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Painted woodgrain to match red wood steering wheel

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Old 11-23-15, 02:58 AM
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Default Painted woodgrain to match red wood steering wheel

I don't post on here but I've been building my gs300 for little over a year. I've been posting on fb on ig but not cl. But here is a little bit of what I did












Old 11-23-15, 06:56 AM
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Very nice!! I like the way it came out.

What are the materials / products used?
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Looks good, did you paint the center console to match??

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Nice work! Love that tone!
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I used single stage automotive paint with a light buff after. The center console piece I want to wrap the woodgrain a gloss black
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Thanks guys I wish I started a build thread I have done a lot of things on my road to perfection
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nice. love the contrast
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Is there still woodgrain visible?
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Originally Posted by Zoolander
Is there still woodgrain visible?
No the woodgrain is completely covered
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Would you want to sand it a bit to get some of the grain?
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