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Old 06-23-2009, 07:32 PM
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Re: check out my new dash!!

Meh, SilverSpear that's a bit much. It looks good really, just put a different logo there, or none at all. Someone who suggested the regular SVX logo there would be great.
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Old 06-23-2009, 08:08 PM
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Re: check out my new dash!!

My thoughts:

I'd re-do the SVX logo on the main piece as well. The font is all wrong. Wetsand and buff the paint on the plastic pieces to take down the "lumpiness" of the coating, and it'd look much better, IMO. From the pics, it looks like really thick coats were applied, and they didn't lay down that well.

I'm with mikecg in that I'll reserve final judgment on it until I see what it looks like when everything is finished and reinstalled. I think it could look good, if done right.
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Old 06-23-2009, 09:27 PM
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In my personal opinion, anything looks better than the faux wood grain crap they came with. But that's just me.
Probably true... Never heard of anyone else that didn't love it!

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Old 06-23-2009, 10:07 PM
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Re: check out my new dash!!

I like the woodgrain myself.... In the 93+ models that is. Dont like the 92 woodgrain
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Old 06-23-2009, 10:24 PM
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Re: check out my new dash!!

I repainted all mine black and added a brushed aluminum dash kit, just because it fits with the flow and colors of the car, The car is black and my rims are black with a machined lip and ya.... I'm sure when I post my pics I'll get a lot of haters, but to those who have seen it in person they say it looks very clean and nicely done.

PS: I hated the ugly woodgrain.... and it's a 92, I probably could have left it all black but I like the dash kit....
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Old 06-24-2009, 05:48 AM
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This is the only color dash I like.
Yoar car has falled over.
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Old 06-24-2009, 06:54 AM
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I repainted all mine black and added a brushed aluminum dash kit, just because it fits with the flow and colors of the car, The car is black and my rims are black with a machined lip and ya.... I'm sure when I post my pics I'll get a lot of haters, but to those who have seen it in person they say it looks very clean and nicely done.

PS: I hated the ugly woodgrain.... and it's a 92, I probably could have left it all black but I like the dash kit....
I'd like to see the pics.
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what's the process used to prep and paint these? I was actually trying to do the same thing this weekend using SEM paint products, all that was required was to clean the plastic parts of debris, apply a adhesion promoter and then apply a few coats of the paint...end result was crap (spotty and uneven)! I did it a few more times with no luck...any suggestions?
just to let you guys know this was really my first time painting i think they turned out ok thats why i said its still needs some touch up... gheezz lol

i just used gray pad on them and that was it.

and SilverSpear my car is the pearl with black. or going to be as right now its 3 diff colors

the paint i have is dupont premier. all but the radio door turned out great i think.
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Old 06-24-2009, 09:38 AM
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just to let you guys know this was really my first time painting i think they turned out ok thats why i said its still needs some touch up... gheezz lol

i just used gray pad on them and that was it.

and SilverSpear my car is the pearl with black. or going to be as right now its 3 diff colors

the paint i have is dupont premier. all but the radio door turned out great i think.
Hmmm. thought you were using the two tone color with the blue one.
But still, your wooden dash would be two tone, the interior is grey and the velour part of the dash is another color. Don't you think this is too much?

If you raised this question before you attempted it, I would have told you to get the same number pearl paint and do the entire dash (w/o the black)...

But still interested to see pix of the outcome.
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Old 06-24-2009, 09:53 AM
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Re: check out my new dash!!

Not my taste, but I hope it turns out well for you.

I too prefer the standard grey interior pieces, or something painted to be similar to that.

It did occur to me once to possibly color match the door switch panels, and the spine of the console from the wrap-over vent, down to the shifter to the exterior paint color, but everything to the left of that mold-line, including the gauge surround to be something more muted.

I am not sure that a Laguna blue, or Barcelona Red (my two favorite SVX colors) stripe down the center console, and on each door card would be subtle, though, and SVX seems like a car that would befit something interesting, but subtle.

My question about painting the dash pieces is... how do people preserve, mask, or re-apply the lettering for the climate control buttons? pressure transfer lettering? careful masking for each word?
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Old 06-24-2009, 10:00 AM
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Not my taste, but I hope it turns out well for you.

I too prefer the standard grey interior pieces, or something painted to be similar to that.

It did occur to me once to possibly color match the door switch panels, and the spine of the console from the wrap-over vent, down to the shifter to the exterior paint color, but everything to the left of that mold-line, including the gauge surround to be something more muted.

I am not sure that a Laguna blue, or Barcelona Red (my two favorite SVX colors) stripe down the center console, and on each door card would be subtle, though, and SVX seems like a car that would befit something interesting, but subtle.

My question about painting the dash pieces is... how do people preserve, mask, or re-apply the lettering for the climate control buttons? pressure transfer lettering? careful masking for each word?
I have a theory I am gonna apply in the future, but you would definitely lose the lighting behind the lettering. You cut vynil letters to match the size and type of the OEM. You apply paint, let it dry... then carefully apply the lettering to place, then clearcoat.

Otherwise I cannot think of anything else.
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Old 06-24-2009, 10:25 AM
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I have a theory I am gonna apply in the future, but you would definitely lose the lighting behind the lettering. You cut vynil letters to match the size and type of the OEM. You apply paint, let it dry... then carefully apply the lettering to place, then clearcoat.

Otherwise I cannot think of anything else.

The thing is, if you could match the lettering, you could use the vinyl lettering as a mask, paint, then remove the lettering, and uncover the lit lettering...

that would be a lot of delicate work.

I wonder if careful work with a very sharp x-acto to cut the paint, or a very tiny fine-grit abrasive burr, with a bright light behind the panel, if one could cut or sand down the paint to uncover the lettering, using the bright light to shine the lettering through the paint layer... I am not even sure that would work... the paint would have to be pretty thin, and well dried, so not to feather and peel.

With things like that done, a clearcoat could be applied to protect it, and somewhat seal the edges down under a clear paint layer.

Alsa has some very interesting paints, including soft-touch clearcoats, similar to newer interiors. They also have vinyl overlays, and all sorts of stuff.
http://alsacorp.com/paints.htm

I am thinking about something like that, as the OE soft-touch paint is wearing off in my 05 Legacy's interior...

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Old 06-24-2009, 10:34 AM
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The thing is, if you could match the lettering, you could use the vinyl lettering as a mask, paint, then remove the lettering, and uncover the lit lettering...

that would be a lot of delicate work.

I wonder if careful work with a very sharp x-acto to cut the paint, or a very tiny fine-grit abrasive burr, with a bright light behind the panel, if one could cut or sand down the paint to uncover the lettering, using the bright light to shine the lettering through the paint layer... I am not even sure that would work... the paint would have to be pretty thin, and well dried, so not to feather and peel.

With things like that done, a clearcoat could be applied to protect it, and somewhat seal the edges down under a clear paint layer.

Alsa has some very interesting paints, including soft-touch clearcoats, similar to newer interiors. They also have vinyl overlays, and all sorts of stuff.
http://alsacorp.com/paints.htm

I am thinking about something like that, as the OE soft-touch paint is wearing off in my 05 Legacy's interior...
What you are saying is next to impossible. You cannot cover only the lettering then remove it. The paint would 'swallow' the covering because of its small size...

But there is no harm in trying if you are up to it.
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Old 06-24-2009, 10:42 AM
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Just hypothetical... I don't even have an SVX to try it on... and even then I would probably only try it on a spare panel, and keep one original.
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Old 06-24-2009, 10:49 AM
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You know, I just got a bulb over my head concerning this... will need some careful work, but highly doable...
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