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the only thing i did different was i taped off the areas around the ac lights because u still have that color trim in the car and the lights look a little tacky shining through the paint and this way you can still see your ac setting in the day time
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If you use good paint, and the proper number of coats of paint, there is no way the lights are gonna shine through. Also, if you're still worried about, you can always take the bulbs out before you replace the console. There's a guy on one of the other forums that sells vinyl sticker kits that replace the stock control designations, and I am going to look into developing some in photoshop that can them be printed on vinyl.
That way, you can completely get rid of the hideous gray color, and still have your controls visible.
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I've been waitting for someone to make vinyl's for the controls. So you have a link for that? Thanks
Oh and the Pic's that I posted w/ the dark blue paint that was without the clear coat. It's a lot more shinny now.
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how much was the supplies in total? Is Dupli-Color a good brand of paint?
Nice job with the painting. I will re-do my plastics using this guide! I love the way your plastics shine!
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Bear in mind that I buy bulk products, somy cost is a lot higher than yours, but my cost for my project was around $50 for paint sandpaper and steel wool.
Duplicolor is actually a very good brand. It's ownedandmanufactured by Sherwin-Williams in Cleveland. Good luck, have fun,and post pics when you're done!
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anyone know how to powder coat body kits and other larger acessories?
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Originally posted by CheesyP18:
anyone know how to powder coat body kits and other larger acessories?
yes but powder coating is for metal you need to buy a powder coater witch is just like a spray gun only it shoots out metal flakes then you put in in a powdercoating oven witch isnt anything different that your oven at home only you can get it bigger and its preset to the right temp, but anyway you leave it in the oven for 20-30 min on like 375 until the flakes melt and you let it sit for and hour or two. its pritty much anadizing but you can do it on any metal and you have more colors to choose from.
ps a powdercoater is kinda pricey and you need a compressor and the use of an oven and if your not exactly even with your coats its a little harder to sand smooth, so id say practice a few times before you try it on somthing you really wanna do
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Originally posted by seanslica:
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Originally posted by CheesyP18:
anyone know how to powder coat body kits and other larger acessories?
yes but powder coating is for metal you need to buy a powder coater witch is just like a spray gun only it shoots out metal flakes then you put in in a powdercoating oven witch isnt anything different that your oven at home only you can get it bigger and its preset to the right temp, but anyway you leave it in the oven for 20-30 min on like 375 until the flakes melt and you let it sit for and hour or two. its pritty much anadizing but you can do it on any metal and you have more colors to choose from.
ps a powdercoater is kinda pricey and you need a compressor and the use of an oven and if your not exactly even with your coats its a little harder to sand smooth, so id say practice a few times before you try it on somthing you really wanna do
All you need is a good HVLP spray gun, a compressor that runs at a minimum of 7-9 CFM, and a big, dust free building to spray it in. Then, you need an oven big enough to put the part that you're powdercoating in. As far as i know, powdercoating won't stick any better than regular paint on Fiberglass, and Urethane would warp at the temps that powdercoating cures at. So, powdercoating a bodykit is virtually pointless. Paint it. Intakes, wheels, brake calipers, control arms, valve covers, alternators, superchargers and Turbos These are the kind of things that you would want to powdercoat.
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nice what kind of black is the painted console?
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Good work carbon_blue_gt (Jon)
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Originally posted by tedd69:
nice what kind of black is the painted console?
It's Duplicolor t-100 universal black.
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First of all, great guide!
Got a question for you.
If I want to use this technique but doesn't want the glossy finish, can I just exchange the clear coat with some dull coat(not sure about the right word here).
Or is there something else I should do?
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^^^just dont use a clear coat. or if you dont want a glossy shine to it, use flat colors.
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Originally posted by Zero:
^^^just dont use a clear coat. or if you dont want a glossy shine to it, use flat colors.
Well, I want to protect the paint with some kind of coat.
And even if I use flat colors, the clear coat will make it too shiny.
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