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#430727 Mar 31, 6:51am
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well, not the whole dash, just the dash insert around the cd player & whatnot. let me know what you think, i did it myself!

i think i put a total of 8 or 9 very thin coats of red paint, took me pretty much all day. then i finished it off with about 4 clear coats. i wish the clear coat was glossier, but i guess it was just the brand i got smirk oh well.

a driveway photo of my car to start out w/
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before
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whoever previously owned this car was a smoker... see all the nasty ashes i had to vaccuum out!
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pieces are out
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pieces are sanded and washed
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first coat (also serves as primer)
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second or third coat
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laying out to dry (before clear coat)
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after 1st clear coat
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finished
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nice but i would like to be able to see the air conditions labels.


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yeeeah, i'm gonna be getting some overlay labels, if i can find some tongue lol


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unless your retarded im sure you know left is cold right is hot.. grin

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damn! thats hot

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damn that looks great. great work thumbsup

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thanks thumbsup

yeah i know my way around the A/C controls lol... but i'm selling the car this summer so i might as well get some labels so whoever buys my car isn't totally confused...


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looks great thumbsup

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for a chick that recently got her celica...i give you props for doing mods yourself thumbsup

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thank you, thank you *takes a bow*

lol.

when i get my GTS i plan on doing most of the mods myself wink


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^ so true... not bad for a girl rofl

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Originally Posted by Eman
unless your retarded im sure you know left is cold right is hot.. grin



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Originally Posted by trdsisco
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unless your retarded im sure you know left is cold right is hot.. grin



rofl
Are you getting the 6-spd or the auto because i see your gt is auto. I prefer the manual over auto for performance and its more fun to drive. BTW looks good thumbsup

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Originally Posted by 00Scarlet
thanks thumbsup

yeah i know my way around the A/C controls lol... but i'm selling the car this summer so i might as well get some labels so whoever buys my car isn't totally confused...

buy painting it, doesnt it block the light of the A/C control? wont you have a hard time changing it at night?

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Originally Posted by 00Scarlet
thank you, thank you *takes a bow*

lol.

when i get my GTS i plan on doing most of the mods myself wink

nice nice...

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thanks smile

and yes it does block the light for the a/c controls but i know what's what and don't even have to look at it to know what i'm adjusting anymore so it doesn't matter, it looks cleaner without the icons anyway.

and when i get my gts it's definitely gonna be a 6-spd manual. there's no other way!!


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as I posted over at TC, great job thumbsup


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good job.. thumbsup


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Nice job, I'd say keep the a/c control label on your GTS when you get it, in case you ever sell it, but it'll be your car not mine

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well the funny thing is i put like 9 coats of paint on that sucker, and in the dark the labels still glow through a little bit lol

oh well, yeah on the gts the labels are staying on, or new ones will be put on before selling


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looks good, i should have done that rather than get the dash kit thumbsup

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thats pretty sick gj
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good job ashley! looks awsome thumbsup just wish i could have been there to see it frowni had to work

hopefully i see it soon, anyway great job wink

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thanks! yeah you'll have to see it sometime soon tongue where do you work?


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u should do mine?

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hooot.. would you do mine? smile ive always wanted to do it, but im too lazyyy

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oooh job offers eh? hehe tongue
sure, just tell me when & where!


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damn, this is for you -> eek tasty

and this is for your paint job eek thumbsup

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from your pictures it look so easy to do (not to mention fast) grin i really like the way it came out. thumbsup


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thumbsup thumbsup thumbsup

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damn, this is for you -> eek tasty

uncle perv strikes again rofl

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Very nice I did mine a while back but masked off my ac controls.

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I still have a new set of silver ac decals I never used I could sell you if you want.


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How much for the decals...?

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Originally Posted by CELIBORGY
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damn, this is for you -> eek tasty

uncle perv strikes again rofl

what mitch? rofl uncle? im only 20 spineyes


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so i take it you used the paint guide on here, or just did it on you own? looks nice keep up the good work! thumbsup

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Originally Posted by CELIBORGY
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damn, this is for you -> eek tasty

uncle perv strikes again rofl

LOL you boys are adorable
i actually did it on my own using common sense, i didn't use any tutorials or anything. just took the console off, sanded it with fine sandpaper, washed all the grit off, and did a tonnnn of very thin coats so as not to drip. i just used a can of "touch up" exterior spray paint, and the clear gloss coat in the same brand. like i said i did a ton of coats of each. there are a few little dust particles that settled and got stuck in the clear coat, but you can only see them if you're like an inch away from the console.

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can you do me spineyes

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Nice job. thumbsup


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Originally Posted by Clos
can you do me spineyes

you? or your car... lol cool


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do me in my car wink

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looks good ash thumbsup


cant say ive done that before... ahh crap

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Originally Posted by Clos
do me in my car wink

lol... you're real funny... thumbsdown

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ill take that as a no cry

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hey can you tell me exactly what the paint was called and what the clear coat was called, im thinking about doing this blue or black to my car tomorrow, but the problem is i dont kno wut f**king color lol, exact labels would be appreciated man that looks so sick im kickin myself for not doing it earlier!!

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bump...

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nice job thumbsup

btw your hot grin

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nice work thumbsup

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thumbsup looks great for doing it yourself, it looks professional, I was thinking about painting my center console to and i think i might just go ahead with it now thumbsup

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lol
thanks again peoples smile


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LOL Carlos rofl Mitch, now thats "uncle perv" rofl rofl


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eeeeww did i get hit on by an old guy?!?!/ lmfao


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