Plan on painting interior trim peices SILVER

[CJ_Boxster]

Originally Posted by KronixSpeed

great idea. i think you were inspired by the post going around last week about painting different pieces...i know i was, i just don't know where to start and what colour...good winter project....i'm going to start painting different parts this winter for sure.

Yeha i was timid at first when it came to painting these interior peices but now that i got my feet wet, i wanna dive off the deep end now.

[RandallNeighbour]

CJ, I only took off the driver's side, so I can help you with that for sure with this old thread that I posted a while back:

DIY AC Vent Fix

Hope this helps you!

[John V]

Take your time. Be sure to get ALL of the factory Porsche paint off the parts before you try painting. Use a good primer, and start with light coats. It's going to take a long time if you want a good finish.

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be sure to get some denatured alcohol and clean the parts after you have prepped them. then, clean them again.

Use clean rubber gloves to prevent hand oil. Then clean them again.

The extra effort will ensure a great lasting finish. Good luck

[djomlas]

about the blades, i think ur better off leaving them in there and masking them off.
this is y i think so: if you take them out and paint the trim piece, its easy part done, but it will be hard putting them back in there without scratching the newly painted piece

[CJ_Boxster]

Well i wont be able to paint my interior peices this weekend, Instead i will be waiting in front of Best Buy in Pasadena to get a Nintendo Wii. I was totally cheated out my spot in line for a ps3... Lets just say people made a list of friends that came before us and didnt show up until the store opened and were given a ps3 unlike the rest of us that waited inline assuming it was First Come First Serve like they told us.

[John V]

I just finished my console / ashtray / ashtray surround painting project. I'll try to snap some pictures tomorrow. I stripped the factory "soft touch" paint and the underlayer of dimple-texture using 220 grit and then 400 grit wet sandpaper. Cleaned with soap and water then alcohol. I built up several layers of primer with standard rattle-can high-build primer, and sanded it smooth with 1000 grit paper.

Painting was done using a rattlecan of Arctic Silver mixed by Paintscratch.com. I used four light coats of paint, and then sanded lightly with 1000 grit to even the finish. About six light coats of clear followed by two heavy coats of clear, then let it dry for 24-48 hours depending on my buddy's free time (he did a LOT of the work since he had so much previous experience painting model helicopters).

I then sanded the clear coat with very fine paper. Not sure of the grit, but it was just coarse enough to knock off some of the top-layer orange-peel - maybe 1500-2000?. Final sanding was done with even finer paper (the stuff feels like a sheet of printer paper, it's so smooth). Finally I used compound and a microfibre towel to remove any fine sanding scratches.

We then applied clearbra to the areas of the console near the seatbelt receptacles as well as the ashtray surround since it sees a lot of finger traffic.

Overall it turned out excellent - probably not to the standard of Eric the plug guy's product, but for someone who can't afford his prices (which given the labor involved are WELL worth it), it looks phenomenal. Pics to come shortly.