hey guys i would really like it if you guys would tell me what kind of paint . . .not color the type of paint i should use to paint my wood dash . . thanx

 

haha, wod grain.

do a search for "painted dash" and you shoudl get a few threads of people that did that, adn they should ahve the paint type, or you can at least PM them.

 

Most paint's should work, u may need to sand. But you definately need to primer.

 

I used the same paint as my bodycolor (primrose), got it from my bodyshop

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1. take the parts out. (read the DIY forum, and be careful)
2. sand w/ 100grit (100+ will be fine)
3. prime it (don't buy cheap stuff)
4. paint it (same here)
5. put 'em back. (be careful)

finally look

 

damn nippon. very nice

 

Nippon's car is the hawtness

 

thankx nippon . . .i like the way yours came out . . .but i think ima steal your idea and paint them the same as my car color

 

WOAH!! Don't sand with 100 grit unless you plan on using a high-solids primer-surfacer, and sanding before painting. Especially when using metallic, or pearl-ized paint.

If you're using automotive paint with a spray gun, sand with 320 or finer. 400-perfect. And make sure you sand everything - all the way to the edges.
I used a plastic adhesion promoter, mainly as a force of habit, but probably overkill in an interior plastic part aplication.
Mines done in base/clear.

Nippon- What kind of paint did you use? Single-stage? In a spray-can? Have any close-up pics?

 

i have a question, this thread makes me want to do this lol. what kind of primer and paint and shit cuz i was thinking maybe if i could, get some touch-up primrose from acura or something and see if thatd work. or maybe silver would just be better cuz your is primrose and thats looks nice.

 

nippon, how much did the paint cost?

 

Don't go to acura, go to a car parts store. They have all the honda/acura colors in spray paint cans. Plus they're way cheaper, take your paint code in, and match it to the product in the book. That's how i fixed my bumper, and it came out perfect. I got my paint from pep boys, it was plastikote, but there are other brands as well.

 

acura sucks, i went to Car Quest yesterday and they mixed up me up a can of paint to match my colour code and the guy showed me a sample and it matches perfectly with the paint on the car, i was just like

im gonna pick it up today and get to work on some "rough spots" on my car

oh ya 97BlackAckCL, wat grit sand paper did u use to sand down you car and how much coats did u do?

sorry about

 

Silver, are you talking about your interior? I haven't painted my interior yet, I was talking about using the paint to fix my bumper. But it's the same oem paint.

 

i was talking about what you used for your bumper not interior

 

Wasn't sure, I typed out my whole description, then realized what thread i was in and thought oh shit, he means interior, so i editted my post.

Ok, I used 800 Grit, per the instructions on the can. I used 3M 800 grit dry/wet. MAKE SURE you wetsand, get a spray bottle full of water, and spray the whole time u sand, you will want a sanding block, doing it by hand is a pain, and can cause scratches. I wet sanded down, used 3 light coats of plastikote black primer ( i have a black car) then sprayed 3-4 coats of paint, then 3 coats of clear. Be careful with the clear, it can get bumpy if your paint isn't smooth underneath. Make sure that you leave room around your sanded area, to blend, or it will be real screwed up. Mine came out looking just about perfect. Need to wetsand my clear coat and reapply that, cuz I'm picky. But from upclose or far away it looks good. I'm just picky.

 

i talked to the guy that mixed my paint and he said that i should only do 2 medium coats of paint, maximum 3 light coats..oh ya do u just sand down till its smooth (im a i know)

 

Yeah, I did light coats of paint, VERY light coats of primer, cuz it's thick and can actually elevate your paint, taht's why i was specifiying the difference. 3 medium coats is good, my 4th coat was light, and blending mostly. As for sanding, what are you trying to repair? And are you blending? I had to sand to the fiberglass to fix some surface scratches. How much u sand depends on the amount of painting you're doin

 

on my trunk i got some spray paint stuff that i wanna get rid of and i scraped my front bumper on the wood fence infront of my house and its black instead of silver...

 

I actually used the stuff that was in my bodyshop, so I don't know what it was... lol

they just let me used it.. so didn't cost anything.. cuz they were working on my car at that time..

 

im uploading some pics now...

 

how much did that cost you? i have a car quest like really close to me so maybe i can get it there.

 

Yeah.... I see them....

 

it cost me 28 bucks w/ tax, i say its well worth it cuz the colour he showed me matched up exactly with the car



take it easy my brother is takin his sweet ass time

 

thats be sweet, im gonna go and see how much itd be for me round here

 

here's a pic of the shit on the back...sorry bout the huge pic (before drop)

 

and the front scrape...



shitty pics i know

 

dude, what muffler do you have?

 

magnamuff y?

 

kinda looks like mine but mines ebay lol, our cars are like identical practically

 

ya but i got a spoiler

 

:gheylaugh:

 

meh, spoilers are :ghey: on cl's alot of the time, i like my nice clean un cluttered look