ultimate

I just got my sc400 2 weeks ago, and I want to start off with simple painting projects, first I want to paint the dashboard trim around the shift stick and around the radio to black. I have searched for an hour looking for a DIY. Does anyone know what im supposed to do? What sandpaper, what paint? primer? banana? I don't know...

I have seen sc400's with the black interior already made with the black trim, I just want to do the same for my car.

Hil

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Remove it, clean it, rough it up a bit, apply spray adhesive, paint with SEM

ultimate

What do you mean exactly from rough it up a bit? Do i strip off the current paint with sand paper? What spray adhesive should i get? What color sem paint am i going to look for to match the same black color on the black interior sc400's, do i need to spray layers of paint? I want this to look professionally done.

turbodremz

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searching will answer all those questions in less than 5 minutes..yes you use sandpaper, no dont remove all the factory material unless you want to learn how to re-vinyl a dash. 3M adhesion promoter works great, and its not adhesive, just helps the process and aids in keeping the paint from rubbing off. yes you need to spray several coats, thin light even coats are better than a couple heavy ones.

simply sear SEM dye paint to find more specifics on the answers

ultimate

I have been searching for an hour and I cant find a DIY anywhere in this forum. Talking about vinyl, I think mine is peeling, heres a picture.

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Does this mean I cant paint that area anymore? Is that the vinyl peeling? Does the vinyl have to be stripped before painting? I can just dig my fingers in there and peel off all the vinyl.

Superjatt

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Just sand it down till it all looks even. Use good primer on stuff that is "hard" ya dig

Shadowen

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Holy huge image batman!!!

ultimate

What grit sand paper number is often used to sand down the dashboard?

Vincent123

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^The right way to do it. I tried to do it without removing the dash and just tape it up. fml lol i gotta re-do it all now. Turned out wack

Superjatt

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Lol i painted the dash board with out removin it. I missed the little vents in the front. And to sand i used like 400 grit or like scotch brite

ultimate

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Did I do any good? Its still not finished, I still need to spray lacher (spell??) or w/e you call it, its the thing that gives you more shine to the plastic, mirror like shine, and smoothness.

Superjatt

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Its always good when you yourself arw satisfied. Why dont you spray a clear?

ultimate

lol im doing that right now XD. Will post up pictures when done.

Superjatt

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If u want u can try to color sand it a lil .

Ace2jz

what sem paint and clear did you use on that trim?