Interior Exterior
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Derek,
I've never needed heat guns but I've tried to do lots of compound contours, I've used it for years on motorcycles and works really great. Dead easy to work with, comes with instructions, but basically you wet the area thoroughly with either a soapy or alcohol/water mix, you will have already cut it to the shape you want, you don't want to have to trim, pull the backing off and wet it thoroughly, you basically have a big decal and you can move it and shift it until happy with the location, use the provided squeegy to work out all the excess water and air bubbles, it does amazingly well at conforming to curve and irregular surfaces.
Personally, I think your best bet is to make two halves for the sides of the gear shift bulge, for the long straight behind that one piece folded over with no problem.
Stuff is cheap enough if you screw it up you can re do it.
An added thing, go with the 8 mil film, much easier to work with!!!
Chris
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FYI<
Pleasant surprise today, got my center console back from HRM from being painted body color. Mark promised it'd be as smooth as the body and he's right, exc. job and can tell a lot of time was put into it. I've mounted andwill take pics this weekend.
Chris
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Originally posted by Stan
You can firm it up quite a bit with some simple tweaks while you have the cover off.
How? Thanks in advance.
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I let the console dry for a couple days. I was able to reswage the upper cable ball joint so that appears secure. By using some threaded inserts still in the floor under the shifter (from the old design) I was able to make the shifter/e-brake assembly much more steady left to right. With some of the extra paint I painted my autocross air pressure gage Saffron Yellow. Here are some console PICs..
Stan, before I dive into this mod, I wanted to touch base with you to find out how yours has held up against marring, scratching, scuffing and the like. I'm sure its seen a lot of traffic in the year and a half since you painted it. How does it look today?
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Stan, before I dive into this mod, I wanted to touch base with you to find out how yours has held up against marring, scratching, scuffing and the like. I'm sure its seen a lot of traffic in the year and a half since you painted it. How does it look today?
It looks fine. I left the surface textured which helps a great deal (as opposed to achieving a mirror polish).
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I have one can each (12 oz.) of adhesion promotor, spray paint and clear coat. Does anyone know if that will be enough to do the two center console pieces and HVAC surround?
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I attacked this mod this weekend but I was only painting the center console and the "cup" holder. The one can of Saffron yellow was not enough. I have ordered 2 more so I will have plenty. I am sure I only need one more, but can't hurt to have extra. Stan says he only needed one, but maybe I am a bad painter. Who knows.
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My local body shop is charging me $175 to paint the console and ac cover. Seems a good deal.
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Ok, I just did this mod today. Its currently drying as we speak. How long do I have to wait for the paint to cure before I wax it?
Thanks