03-27-2005, 03:42 AM
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where my knickers at?
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Pix further down but my camera's a piece of SpHoIoTp...
What I did was furk up my on my first try of painting this trim. Since no one really has any to get rid of (I still may need/want a new piece, tho) I figured I'd go ahead and try to salvage the trim I messed up on.
It wasn't a really bad mess up, but I was hesitant to sand down on the piece with the icons around the HVAC knobs. (I ended up slicing it up pretty bad because I'm just stupid sometimes) I found some 220 sand paper in the garage, tho, so I decided to give sanding a shot. It seems to have worked pretty well...
There is no clear coat on here yet, and it still needs another layer of paint, but you get the jist. I also ended up removing areas of the white icons during the sanding, so I just scraped it all off with an exacto. I like the blue better anyway. :grin:
When finished this piece of trim will be silver in the HVAC area and 1/3 inch around the perimeter, and the inner area below the HVAC and around the radio will be metal-flake red to match the outside of the car.
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03-27-2005, 03:46 AM
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sounds cool, get some pics when its done
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03-27-2005, 03:51 AM
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^ Look up... lol
I couldn't get the pics to load, so I had to throw em in Cardomain.
Oh, and I will most likely do the HVAC knobs and buttons silver as well.
AND........ the buttons on my stock radio are peeling.....  anyone else have this happen? Well, I'm either gonna paint the radio all silver as well, or I'm gonna paint it silver and clear the black paint off the buttons and coat them with Tester's Transparent Blue and hand-paint the #s back on (this would be a silver radio with transparent blue butons). Any suggestions?
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03-27-2005, 06:34 AM
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the "Why Not?" Guy
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looks great!
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03-27-2005, 11:34 AM
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thanks EhNigma 
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03-27-2005, 11:52 AM
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I think that would look good, are you going to paint any thing else
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03-27-2005, 11:58 AM
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Yeah. I've got all the other trim on the dash painted silver, waiting for clear coats. I've done the handle pieces for all 4 doors... but I'm not sure if I wanna do the corner pieces around the tweeters, not sure about the e brake, or certain other trim on the doors like around the door locks on the dr door, etc...
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03-27-2005, 12:09 PM
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you could install what you've finished see what it looks like & then decide
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03-27-2005, 12:17 PM
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I would, but nothing's finished yet. :P
OMG!, tho. the sun is out today!!!!!!!!!!!!WooHoo!! Maybe I'll get it done after all!
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03-27-2005, 12:40 PM
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That looks absolutly AWESOME!!! it looks like it is brushed aluminium.
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03-27-2005, 01:13 PM
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^yeah, I was hoping somebody would say that Thanks!
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03-27-2005, 07:10 PM
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looks good ill check those aleros out at the junk yard i was telling u about to see if that trim piece is in it
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03-27-2005, 07:23 PM
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^Sweet, I'm not sure if this one's turning out good yet.
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03-27-2005, 07:38 PM
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Wow I think it looks great....
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03-27-2005, 07:39 PM
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BAHHH I ran out of clear coat.
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03-27-2005, 09:00 PM
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its lookin good so far Sarah!!
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03-27-2005, 09:44 PM
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See? I TOLD you it looked awesome, Sarah ! 
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03-27-2005, 10:31 PM
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Thanks Everybody
Now my nose is bleeding... 
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03-27-2005, 10:42 PM
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Ok It's all done. .... for now.... lemme know what yall think.
around cluster -
little piece on back door - should've done more, prolly will... dunno (Yes, I know my doors are dirty...)
Drive door & vent. Trunk pop is red, too
Pic from the back seat.
showing pass door
sorry these are blurry and they don't show how metallic the paint really is...
le crookedness
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