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I got the panels off of eBay for cheap and actually the whole story is that they were originally silver (which is what I wanted them to be) but when they arrived they were all scratched up and chaffed.....
So i worked out a deal with the seller so that I got them for REAL cheap ($65 shipped) and then sanded the paint down with 600 and 800, washed the whole door panel real well, and just laid down a couple of coats of base coat with some 1000 grit sanding in between.......
Then after my final coat of base I laid down the first layer of clear, sanded out imperfections (read dust particles and cat hair ) with 1000 grit again.....Did a few coats......and then finally rubbed down with some medium rubbing compound (elbow grease galore).......and finished off with some GriotsGarage SpeedShine (my favorite exterior polish).
I've gotten some practice as I've done my boot handle and hood scoop as well! Speaking of which, my hood scoop got chipped the first day I put it on so I plan on re-doing that as well........
btw, how did you paint it? did you use standard gloss metallic black and just polished it, or did you do a metallic basecoat and clear over it? polished it afterwards?
btw, how did you paint it? did you use standard gloss metallic black and just polished it, or did you do a metallic basecoat and clear over it? polished it afterwards?
I used whatever the roof color is supposed to be, which I think is just a plain old straight black....I don't think it's metallic. And yes, I did clearcoat it and rubbed it with rubbing compound by hand afterwards.
Question. I'm thinking of painting all of the patina parts Chili Red and leaving the silver parts as is. Can the cross piece arm rest portion be removed to leave it painted silver?
heres a pic of my interior (its a work in progress as you can see).Last week I painted the door insert bars satin black as well as my shift ring, ashtray, and cup holders. And I paintd my center console tubes blue to match my roll cage and seats. I also dyed my headliner black.