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Painting Gauge Cluster
Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 5:16 am
by A Psycho Martyr
Okay I've been putting this off because I'm a procrastinator, but the Indy Meet gave me a good reason to just DO it, so without further adue....Here's my painted gauge cluster! Started by taping off the inside. I wasn't sure if painting it would cause any kind of reflection off the gauges so I figured better safe than sorry.Okay now any time you wanna paint plastic, you need to use Adhesion Promoter. It helps prime the surface to help paint stick to it.After a few coats of that, I used grey primer to help cover the black.Then a few coats of Gloss WhiteAfter THAT I hit it twice real;ly good with Gloss Clear Coat and waited on it to dry.When it was done I pulled the tape off and put the chrome rings back on the front. Here she is all finished up!And finally, put back in the Vibe!
Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 5:25 am
by engineertwin2
I'm sure it turned out well - I'd love to see these photos, but my work blocks sites like photo bucket. I'm posting here to remind myself to look when I get home.Glad to see this summer's meet is inspiring people to GTD...
Re: (engineertwin2)
Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 5:28 am
by A Psycho Martyr
haha....k thanks
Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 5:33 am
by bull77
well done -- looks sharp
Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 6:04 am
by Kincaid
That looks very nice. Did you use dash appliques for the vents?
Re: (Kincaid)
Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 6:29 am
by jkm311
You even have my white lock overlays. Or am I seein' things?!Any issues getting the chrome rings back on with the addition of paint & clear?
Re: (jkm311)
Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 7:34 am
by A Psycho Martyr
I don't have the lock overlays. I use the key to get in, so it wasn't practical.Reassembly was a breeze. No issues getting the chrome rings back on.And vents have the overlays from grafxwerks. Seemed SO much easier than painting and it looks great.
Re: (A Psycho Martyr)
Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 8:01 am
by scherry2
i think he ment the orange decal on the inside lock in your pic it looks white.
Re: Painting Gauge Cluster (A Psycho Martyr)
Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 8:25 am
by star_deceiver
Looks good!!!
Re: (scherry2)
Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 8:26 am
by A Psycho Martyr
OH! ok, I see now No those are the brushed metal stickers from grafxwerks.
Re: (A Psycho Martyr)
Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 1:16 pm
by jkm311
Quote, originally posted by A Psycho Martyr »OH! ok, I see now No those are the brushed metal stickers from grafxwerks.The only non-white mod! Well, other than your new vinyl... and rims... and...nevermind. I just think it's hilarious that I installed white and you did not!
Re: (jkm311)
Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 2:09 pm
by A Psycho Martyr
yup. Iwanted em to match my rims....til I put them in. Then realized i shoulda gone white Either way they still look better than the faded red/orange/yellow ones that were in there before