Painted gauge surround red
04-01-2011, 10:43 AM
#141
Well i dont know how you can fix it at this point. I do know from experience that you shouldnt spray too close to the part & wait for the pain to totally dry between coats.
Sorry man, im not the best painter but those were my observations that worked for me - hope that helps.
Also i didnt use any kind of primer. I went to straight paint.
Sorry man, im not the best painter but those were my observations that worked for me - hope that helps.
Also i didnt use any kind of primer. I went to straight paint.
04-01-2011, 10:45 AM
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Well i dont know how you can fix it at this point. I do know from experience that you shouldnt spray too close to the part & wait for the pain to totally dry between coats.
Sorry man, im not the best painter but those were my observations that worked for me - hope that helps.
Also i didnt use any kind of primer. I went to straight paint.
Sorry man, im not the best painter but those were my observations that worked for me - hope that helps.
Also i didnt use any kind of primer. I went to straight paint.
ok thanks for the advise thats what i figured so il keep putting more coats on and wait about 15min between coats instead of ten mins thank you
04-08-2011, 11:19 AM
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I plan on tackling this tomorrow with Krylon Fusion Textured Shimmer Black. Gives it a nice gunmetal color and still remains dark. Hope I don't run into problems!
Plan on rubbing down with dishwasher detergent, and then alcohol, then paint away! Waiting about 2 minutes between coats (very light coats). Doing vents, and if that goes well, moving onto the dash bezel.
Plan on rubbing down with dishwasher detergent, and then alcohol, then paint away! Waiting about 2 minutes between coats (very light coats). Doing vents, and if that goes well, moving onto the dash bezel.
05-09-2011, 10:16 AM
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I had my friend take care of mine when I got my bumpers and rock rings done.
He shot them with a spray gun, a few coats of the dupont Rescue Green, and a few coats of clear.
I masked off a lot more though, Just painted the rings not the rest of the gauge surround. I love the way it turned out. Not too much color that it looks ricerish but it makes it stand out a little bit.
He shot them with a spray gun, a few coats of the dupont Rescue Green, and a few coats of clear.
I masked off a lot more though, Just painted the rings not the rest of the gauge surround. I love the way it turned out. Not too much color that it looks ricerish but it makes it stand out a little bit.
05-10-2011, 01:55 PM
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Gulf Coast Sand...
In honor of my "Gulf Coast Edition" Jeep as I have named her, I opted for a silvery sand textured finish on mine. The sands here are more silver/white as opposed to the more traditional golden color seen on the East and West Coasts.
I'm very happy with the results...just what I was after. And everyone is right, this was an EASY EASY project! Love it...
I'm very happy with the results...just what I was after. And everyone is right, this was an EASY EASY project! Love it...
Last edited by BeachCrawler; 05-10-2011 at 01:59 PM.
