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Old Jan 16, 2012 | 05:12 AM
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Painted my vent rings this weekend using silver spray paint. Very happy with the results.
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Old Jan 16, 2012 | 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by TEX-AG
So I painted my vents, and im either color blind or the cap of the paint was wrong. anyway they cameout like this:

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Honestly does this look gay or is it alright? idk if i like the sparkle-ness i may re paint them to match the tan accents on the side of the radio

I bought the color the OP wrote about. It was way too "sparkly" for my taste. I liked the metallic theme, but instead of using the DupliColor shades, I found a Rustoleum "Specialty Appliance Epoxy" spray in #7887 Stainless Steel (at Lowes). It is very durable and goes much better with the interior - no sparkle or bling look.
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Old Jan 17, 2012 | 08:14 AM
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Originally Posted by TEX-AG
So I painted my vents, and im either color blind or the cap of the paint was wrong. anyway they cameout like this:

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Honestly does this look gay or is it alright? idk if i like the sparkle-ness i may re paint them to match the tan accents on the side of the radio
That's nearly the exact same paint I used. I love the color and the sparkle will get less over time. At first it was all glittery, then later on over time it becomes more dull but it is badass.

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Old Jan 19, 2012 | 07:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Jomoe102
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did the flame red, i still need to pull the gauge cluster but you cant do everything at once or you'd have nothing to do later!
Has anyone seen or heard of someone pulling the dash out to color match to the vehicle? I'd love a write up on that. Any one thought of tackling it?
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Old Mar 25, 2012 | 12:10 PM
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This thread has some great info!! Thanks! Finally got a nice day and am painting the rings around my a/c vents and the trim pieces on the inside of my doors! So far looking good, just waiting on everything to dry then gonna get her put back together
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Old Mar 25, 2012 | 07:13 PM
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Looks good. Nice job.
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Old Mar 25, 2012 | 07:58 PM
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That looks really good, thanks for the idea
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Old Mar 25, 2012 | 08:08 PM
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Got her all put back together..thanks again for all the great info on this thread
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Old Mar 25, 2012 | 08:24 PM
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Here's my dash upgrade. Next will be the shifter bezel
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Old Mar 25, 2012 | 08:24 PM
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Blackbeltchick- that looks awesome!
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