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Old 08-22-05 | 02:36 AM
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This was completed a while ago, now I have some good photos to share...

I wanted a unique look for the interior wood, something different from blackwood or an opaque pained finish. I discussed this with my good friend Joe at Backyard Creations, and we utimately decided to try an black candy clear coat treatment.

I removed the pieces from the car, and Joe worked his magic. Several coats were applied and then color-sanded and buffed to a glassy high gloss. In the sunshine, it looks like dark walnut, almost like cherry wood. In the shade, it essentially turns piano black.

We did the same treatment to my brother's car (link 13) - the photos of his interior and new ZONE wheels can be seen in his thread in the "GS First Generation" forum.

It took some experimentation (and some time), but I think the resuts were worth it.

Enjoy... and thanks for looking!

-Bob
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Here are the doors...
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It looks darker at certain angles.
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Some of you may not know what this car looks like on the outside.... FYI.
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Here's an overal shot of the interior. The dark wood works well with the suede seats!
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wow....that looks nice!
Old 08-22-05 | 03:22 AM
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Nice going Bob. Looks like a quality job.
Old 08-22-05 | 04:43 AM
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ah bob, so that's what you told me about. very nice!
Old 08-22-05 | 05:02 AM
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looks great
Old 08-22-05 | 05:28 AM
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I am impressed Unique and great look!!!
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That is very nice. The color is perfect.
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Nice work
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That looks great..
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Very nice color change, its flows so much better than that light wood color we get stock.
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Very nice change from stock to Walnut... Looks Great



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