Radio Trim Paint

[smlzalero]

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.
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/10/web/718000-718999/718285_32_full.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/10/web/718000-718999/718285_33_full.jpg

[|Rev|]

sounds cool, get some pics when its done

[smlzalero]

^ 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..... :huh: 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?

[Eh_nigma]

looks great!

[smlzalero]

thanks EhNigma :)

[Mr_White]

I think that would look good, are you going to paint any thing else

[smlzalero]

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...

[Mr_White]

you could install what you've finished see what it looks like & then decide

[smlzalero]

I would, but nothing's finished yet. :P

OMG!, tho. the sun is out today!!!!!!!!!!!!WooHoo!! Maybe I'll get it done after all! :)

[Vtolds]

That looks absolutly AWESOME!!! it looks like it is brushed aluminium.

[smlzalero]

^yeah, I was hoping somebody would say that :) Thanks!

[00oldsalero]

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

[smlzalero]

^Sweet, I'm not sure if this one's turning out good yet.

[Alero03]

Looks really good..and yes...my lettering coming off of my buttons on my radio too...Im thinking about just replacing the whole radio w/ an aftermarket CD player or something...I dont know yet :)

[forbidden]

Wow I think it looks great....

[smlzalero]

BAHHH I ran out of clear coat.

[stealthlero]

its lookin good so far Sarah!!

[Youngblood77]

See? I TOLD you it looked awesome, Sarah ! :cool:

[smlzalero]

Thanks Everybody :)

Now my nose is bleeding... :huh: :glare:

[smlzalero]

Ok It's all done. .... for now.... lemme know what yall think.
around cluster -
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/10/web/718000-718999/718285_38_full.jpg
little piece on back door - should've done more, prolly will... dunno (Yes, I know my doors are dirty...)
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/10/web/718000-718999/718285_40_full.jpg
Drive door & vent. Trunk pop is red, too :)
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/10/web/718000-718999/718285_37_full.jpg
Pic from the back seat.
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/10/web/718000-718999/718285_39_full.jpg
showing pass door
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/10/web/718000-718999/718285_42_full.jpg
sorry these are blurry and they don't show how metallic the paint really is...
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/10/web/718000-718999/718285_44_full.jpg
le crookedness
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/10/web/718000-718999/718285_36_full.jpg

[FantomForceCustoms02]

Looks good man. I'm planning my own project like that soon.

[-Alero-]

looks incredible. screw a group buy, my pieces can go to you lol

[smlzalero]

^ SURE!! lol I'm short on cash...

[-Alero-]

well maybe when my alero is older. kinda doing a "one at a time thing"

[smlzalero]

when it's older?

[-Alero-]

yeah that means................Later in life....

[smlzalero]

damn... get my hopes up just to drop em... :glare:


:P lol

[Kurt Zee]

:beerchug: cheers on that one!! it looks great...i've been working on mine too...i'm glad you showed that it can look good!!

[Grouch]

all looks good, but that center console/radio trim peice looks GREAT! :thumb: :thumb:

[smlzalero]

w00t! Thanks! :)

I still am gonna do it better when I get another piece of trim.

I'm kinda dissapointed in how the hand-painting on the HVAC part turned out. :glare:

[BlackJack]

all I can say is "dAAAAm" that looks good.

Ever clean out that glove box? :blink:

[smlzalero]

Thanks, and............................................... ........

no....
I TOOK it out tho...... its on the floor...

[BlackJack]

that's ONE way to clean it out, heh

[smlzalero]

Oh blah blah blah... I keep my registration and my JiffyLube folder along with some screws and my window chamois in there...

I bet yours is full of PORN. :P

[BlackJack]

JiffyLube? you've got my full attention

[smlzalero]

:rolleyes: ....................... yet another PM sent..... :hide:

[-Alero-]

wheres mine?

[smlzalero]

Your what?

[VCguy85]

Yeah I think silver looks great!

Here's links to mine since i cannot figure out how to post pics on herre.

I did the black/silver theme, turned out nice cept i need clear coat.

pic 1 (http://tinypic.com/view.html?pic=2duqmh)
pic 2 (http://tinypic.com/view.html?pic=2duqv5)
pic 3 (http://tinypic.com/view.html?pic=2dur09)

[eag182]

nvm!

[smlzalero]

VCguy, I like it.

Now, what silver is that? It looks chromey... or like aluminum, kinda. I used 'metallic silver' and when i clear coated over it.........it looks gray. :angry: yucky... watch out for that, make sure you test it on somethin else, first.

[johny_boy32]

very nice both of you...i'll post up some new pics of mine when i'm done again. I tore my whole car apart last night, three weeks and i'm already changing my cr*p around.

[VCguy85]

yeah it is a mettalic paint. the only problem i face with it now is since theres no clear coat over it, i can touch it and get a silver dust on my hand, (thats why you can see finger prints in the pics)

[smlzalero]

Here's a close-up of the hvac part.
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/10/web/718000-718999/718285_58_full.jpg

[jwth2005]

The black trim on the hvac controls are scratched deeply in my car. Anyone know where i can find a replacement to paint??

[smlzalero]

Nope! lol I'm lookin for that same piece, so if anyone finds one I got dibs! :P

I ended up sanding mine down with super-fine asnd paper... give that a try first, it worked well.

[|Rev|]

your turney knob thingamajiggers look funny....
anyways, looks great, wanna do mine next?

*funny as in different than any I have ever seen, not bad*

[jwth2005]

What type of brush did u use?? and how did u get around the transparent stuff??

[smlzalero]

you mean yours dont look like mine? um.. ok... >>shrug<<

I'll paint them for anyone who wants to ship em to me. I need money:::::REALLY:::

[smlzalero]

Originally posted by jwth2005@Apr 4 2005, 01:23 AM
What type of brush did u use?? and how did u get around the transparent stuff??
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I used a brush that i shouldn't have used since the Tester's dries WAY faster than artist's oils. :glare: I'm a dumbass.

You could use a cheap synthetic brush from Hobby Lobby.

[jwth2005]

How wide does the brush need to be. And what about the transparent stuff??

[smlzalero]

My brush was prolly between 1/8 & 1/4 inch wide, flat brush. I also used a 5/0 Royal Gold (fine detail brush)

Before you paint around the icons, use an exacto blade and GENTLY scrape the white coating off (the plastic is blue underneath). Then paint around the icons, then you can go back in with the blade and scrape off any paint you may get in there.

[El Pablo]

:o `im curious as to how you got that piece of the interior out in the first place, ive been trying like crazy to get that blasted shifter knob off but i havent had any luck and as for the hvac part, how did you get that part to turn out soo good?? i need help on some of my trim too, i frigged up bad, and im also wondering how you got the things on the door to come out, the ac vents on the passenger and the middle side, and im curious as to how to get to the bezel, i cant disconnect that wire, i aint figured it out.

[turtles_ride]

well aren't you miss fancypants. Looks great, aren't you worried that its gonna scratch off tho?

[mikegett]

Originally posted by smlzalero@Mar 28 2005, 06:54 AM
Oh blah blah blah... I keep my registration and my JiffyLube folder along with some screws and my window chamois in there...

I bet yours is full of PORN. :P
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Don't forget the baby wipes. You can't have lube without the wipes.
And by the way, doesn't everyone have porn in the glove box?

[smlzalero]

Originally posted by TeamRev3400+Apr 9 2005, 06:50 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(TeamRev3400 @ Apr 9 2005, 06:50 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'>:o `im curious as to how you got that piece of the interior out in the first place, ive been trying like crazy to get that blasted shifter knob off but i havent had any luck and as for the hvac part, how did you get that part to turn out soo good??Â;-) i need help on some of my trim too, i frigged up bad, and im also wondering howÂ;-) you got the things on the door to come out, the ac vents on the passenger and the middle side, and im curious as to how to get to the bezel, i cant disconnect that wire, i aint figured it out.
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Are you kidding me? lol... Every piece of the trim just pops out.. the whole damn car is clipped together. CLICK HERE FOR INSTRUX (http://invision.aleromod.com/index.php?showtopic=54)
Thanks for the compliments. :)

Originally posted by turtles_ride@Apr 9 2005, 08:46 PM
well aren't you miss fancypants.Â;-) Looks great, aren't you worried that its gonna scratch off tho?
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Yes, I am... ;) And no, I'm not, that's what clear coat is for... it does add some strength and protection.

Originally posted by mikegett@Apr 9 2005, 09:03 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-smlzalero@Mar 28 2005, 06:54 AM
Oh blah blah blah... I keep my registration and my JiffyLube folder along with some screws and my window chamois in there...

I bet yours is full of PORN. :P
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Don't forget the baby wipes. You can't have lube without the wipes.
And by the way, doesn't everyone have porn in the glove box?
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[/quote]
Baby wipes? :huh: I don't have porn in my glove box....................................... BlackJack does.

[blindman]

the HU needs replaced cuz it looks so bad with it in there.....it just looks goofy cuz the paint around it is nice and then u got that dull black HU

[cherrington17]

Please look at post dates before posting a reply. This thread is 2 years old and slmz isn't even on the site anymore!

[blindman]

o oops i saw that it was in april but i guess i didnt realize that it was from 2005 not 2007:haha:

[Gr1m]

why are all these dead posts being brought back for check ur fucking dates kthx

[adam337]

^because noobs are like zombies attacking old dead threads and bringing them back to life for the first 2-3 weeks their here..

[telcart]

So how did you pull off the icons for the temp controls?

Mine look like shit from cigarette burns

[Redog]

^^ You'll probably never find out, at least from her, she hasn't posted in about 2 or 3 years :p

[Steven01]

Question. Hey Im kinda new Just woindering if thiers a speacial way to paint your middel consol and stuff and what kind paint. if thiers a how-to Let me know And any sugestions on A color with the tan interior? Pm Me.

[Gr1m]

get some krylon fusion spray paint for plastics and just make light coats