Dual Tone to Mono-Tone

[alex456]

i may be using the wrong terminology but you should know what i am talking about. i am wondering if it is able to conert my dual tone vibe to monotone, i find that it looks much bettetr as all silver rather than silver with that ugly dark grey plasit running down the bottom, any input would be appreciated, thx.

[Raven]

It can be done but it is extemely expensive. Probably in the $1200.00 to $1500.00 Can. range.

[JohnC]

There are several new paints available for just this. Another forum I frequent has many members painting their cladding. I also have a satelite two tone and am thinkin about painting cladding...maybe black to match the plastic roof rack corners. Check out mysporttrac.com for lots of info. http://mysporttrac.com

[Merzbow]

painting it black might be a good idea for me to do How much for the paint you think?

[alex456]

materials information and some instructino would be great, (kinda cheap to pay someone to to it :S)

[JohnC]

Here is a how-to copied from mysporttrac.com. If you would like the to see the pics that go with it, just visit that site and go to "members"--- "projects"---"exterior" and "painting the cladding" http://mysporttrac.com p.s. we love our STPainting the Cladding BlackBy Tom R. I have a Silver Birch ST and wanted it to be not like all the rest out there. I originally wanted the Cladding painted the Silver Birch, but now that the 04's are like that, I decided I wanted to do the black. I will attempt to describe the details involved with painting the Cladding.Materials Used:1 Container "Simple Green",1 Greenie Scrub Sponge,2 Cans of "Dupli-Color" Adhesion promoter (CP199 Adhesion Promoter)4 Cans of "Dupli-Color" Bumper Coating (FB105, Flexible Black Bumper Paint).Total cost, about $30.00 First, Proper preparation is an absolute must. I removed the 4 EGR Fender Flares, the 4 Molded Mud flaps, the 4 Lower Body Side Cladding pieces and the Rear Bumper Cover.Removal procedures for the Lower Side Cladding parts and the Rear Bumper Cover are listed in my library under the Project HTML's folder. The link is... memberlib.asp-view=9711&folder=Project HTML's .I started off with cleaning and scrubbing down the parts with Simple Green and used a Greenie Scrub pad to make sure I got everything real clean. After washing everything once, went back and washed it all again just to be safe. Last thing you want is the paint to come off because of a poor adhesion.Let everything dry, and lay it all out in an area where you can work free from dust and bugs. Start by painting one piece at a time with the Adhesion Promoter, this stuff dries really fast, so by the time you get to the last piece, the first piece is ready again. The Adhesion Promoter is actually a Clear Primer. I put the first coat on fairly thin, the other 2 coats were put on nice and wet. I did about 3 coats on each piece.When it is all dry and ready to be painted, start by applying a half coat of the black and move on to the next piece. I found out on some test pieces that the old adage "many thin coats are better than one thick one" is very true when it comes to durability and adhesion of the black paint. Each piece I painted, the paint was applied very thinly and was done the same way for each subsequent painting. I think it was about 6 or 7 times for each piece, so that should equal at least 2 nice coats. The Front Lower Bumper Cover was painted in place using the same techniques as above. Mask off the Upper Bumper Cover as well as the front fenders and the front wheels.After letting everything dry for several hours, install all the pieces.

[scherry2]

Quote, originally posted by alex456 » i am wondering if it is able to convert my dual tone vibe to monotone.the lower cladding is just unpainted. take it to a paint shop and ask them how much.

[Merzbow]

what do you mean the lower is just unpainted?