Mike M Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Been doing a bit painting on a couple of the dash panels that I'm quite pleased with but I'm thinking should I paint them all or not. What do guys reckon to the two finishes. If I were leaving it then I would buy new panels, they ones have seen better days. Cheers:) Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmark Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Black looks good, the 2 tone in the picture looks stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike M Posted December 15, 2006 Author Share Posted December 15, 2006 Black looks good, the 2 tone in the picture looks stupid. I like honest opinions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2jzhead Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 I agree the black looks really nice, why not do it all black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmark Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 I agree the black looks really nice, why not do it all black Idea of the century award goes to.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike M Posted December 15, 2006 Author Share Posted December 15, 2006 I agree the black looks really nice, why not do it all black Well the top panel was broken so i bought a 2nd hand one that was silver. The gear surround panel was just next for painting and then I got fed up and needed to start crimbo shopping. I am planning on doing the whole lot but the two tone grew on me abit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 all black mate, definitely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike M Posted December 15, 2006 Author Share Posted December 15, 2006 all black mate, definitely. Cheers mate. The two nice shiny black bits have made a big difference already. Guess I'll keep going then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvershark44 Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 I dont like the gloss finish, looks extremely chav, I would do them a matt charcoal grey or gunmetal colour, to give an unmodified look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk-rich Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 I would do them a matt charcoal grey or gunmetal colour, to give an unmodified look. i agree with this part Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain2010 Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 I like the black! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike M Posted December 15, 2006 Author Share Posted December 15, 2006 I like the black being shiny for now. I can see where your coming from as I nearly used satin finish black on them. Might end up doing this later on if I get fed up polishing all the finger prints off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvershark44 Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Im sure it will look better in real life than the pictures. But as long as people dont notice its not factory, then I think anything is ok. And yes I know we all know whats factory, im talking about friends, girlfriends etc. I would want to freshen up the dash, yet retain an un-modified look at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKIVDreamer Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 I personally love the black piano finish look - care to share how you've done it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike M Posted December 15, 2006 Author Share Posted December 15, 2006 I personally love the black piano finish look - care to share how you've done it? Yeah mate no probs. Paint thinners and a plastic scraper to remove all the rubber. 2 coats of plastic etch primer. Rubbed down with 1200 grit. 2 coats of the halfords acrylic Toyota astral black. Rubbed that down with 1500 grit. 2 coats of clear laquer. first coat is just thin then a thick layer. Polished the laquer with farecla G3 compound then finished with meguirs 3 stage. All done in front of a heater in the garage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvershark44 Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 I might do mine over christmas. The rubber is pealing off every where. I assume there is no way to re-rubberise the dash? The aim with my Supra is to keep it as stock as possible. I want a perfect standard example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike M Posted December 15, 2006 Author Share Posted December 15, 2006 Not sure, they got the rubber on somehow. It's like they spray the coating on, couple of cans of that would be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvershark44 Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Not sure, they got the rubber on somehow. It's like they spray the coating on, couple of cans of that would be good. im going to create a new thread for this. Someone must know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mas Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 so you finally got yourself the Kenwood ?! go all black mate looks nice like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike M Posted December 15, 2006 Author Share Posted December 15, 2006 Yeah mate, nice bit of kit. Still bloody struggling with remembering how to get back to some of the menu pages. Need a reverse camera now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mas Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 they are truely nice bit of kit, Im hopping to find the navigation unit for a good price but the cheapest found is £500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike M Posted December 15, 2006 Author Share Posted December 15, 2006 That'll be a nice addition to it. Saves having somthing else stuck to the windscreen or dash too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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