soon it will be silverstone....

 

+1, sanded to smooth, then painted. You instead of sanding the plastic smooth, you could also put a thin layer of bondo on it, then sand that smooth.

 

I hadnt really thought of that ---but Ya. Might even do better with Glazing Compound because you really dont have that much to fill and GC is really just Laquer Primer in a paste form. The Laquer would really "bite" into the plastic. Its applied with a rubber squeegy.

BTW----GC comes in a tube,no mixing

 

Good idea. I'm thinking either of those options would sand smooth alot easier than the actual plastic of the dash piece itself...

 

did they design those little diamonds for the t-mobile sidekicks too??

 

You don't even need to do that. I personally sanded my own console. After about 5 hours with an orbital sander, you get down passed the texture to smooth plastic.

-Acree

 

Yeah, I'm just thinking it might even be quicker doing it the way Eazzzzzzy or I mentioned; prob. 6 of one, half dozen of the other. Any way you cut it, it's a pretty labor intensive job, but comes out nice in the end.

 

I may kill some time and play with it this week ---I'll save this thread and give a report on how the Glazing Compound works, I need to pick up a new tube so Im sure it is "hot" laquer content wise for a good bite on the plastic. as a matter of fact I have a 04 cubby I will try it on first

 

subscribed. Ive really been wanting to paint my center console but i would rather find a used one first just in case...

 

No Guts No Glory

 

You'd have to sand the plastic anyway and then the filler/glaze as well. I don't know about you guys, but I'd feel much more secure with sanding it smooth and primering it. That's just me though.

 

Hey anyone have any pics of a z with the front interior with a modified dash kit? was thinking of changing it, but not sure what color would look good?? black??

 

Any updates???? Thanks in advance.

 

link doesn't work. is it real carbon?

 

They changed the link...it is now LINK

No, it is not real carbon fiber, but looks like it from far away.

 

that ugly orange one is stickers ive seen it on ebay i dont recomend it i bet anything it will start to come off after a couple months or even weeks

 

Paint it for best results IMO....

 

No ---Im still thinking bout colors---I was thinking bout going with a "Hammer Finish" in a Gun medal color

 

Hey Acree, can you post some pics of your interior...

 

Here is a thread with pictures.

https://my350z.com/forum/showpost.ph...6&postcount=74

-Acree