I can finally post some pics (albeit, kinda crappy) of my interior paint job. Yours trully hand-painted the A/C panel (they're not stickers lol).Let me know what you guys think. PS the white around the cig lighter needs a bit of solvent for the overspray, but I've yet to get around to it. Who knows, maybe this weekend after the calendar car-wash shoot
drunkenvibe: love your avatar pic....Psycho.. would love to see more pictures.... also can you take close ups of the window panals... they look good although I am curious how they compare to TRDVibes job...
Salsa (2-tone) Base Automatic Vibe with Moontune package
quote:TRDVibe, how did you get your results to be so smooth? Not to knock psycho's job, but its pretty granular in comparison.well, my first job that i did myself looked exactly the same way. kind of grainy and not the nice shiny smooth look. i had a body shop redo my interior. spray cans leave clumps due to the paint coming out in larger masses. with the air tools a professional body shop uses, the paint goies on thinner and covers smoother. he also wet sanded between coats to ensure it was smooth and used an automotive hardener for the clear. then he baked it to get the nice smooth pro look. i really like what psycho did with his dash, very creative. i'm sure his daughter probably enjoyed it too. to do it again, i may think about having the middle section painted as well because it adds a lot of character.
since i had a body shop do the painting the second go around, he used a sealer/primer first. sanded it and got it smooth before the paint went on. it's an automotive semi-metallic paint found on ford explorers. i think it's called garnet mica? not sure. he put about 2 or 3 coats on and then 2 coats of clear. he then baked the parts to give it the nice shiny look.
What in the name of *** are you thinking. Not my thing
03, Abyss monotone GT, 6 disk changer, moon and tunes, Cargo mat/nets, power package, side airbags, AEM Short Ram Intake, Borla exhaust , 35% tint all around, F1 strut tower brace, debadged, 17" Excel rims w/ federal ss595 tires.
Quote, originally posted by NibCrom »Hey no grave digging!Actually it's nice to see the newbies going through existing threads before starting new threads about topics that were discussed before.
Would you agree to debris acceptance? 2003 Vibe GTMods installed GM Top and Mid-Gate Spoilers, Cosmo CAI, TWM Short Shifter with Desert Eagle weighted shift knob, TWM Bronzoil Shifter Cable Bushings, Magnaflow Cat Back Exhaust, Unichip, Injen Billet Aluminum Engine/Sparkplug covers and oil cap, Optima RedTop Battery, Lineage Ground Wire KitAwaiting install: Energy Suspension Motor Mounts, DC Sports Header
Quote, originally posted by Herb »Actually it's nice to see the newbies going through existing threads before starting new threads about topics that were discussed before.Agreed, but to bump a 5yr old thread to post "LOL"... come on.. lol
Quote, originally posted by Amtron »My bad.I wouldn't worry about it. NascarXprt is a fine one to talk after reviving that farting in the Vibe thread that's six years old!
Would you agree to debris acceptance? 2003 Vibe GTMods installed GM Top and Mid-Gate Spoilers, Cosmo CAI, TWM Short Shifter with Desert Eagle weighted shift knob, TWM Bronzoil Shifter Cable Bushings, Magnaflow Cat Back Exhaust, Unichip, Injen Billet Aluminum Engine/Sparkplug covers and oil cap, Optima RedTop Battery, Lineage Ground Wire KitAwaiting install: Energy Suspension Motor Mounts, DC Sports Header