anyone know a place in socal that can paint my dash?

 

Do you mean dash or waterfall?

PM me, I can paint anything for you for good a price.

 

^pm'd

 

How do you take off the 2 plastic peaces on the steering wheel. I want to paint them just not to sure how they come off.

 

looks underneath them, i think theres a screw holding each one in if i remember correctly.
take those out then pull them off.

 

Yeah I seen them little screws but i havent tried anything yet i was just asking. I dont think it should be to hard

 

So I did the krylon flat black and really liked it but after only a few weeks there were marks and smudges all over it from being touched. I repainted it and put a flat clear from krylon which is not really flat but no big deal. Problem is that it has been getting so hot it seems like the clear is melting and every speck of dust clings to the waterfall and is stuck in the clear. When I try to clean it off it just makes cloudy spots everywhere. I was thinking about switching to rustoleum camo paint and just using the black alone due to it being extra flat and made to be outside. Anyone have other suggestions other than pro painting it?

 

Any smooth paint surafce is gonna show every finger print and spec of dust. That's why interior surfaces are usually either textured, or a random color pattern (such as wood-grain). Flat paint is a lot better than glossy, but it is far more prone to fading, scratching, and chipping since it doesn't have any clear coat. Even the stock silver pieces in the tC are really bad about scuffs and scratches.

I used Rustoleum Textured Mettalic (from Autozone) on mine, without any clearcoat, or sealer, or anything. It never looks dirty, it doesn't show fingerprints at all, and it never produces any glare in the sun. It matches the stock (unpainted) dash pieces fairly well, and it ties in nicely with my BSP exterior and the faux-carbon fiber look of the seat fabric. I've had mine painted since spring, and it's not showing any signs of fading in the sun, and it doesn't have any chips or blemishes, so it's holding up pretty well too.

In the picture below it's hard to see it all in the direct sun, but the upper section is painted (all except the vents and *****). You can see the mettalic flake in the sunlight though, and you can see how the color compares to the non-painted pieces. The guage bezel is also painted.

 

So smudges and finger prints and specs of dust cleaning issues fading and chipping even melting.

My question is if you have your Dash/Waterfall painted at a shop with car paint would it still do all of this or as bad?

 

it would be like paint on a car, you can even wax it if you want

 

Great well I think im going to take it to a shop my girlfriends uncle has his own shop and he painted her Z pretty nice so i trust him. Im pretty sure ill get this done for almost nothing he is a cool guy.

 

well I'm disappointed. I didn't see any dashes with a purple theme. So how bout a couple opinions. My tc is silver metallic. Im doing a purple theme inside in vinyl and was wondering if i should repaint the waterfall a prettier, more sparkley silver or what? the center of the console will eventually be purple around the shifter and stuff so I dont wasnna overdo it. i got bored one day and also put CF vinyl on my glovebox handly, around the door latch, and also on the round piece at hte bottom of the door handle. should I keep the waterfall silver and do the CF/purple theme or what? i mean I cant really decide unless I saw somebody else who had that color style. ty guys

 

i really like how this looks..whats BSP and GGm?? do i need it or can it be done with a spray can??

 

Those are factory paint colors - BSP is Black Sand Pearlescent. GGM is Galactic Gray Mica (the color of the RS4).

~Laken

 

hey quick question, do u sand the **** thats used for the temp?

 

Just need to paint the radio door cover edges...

 

^ That red looks really good!

 

i'm wanting to paint my interior pieces flat/matte black.
can i just use spray paint from home depot and paint it myself?

 

^Yes, Not a hard job to do, actually. More time will go into prep work than the actual spraying of paint. I used 3000grit sandpaper to sand down the pieces I wanted to paint to ensure that the paint would stick nicely. Make sure to sand down pretty well. If you totally sand off some of the original paint, down to the black plastic, stop there. You're not uneven to a point where anything or anyone would ever notice.

Make sure to shake the can pretty well, and do light coats from 8-12 inches away. Spray evenly. Remember, you're not trying to cover the entire surface in that one coat. It takes quite a few. After about 15 seconds of spraying the waterfall.. stop for a minute.. shake the can for a while, and spray another light coat...

remember.... paining is like cooking in the aspect that the longer it takes... the better it'll come out.

@Un4Scene : Thanks, man!

 

dammm alright. so about 2 light coats?