAZ
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29th Jun 09 at 18:56   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
^^^^its not hard to do
swill_omnibus
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I've spent hours attempting it. I managed to get teh fans to work now though but it stays constantly hot
FAZ
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29th Jun 09 at 19:14   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
did you remove the whle thing or just the plastic facia that you paint?
grez12
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like faz said its easy

ive removed the whole thing several times and its really easy on mine all the cables are colour coded ect iirc so ya cant go wrong

 
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