Claret dash

[redlightningsvx]

Did you do the climate control? Did you keep the text because this is something i've never seen anyone pull of yet?

[Djsvxxl]

could of kept the text but was a little anxious to finish
got vinyls being made though.

[Djsvxxl]

Originally Posted by SVXMAN2001

looks great! Would you mind describing what it is you actually did to the dash to make it look so good?

I painted it...thats it

[redlightningsvx]

I painted mine satin black last week. It looks good just need to do the front doors and the climate control but I have a way to paint it and keep the text so they light up.

[Hocrest]

Originally Posted by redlightningsvx

I painted mine satin black last week. It looks good just need to do the front doors and the climate control but I have a way to paint it and keep the text so they light up.

Are you going to tell us how when your done??

[redlightningsvx]

Yea, i'm going to try to have them done by reading too along with the entire red interior lights. It looks coooool.

[lilbrudder]

oh, i feel stupid.... i couldn't see your pic when i was at work. yeah, sweet, though it looks like you need another coat of clear. i did this to mine a few years back except mine are silver.....L@@k0403081757.jpg 0403081758.jpg
please tell me you did all the wood grain parts...even around the cig lighter, wasn't that fun.

[SVXMAN2001]

I am really impressed with both of paint jobs each of you did. I am still confused a bit as to what you did actually....is it simply a matter of spray painting the parts? What type of paint are you using? Clearcoat? Is there any sanding involved? Are there any long term ill effects? cracking?

[Djsvxxl]

No clear coat needed,It's a single stage paint.
I did not "spray paint" the parts
Used a pros tool and spray gun and got the paint color matched

It's all about knowig the right people.

[YourConfused]

Please provide info on getting the text made for the climate control letters as i have been wanting to get rid of my fake wood since I got my car.

[94SubieSVX]

Saw these tonight and they look pretty damn good. There's just a few minor imperfections that need to be addressed, but it is plastic, and it's hard to get perfect with paint.

[lilbrudder]

ss metal flake paint.... guess you won't be doing much buffing then. you can still clear it if you really want some depth and protection.
Did you get the cig bezel off? if you haven't tried yet i would paint in place as i had to take apart the whole dash to do it right.
as for the climate control letters i VERY lightly sprayed over them(air brush worked good) in day light the letters are kinda faint as the letters were white to start and don't contrast the silver very well, but at night the light shines through well.
the arm rest inserts are a PITA too, because the tabs are very brittle and require alot of patients to get them off intact.

[Djsvxxl]

[crazyhorse]

I like the way that looks!

Check with your painter friend to see how long you need to wait before buffing the paint. A good rubbing out will get rid of what little texture is left on the parts, making them glass smooth.

[B-Rad]

VERY well done, sir! Looks awesome. I'd love to do this to mine, but I'd have to find the right color. Like said, the Tan / Beige interior would need the perfect color to accentuate between it and the red exterior. Maybe just match it to the suede color. I saw a pretty well-done picture of that a few weeks ago, i think. Recolored most of the interior to a more light tan / cream color, looked good.

Good luck on the rest of it, XXL!