Anybody else ever try this.... Custom painted Sterling Mist..

 

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Very nice! I am going to be doing this over the summer...question, what kind of prep work did you do?

 

I cleaned each part with soap and water. Then wiped each part down with alcohol. Then used 2 coats of Sterling Mist paint and 2 coats of clear coat. I think it came out pretty good..

 

is it molded or painted?

 

They're painted Sterling Mist. Same color as car..

 

looks really good man what did u do, just clean it with alcohol and spray it? also did you use a clear coat

 

Thanks. Yeah just cleaned it real good, wiped it down with alcohol, and sprayed it. 2 Coats of paint and 2 coats of clear coat.

 

Those are the painted OEM parts...

 

cool i wish i could do that to mine, but i think it might look really cheesy with my dark interior.

 

anyone have any ideas for painting the interior of an icelandic pearl with front interior? I want to do something like the guy did with the sterling mist but i am not sure what would go well with pearl. any suggestions would help. thanks.

 

Yes all parts were painted by me. I am painting more parts as we speak. I'm going to paint the side vents as soon as I can figure out how to get them off.

 

so.............does anyone have any suggestions? i really do not want a pearl interior though.

 

looks good.

 

Looks real good

Am surprised no one's screamed "omg painting interior pieces?! RICE!"

 

hmm..may i ask how exactly you paint them? use a touch up pen or a spray bottle? How did you cover other parts? did you use the tape to cover the parts around them? hehe...sorry to ask so many questions.. Look awesome

 

Wow. That's great work!

Nissan5788: That's cuz' he didn't paint it blue, or red, or yellow.

 

has to be spray. touch up will be too messy and uneven

 

hmm..just take them oof and spary then? i had a brain fart when i ask how to cover them with tape.. sry..i always get some brain farts after spending hours to study organic chemistry...

 

i know how you feel about chemistry man.......this is my break from it also. Do ya'll think spraying the interior pieces chrome on a pearl max would look good? Kinda like the chrome that is around the shifter (in my car atleast).

 

looks good man, i think sterling mist looks best on the grey interior.

ice: chrome probably wont look too nice, but thats my opionion. why dont you try it and post some pics?

 

how bout painting it a color that is close to the stock one but will last longer, i.e a sort of gun metal?

 

Nice!!! What kind of paint did you use exactly?

 

I used a spray bottle. There's a shop here in town that mixes paint. They can do any color as long as you have the paint code. They made it specificly for painting plastic pieces. It bonds real good. I took everything apart before I painted it. I didn't have to mask anything off. The middle vent piece was pretty easy to take apart. Anybody know how to get the side vents off? I don't want to break them.

 

Is used Sterling Mist paint. Paint code KT3. Exact factory match.

 

I was going to get a dash kit but none of them covered everything like I wanted them too. The first time I decided paint I just painted the switch covers. I painted them brushed aluminum to match the shifter. (Pics are below) Then I just thought well why not try to paint them the same color as the car. I think it looks better in my opinion than any dash kit out.

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The Aluminum paint I used before matched the piece around my shifter pretty good. My piece isn't chrome though. It would have matched even better if I would have clear coated it.

 

i like it. i always have bad luck trying to paint trim pieces of my interior in any of my cars, so with the max, i've decided to just leave it alone + i already have the titanium package, and getting the cf molded dash kit anyways.

 

I have the titanium package too, but I would love to have the dash vent pieces (not center piece) to match the radio trim and all. I also think that it would look 10000000000X better on a darker interior. If only I had the time and money to do this on my car.

 

well just incase i do not paint my pieces, does anyone know where i can get a new or used molded woodgrain dash? It doesn't matter if it is used or not, i have not have any luck at junk yards.

 

Hey y2KAOSMax,

That looks great, man! Nice work!

Are you going to be at the May 1st Harrisburg meet? I hope so. I'd like to check those pieces out in person.

 

Thanks. Yeah I'll be there. I just finished the console part with the ashtray. Looks good except for the last coat of paint that I put on the ashtray cover ran a little so I have to sand that down and repaint it. I'll post pics when I get off work. Does anybody know how to get the side vents off? I really want to paint those.

 

Sitck a screwdriver and pry it out?

 

I tried that but it won't pop out and I didn't want to try any harder b/c I don't want to break it. I wasn't sure if someone on here might have taken them out before.

 

Wow! That looks good. Yeah, as far as taking/removing the side vents on the dash, I believe they are held in by clips or fasteners. The only the way to get back there is to remove the entire dash and pop them out from the back. I wouldn't try to use a screwdriver to pry the vents from the front,though, because you may ruin the dash. I believe this is so, but anybody, please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.

 

it's like $5.00 a can no?

 

Well, if I mess up or break a piece, gotta replace it you know.

 

More like $20 per can.

 

Wonder how Majestic Blue would look.

 

-O-RAMA