its finally done along with my boot speakers what do u guys think, im going to begin removing all the dash and uphoustey to be colour black and more lime green but no why as much as that digger guy although good job do for being different

quality job, what kind of clear coat did you put on? 2pak or otherwise? and what brand paint? what method of spraying?

just $5 cans did like 6 thin coats of green the same for clear and let each coat dry for atleast 6 hours each it took 3 weeks cause of the cold wheather

good job, and top effort, it was worth the work by the look of it

quality work, looks like shrek had some fun in ur car tho :P

One of the best jobs Ive seen.

Congrats on having the patience to do it slowly and properly, really looks the goods.

Looks the goods - quality work - well done.

When I read the subject "lime console", I cringed, but it doesn't look as bad as I thought. Quite acceptable given your other mods.


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...really looks the goods.ha ha ha - I posted mine while you posted yours - we both said the same thing. lol

yeah definately looks better than i expected, i probably wouldn't have done the side vents and mirror control, but the console looks very good!

thought about taking the cluster out and painting the dials surround?

looks good mate:)

When I read the subject "lime console", I cringed, but it doesn't look as bad as I thought. Quite acceptable given your other mods.


Thats what i thought.... lime green??? but oh my god that looks freakin awsome dude!

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A very nice job mate u should be proud the clear looks hot as hell as does the green, did u sand at all inbetween coats?. cause iam gonna be redoing mine soon b4 i go on holidays. once again nice work.

looks great can see you took your time with it

looks awesome! love it:D

normaly painted consoles make me sick...but urs looks good m8...BUT i do think you should restore the left hand air vent back to its origional colour...it looks abit outa place

wikid job though:D

yeh thanx guys for the comments
i did think about the side vent but i thought it would be weirder being blackish
yeh i gave it a very light sand after every 2 coats
just a suggestion before u begin get something else to do after u have put a thin coat on cause urll go nutts waiting for it to dry

that looks awesum. nice and original aswell. :thumbsup:

Nice work! What grade sandpaper did you use for the light sands in between coats?
I'm doing mine hopefully soon so getting all the gear together. I'm doing a gloss piano black finish though...

400 was the finest i could find but i also used 220 b4 i started any coats

Did you use any sort of primer or undercoat first?

Looks fantastic mate!! Well done.

Can i ask what clear coat you used if any?? Mine went yellow and i'd like to find one that doesn't do it!

Cheers,

just a 3 dollar can from a golo or cheap shop i used the same on my brakes and they havent worn off yet so i figered that it would be ok

Holy creepers scooby! That's one bright dash!
Not my flavour in colour, but looks liek you did a good job of it :)

its finally done along with my boot speakers what do u guys think, im going to begin removing all the dash and uphoustey to be colour black and more lime green but no why as much as that digger guy although good job do for being different


im doing the same thing mate but a bit more technical with the paint....(all the small parts) painting it all Mawson white...... how did you apply the paint....and does it leave a slightly sticky finish....? also nice job...it looks trick as...

sorry to steal your thread a bit but it is an on topic question.

Does anybody know of a pearl spray paint? So there is a tinge of another color in the paint?

ummmm easy sand back the original pieces with 220 then 400 grit sand paper

spray atleast or 8 to 10 thin coats (like ultra thin coats) of spray and towards the last coats, 400 grit it again lightly, then add 2 more coats of colour, then six coats of clear and ur done

leave the clear coats twice as long to dry (so 6 hours) to get a shinny smooth finish

its finally done along with my boot speakers what do u guys think, im going to begin removing all the dash and uphoustey to be colour black and more lime green but no why as much as that digger guy although good job do for being different

Love the paint work man.... i started mine the other day... gloss white... make it more a luxury car........BUT! the paint is bleading... in some spots it tends to bead away tiny holes in the paint in some areas....almost like the plastic is acting as a repelant........ive fixed it buy just sanding it back......and giving it another coat....i just dont wanna have the same problem with the other parts im about to spray....
ive done it in the following order..
220 sand
360 sand
600 sand
plastic primer
thin coat of white paint
then RAH RAH RAH from there on....

what am i doing wrong...

hit back...

Thanks man.. and congrats on the finish....

yeh those little holie looking ****s gave me the **** u just have to keep doing a couple of thin coats then a ultra light sanding then more coats and more sanding itll take a while and will pissed u well and truly off but its worth it

yeah they are a pain in my ***....thanks man....ill post some tread-ige when its done...

If the plastic is acting like a repellant, it's probably coated in armorall or something to make it shiny. Don't you have to use something to get that off first, or does the sanding take care of that?

If the plastic is acting like a repellant, it's probably coated in armorall or something to make it shiny. Don't you have to use something to get that off first, or does the sanding take care of that?

well my misses does armour-all the whole interior every time i wash my car. (once or twice a week) so i could have absorbed it into the plastic

But i gave it hell with the sand paper....
i used 3 different grains.
220
360 and 600.... so its pretty much back to smooth again

Dash and Center console is Painted and Coated... LOOKS TUFF As...ill post some thredidge on Monday....
thanks for the advice FUSION MAN... those little dot holie things are covered up.... i also patched up the cup holders and the other compartment before i painted it to make it look Professional....but paint dripped down in there leaving me with alot of micro scopic sanding to do lol.....Im very happy with my final outcome..... CHEERRRRRRRRRRS

good to hear mate look forward to saeeing the pics

mate that looks unreal, now you need to do the instrument cluster needles in the green as well to top it off!