Console Painting on 83 gs !?
#1
Rotary addict since 86
Thread Starter
iTrader: (7)
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Montreal, QC, Canada
Posts: 2,519
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes
on
2 Posts
Console Painting on 83 gs !?
Hey, i would like to know your opinions, I would like to get my middle console painted, but i don't know what colour i'll paint it, and with which paint ? I'll attach the pic of my console here..
Maybe Black paint but a special black, as you can see, i didn't installed my radio, it will come soon.
Thanks!
Pic : http://membres.lycos.fr/clubrx7qc/Co...entraleRX7.jpg
Maybe Black paint but a special black, as you can see, i didn't installed my radio, it will come soon.
Thanks!
Pic : http://membres.lycos.fr/clubrx7qc/Co...entraleRX7.jpg
#2
Rotary addict since 86
Thread Starter
iTrader: (7)
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Montreal, QC, Canada
Posts: 2,519
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes
on
2 Posts
I want to get my interior clean and nice, I'll change the shift boot for rotorhead.ca's shift boot. I also planned on changing the shifter. So, it would be appreciated to know your thoughts.
#7
ACBron Motorsport
ive done a couple of these over the years, the best stuff ive used is acrilyc auto paint.
use a primer and prep it as you would a car panel. It dosent take long and is heard wearing
i rused the prep a little on that last one, but because it is acrilyc it is easy to touch up or redo if you need too.
use a primer and prep it as you would a car panel. It dosent take long and is heard wearing
i rused the prep a little on that last one, but because it is acrilyc it is easy to touch up or redo if you need too.
Trending Topics
#10
ACBron Motorsport
Originally posted by Felix Wankel
I used to run a short *** shifter like that, but I smashed my fingers too much.
I used to run a short *** shifter like that, but I smashed my fingers too much.
#12
Rotary addict since 86
Thread Starter
iTrader: (7)
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Montreal, QC, Canada
Posts: 2,519
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes
on
2 Posts
Adsy01 : Damn your console looks nice.. I want to make the same think, maybe the same colour! Do you have other pics of your interior? If you remember, i would like to know what colour exactly your paint was.. And.. I like those gauges too, i would like to know where could i get 3 gauges to put the same way that you put yours.
Thanks!
Thanks!
#14
#17
Never Follow
iTrader: (18)
Your talking a 83 right? just pull the shifter surround off, it just pulls out. There are 2 screws at the bottom of the surround that are revealed by doing this. Then take the ash tray out, 2 more screws behind there. pull the a/c heat ***** off and remove the 2 screws at the top going upwards into the dash. Then just SLOWLY pull it out, the middle will be somewhat stuck so just wiggle it around till it comes free. Then just unplug all the wires going to the clock and rear defroster switch etc.
#19
Rotary addict since 86
Thread Starter
iTrader: (7)
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Montreal, QC, Canada
Posts: 2,519
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes
on
2 Posts
Ok thanks, yeah i'm talking about my 83 GS! You can look at the pic of my interior at the top of the page! I thought about painting it silver metallic, has to be shiny!
Max
Max
#20
Banned. I got OWNED!!!
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Da Barrio!!!(Irving, Texas)
Posts: 984
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
i tried to spray it black, to look like Manntis's yet, it turned to bubbles.......... and I kinda ruined it... and the vents broke.....
Anyways... the gloss black, turned to charcoal black....
Oh well.... I will just get someone with those "gizmos" to paint it.... when I get my fender painted..... (1984 GS/GSL wannave aka Grunt)
My 80 I primerd, and painted with Wally world .99 spray paint, i painted it silver, and the radio thing came out GREAT, imo, but the shifter I got carried away, adn made it wrinkle with one of the 20 coats I put on it, trying to make it look right... and I still have to dremel stuff..... so.. it wont last long either So, I will use new chrome wannabe, matallic finish paint next time, since I heard it doesnts mess up as easy... I hope it works
Thanx, Laterz, Andrew
Anyways... the gloss black, turned to charcoal black....
Oh well.... I will just get someone with those "gizmos" to paint it.... when I get my fender painted..... (1984 GS/GSL wannave aka Grunt)
My 80 I primerd, and painted with Wally world .99 spray paint, i painted it silver, and the radio thing came out GREAT, imo, but the shifter I got carried away, adn made it wrinkle with one of the 20 coats I put on it, trying to make it look right... and I still have to dremel stuff..... so.. it wont last long either So, I will use new chrome wannabe, matallic finish paint next time, since I heard it doesnts mess up as easy... I hope it works
Thanx, Laterz, Andrew
#21
Never Follow
iTrader: (18)
Andrew, you didn't prep it right if it bubbled. You have to take some ~120 grit sand paper, rough it up a bit, then clean it really well with denatured alcohol then prime (3 coats) then paint (3 coats) the clear coat it (3 coats, gee what a surprise)
hey WanKeL FD RX-7 did my post about removing the stereo surround make sense?
hey WanKeL FD RX-7 did my post about removing the stereo surround make sense?
#25
Rotary addict since 86
Thread Starter
iTrader: (7)
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Montreal, QC, Canada
Posts: 2,519
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes
on
2 Posts
Nice car TJ, I have ordered my new sparco Globe-X shift ****, and a nice set of Sparco "grip" pedals to replace my stock ones. And my center console will be painted in metallic silver, so this is going to fit perfectly with the car, i think. I began to remove the center panel, i started to remove the plate where the shifter is and i have pull out the 2 screws, i didn't had time to remove all of the console.
Max
Max