DIY 06+ remove and paint center console, cubby, guages
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Driver Side Windows Panel: Adhesion promoter eats the grey "primer" thats directly under the black rubber coating . So that made for great fun of sanding off the adhesion promoter. I wet sanded to 800 grit and sprayed top coat directly onto plastic out of frustration. Results are great except i didn't get some of the 220 grit scratches out, we'll see how well it holds up and refinish as necessary.
Passenger Side Panel: Used lacquer thinner soaked paper towels to remove the grey primer, and wet sanded with 220 grit sand paper. Sprayed 1 good coat of adhesion promoter, wait 5 minutes and spray 3 good coats of the dupli-color filler primer. Will wet sand with 800 grit tomorrow and spray top coat. I will be going this route when refinishing the "ping-pong", minus filler primer and sanding.
Driver Side Windows Panel: Adhesion promoter eats the grey "primer" thats directly under the black rubber coating . So that made for great fun of sanding off the adhesion promoter. I wet sanded to 800 grit and sprayed top coat directly onto plastic out of frustration. Results are great except i didn't get some of the 220 grit scratches out, we'll see how well it holds up and refinish as necessary.
Passenger Side Panel: Used lacquer thinner soaked paper towels to remove the grey primer, and wet sanded with 220 grit sand paper. Sprayed 1 good coat of adhesion promoter, wait 5 minutes and spray 3 good coats of the dupli-color filler primer. Will wet sand with 800 grit tomorrow and spray top coat. I will be going this route when refinishing the "ping-pong", minus filler primer and sanding.
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BTarb24 for President.
Thanks alot for this. I got an '06 complete dash conversion for $75 b/c the guy said it looked "unrepairable". As the scratches increase, it becomes more and more of an eye-sore. Thanks for taking the time to share.
Thanks alot for this. I got an '06 complete dash conversion for $75 b/c the guy said it looked "unrepairable". As the scratches increase, it becomes more and more of an eye-sore. Thanks for taking the time to share.
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Haha, you're welcome. Congrats on the cheap 06 dash! I actually need to find the big piece that goes around the radio cubby and gauges. Mine got a crack in the thin piece above the radio. It's about $200 for just that piece from a dealer.. a bit overpriced so i'm hoping to find one for sub $100.
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I wanted to repaint the center dash as well, but in some areas the plastic is really scuffed up and the ping pong style pattern is no more. I was wondering what I should do to remove the texture completely. what grit sand paper should I use?
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it comes off easier then you think, dont go to low of grit so you dont scratch into the plastic, probably even do a 600+ wet sand and it will probably come off then your close to a good finish
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Thanks for this! I just spent the day doing this and it came out well! Only trouble was with the latch as I didn't have any sand paper. Ended up using a Mr Clean scrubbing pad I found in the washroom lol required extra "sanding" but it got the job done. I did multiple light coats, had no issues with botching or anything.