BRZ Dash Painted

[xcelir8brz]

Originally Posted by BoostinIX

What kind of prep work went down before using the krylon? Never had complaints with it before.

And what do you mean "if you can peel it off" worries you? With numerous thin coats, it holds up well. Not like that section sees the abuse the center console will. Still comes off perfect.

I didn't have an issue with soap/water/alcohol/paint prep chem, cleaning it like normal. I might have exaggerated in my wording. It came off easy when I put my finger nail on it and scraped it to see the durability. It wasn't that durable as various Rustoleum products I have used in the past.

I did not sand it (normally do) but this time I didn't do it.

And plasti-dip (peels off) (i.e. if you rub it with a watch on accident whacking it, wouldn't it peel)?

[BoostinIX]

Sanding or some form of clear, even low-gloss would have helped.

As for the dip, depends how sharp, and how thick you apply it as well as how it turned out. It took a couple good whacks to really notice issues on my center, and at that point - do it again. That dash wouldn't see too many hits :P

[xcelir8brz]

I may sometime try Plastidip then.

[phanguy]

Originally Posted by xcelir8brz

NOS!

(just kidding)

I flush mounted my Kicker Bass Control knob there and put some vinyl cap on it. Yah twist the knob for more boom!

That's freaking sweet!

[cobrabyte]

I'm going to wait until I can get a quart of DGM paint to do mine. I did the same on all the interior bits of my Elise and having color-matched interior to your exterior color looks awesome.

Example console piece

[BoostinIX]

Originally Posted by cobrabyte

I'm going to wait until I can get a quart of DGM paint to do mine. I did the same on all the interior bits of my Elise and having color-matched interior to your exterior color looks awesome.

Example console piece

Indeed. Used Milennium Jade on my S14's console and valve cover. Tying in parts FTW!

[sbxjap]

Originally Posted by Draco-REX

I've been thinking of painting it body-color. I did the same in my STI and it looks great. The downside is that there is a lot of separate silver pieces that need to come off. The vertical ones to either side of the HVAC are ones I haven't figured out how to remove yet..

I was thinking of doing the same. I have SWP.

It was either paint it SWP or WRB, since I always wanted a blue car, but there is so much red.... So after driving the car awhile, I'm leaning towards SWP panels.


What I plan to do is wait until I can get the part# for all the silver pieces and order the FRS parts from Toyota (I have a bigger discount from Toyota than Subaru), so I won't have to touch the original pieces. This will also allow me to change it up later too.

[BoostinIX]

See. Now I'm getting into evil genius mode.

Wonder how it would turn out..do the normal coat of plastidip. Hit it with a primer layer you can sand smooth, then paint. Peelable paint? Might have to try this on scrap parts now... lol

[cobrabyte]

Originally Posted by BoostinIX

See. Now I'm getting into evil genius mode.

Wonder how it would turn out..do the normal coat of plastidip. Hit it with a primer layer you can sand smooth, then paint. Peelable paint? Might have to try this on scrap parts now... lol

This could be interesting. I would be worried about the PlastiDip flexing with heat/cool cycles and the paint popping. Give it a try and report back.

[BoostinIX]

Originally Posted by cobrabyte

This could be interesting. I would be worried about the PlastiDip flexing with heat/cool cycles and the paint popping. Give it a try and report back.

Would be interesting. Would have to toss it in the car on a 100+ degree day and see what happens. If I get a chance inbetween prepping the S14 for tuning, I'll try and lay down a few coats.

[EvoXDD]

Originally Posted by cobrabyte

This could be interesting. I would be worried about the PlastiDip flexing with heat/cool cycles and the paint popping. Give it a try and report back.

plastidip does not expand/contract with heat. have done on a few customer cars on their wheels and it even holds up on the track

[xcelir8brz]

Still haven't done science project, however, I did snap a pic from my phone yesterday to show how the dash paint is holding up (quite well) and texture via picture:

[jimmyze013]

So, where can we buy the black or faux carbon fiber panels? A scion dealer? I tried painting mine and to make a long story short, I screwed them up and need to purchase new ones. Thanks!

[xcelir8brz]

[QUOTE=jimmyze013;324016]So, where can we buy the black or faux carbon fiber panels? A scion dealer? I tried painting mine and to make a long story short, I screwed them up and need to purchase new ones. Thanks![/QUOTE

You are screwed. No one sells those parts yet. I want to buy them and there is no availability from any dealer
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