looks really nice !

Looks great. For the caliper, is it the case that you only re-cleared it?

yes, base coat was good, just flaking clear in a few spots. scraped off and loose clear coat and sanded the edges to feather. then hit with some more clear. not perfect, but looks 100% better.

carbon fiber trim pieces
 

finished hydro-dipping the door trim pieces. now to do the center console. I went with black on black for a more subtle look. I thought the silver on black etc.. looked too intense. I also played around with the car color (guards red) as the base color. I could see that would look good, just not for me. although, I am tempted to do that for the small piece on the shifter.


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so glossy it is hard to get a good pic.


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full resolution pics.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/darrenkitchens/sets/72157643119982073/

Looks great and much better than spending thousands of dollars on trim parts.

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not really Porsche related, but, when I bought the carbon fiber hydro graphics film, they sent a few samples of their other films. had an old knife that was looking rough, so I thought I would try it out. don't worry. I would never put skulls on the boxster :)


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Looks great kiyakubuke. Ive been wanting to update my worn interior and this looks like the solution. Who did the hydro-dipping and how much? Thanks!

I did it myself. after a little practice it was fairly easy. the painting is the main thing, if you are experienced in that, the rest is easy. I like the subdued black on black look rather than the silver on black, so I painted the pieces in matte black, then dipped, then clear gloss.
the trick is, of course, not to rush it. a few coats of base, let dry completely (according to paint directions for re-coat), dip, let that dry for 48 hours, then top coat. I went the extra step and waiting 48 hours for the top coat to dry, wet sanded and hit it again. when it has dried for a a week or so, rubbing compound > polish > wax. basically the same as painting a car piece with the dipping as one coat of paint.
it took me some google time to figure out all the tricks to dipping properly: water temp, dry time etc.. I'll try to put together a how to with some pics in case anyone is interested.

if you don't want to do it yourself, there should be a few places that will do it. I was quoted $250 for just the center console. I bought the film (10 sqft) and the activator on line for $45 and $15.

Sounds like a detailed process but I'm definitely interested in a how to with pics..Ive accomplished many DIY projects on my Boxster S. Thanks!

haven't started on the center console yet, but I wasn't happy with the clear coat on the smaller trim pieces I practiced on, it was rattle can "automotive" enamel. so I went to the local auto paint supply shop and got some high solids acrylic urethane. much better results. not only looks better, but hard as glass as well.

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close up of the door handle trim:

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has to dry for 16 hours before I can buff it.

Awesome work! Looks great..

high res version:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/darrenkitchens/sets/72157643119982073/

Hydro dipping interior
 

finally finished the center console. truth be told, it would probably have been cheaper just to pay to have it dipped (went through about 3 rolls of film and a lot of paint before getting it right), but I like doing things myself and now I can add "hydro-dipping" to my skills list.

for anyone interested, here is a link to photos and an video with some descriptions:

https://flic.kr/s/aHsjYBgxo8

Excellent work. I've painted my calipers but that take patience and skill!

so I've redone these things about 4 times, kept messing up on the clear coat. clear coat was a High-solids urethane I had gotten at a local auto paint supply shop. ran through the first quart I had gotten and went back to the store. mentioned to the guy the issues I was having. he says, it sounds like your pressure is too high. I had it set to the specs it said on the paint companies web site for an HVLP gun. so we looked and and the specs on their site were wrong. I had been shooting about 3X the pressure I should have been.
I'm sure that any paint pro would have know this at first site, but an amateur like me, I just went with what it said.

in any case, last redo with the proper settings looks great.


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also did a gaming computer case for a friend.

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Hi Kiyakubuke. I had a question for you. Are you still on the board? I sent you a private message