That sucks... Wonder how it will look outside in the daylight?

 

looks good though.

 

Whats the problem??? It looks good to me..

 

Hang in there. I'm assuming by your comments that you've painted things very recently. Things don't always look the same when they are freshly painted. Give the paint time to cure. Check it out in different lighting. It looks good in the pics.

Oh, and paint the switch panels in the doors too.

 

I take it you painted these in low temp. I have the same problem whenever i use black paint if it's cold out it will look hazy. try a respray during warmer weather.

 

looks pretty good to me

 

hmm....so whats wrong? did you mean its not glossy enough? or is it the black turning into purple when you look really close at it? thats what happen when i use a black "sharpie" to color plastics...

 

Yeah, not seeing the problem except you missed the switch panels in the doors.

 

What kind of paint did you use? On mine I used Krylon Fusion black paint. But I do know with that it'll look kinda milky with the first 2 or 3 coats. I think it may have something to do with the paint bonding to the plastic or something. Not sure on that though. It needs about 4 coats and a clear on it. Here' mine:


Oh yeah, also take you some cleaner wax and some polish to wax those painted parts. It'll bring it out even more.

 

Are interiors are suppose to be black is what I was getting at. I didn't realize black, isn't black, isn't black. I was thinking it would be an almost seamless transformation. Oh and I used a flat because I didn't want that shiny look as everything else inside is not shiny.

As for the windows switch panel, I'm plaining on doing them today. Do I have to remove the door panel to take them off?

 

You don't have to take the door panel off if you have a very flat too that you can slide under the front edge of the switch panels. There is a metal tab that you can push in and the panel will pop up. You can do it with a screwdriver but be very careful because the plastic is relatively soft and you can ding it up easily.

Taking the door panels off is super easy. There's a little plastic screw/pop-in fastener on the front edge of the door panel. It only takes a quarter turn or so then pry the fastener out. There's a screw in the armrest grip and one behind the door release handle. Then just grab the door panel at the bottom and pull out working your way around to pop it loose. After it's loose lift up and pull away. There is a securing tab on the backside of the switch panel from the side you see. When you grip the plug you should press it automatically but feel for it just in case. Get a good grip and pull the plug. Now you should be able to see how the switch panel is mounted and be able to pop it out and disassemble it with no problems.

Good luck!

 

It looks good though. Black is black and has only one shade.

 

May I give an essay on the color black?
Would anyone object if I come of sounding like an expert on the color black?
I have much experience with black.

Black is a lot of shades. rarely do we see a perfect, -true black-

there are reasons why. OK for me to make an essay here?

 

I was told years ago when I had a black Toyota Corona that black was the HARDEST color to match when doing body work because black is not black is not black.

Walt

 

yes, true. For a standard of -true black-, open a can of asphalt roofing sealant: the liquid slosh stuff. This is true black, in the can, or while wet and spread on piece of scrap.

Those of you with "black" cars, hold this sample of wet liquid asphalt near your car, in the bright sun. And you will see how far your black happens to be from true black.

IF the asphalt cutback contains only mineral spirits as a solvent, and has no sand and such in its mix, feel safe to apply a dab directly onto your black paint. It will wash right off with mineral spirits when your test is done. (rewax the spot)

reasons why can be given later on here, if that's all OK.

 

looks good to me too.. just need to armorall the dash and everything

 

Another thing, the console pillars are a differnet texture than the console panels. You can match the color exactly but will get a different look because light will reflect off the two textures differently. Using flat balck was a good guess to achieve sameness. What you may have to do is us a stiff brush to "stipple" a texture onto the console pillars. HTH.

 

Nah,not going to do those. I only wanted to get rid of that silver stuff. The pillars go good with the headliner, so I am leaving it. I should be done in about a hour. I'll post final pics in the sun, without flash to see how the outcome is.

 

Armorall is the worse product for a car

 

I didn't say A pillars, I said console pillars - the two trim pieces on the sides of the radio and air controls, i.e., console pillars.