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Did you do any pre-paint-prep to that, such as primer or sanding, or did you just take it out and spray it.
Thanks,
Jesse
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15.43 @ 89.7 mph (3600 ft)
14.75 @ 94 mph (NHRA altitude corrected)
these times are well over a year old and need to be updated. Shooting for low 14's(corrected) on the 305 at 5800 feet
I'm going to go do that right now. Only problem is that I don't have a shiny silver. I do have a couple choices of colors, such as red, light blue, dark blue, and gunmetal grey. I spray some paper or something and see what I like.
I don't know when I can get pics up though, my parents have access to a diggy cam, but they are going to be gone until Wednesday.
Later,
Jesse
(I'm not THAT young, I'm 20 home for summer from college)
JAMES, JAMES!!!! That is sooooo cool. I just finished, well, about an hour ago.
The silver accent is subtle, but great.
I must say that anybody that wants more lighting from your dash, PAINT THE BACK WHITE!! It improved my gauge lighting by at least 175%-200% better, no joke. At night, I can see the dust on the faces, I could barely see the numbers yesterday.
I'm soooooo happy that I came across this thread.:hail: :hail: :lala: :lala:
The silver I ended up buying was not as reflective as yours James, but hey, I like it. It's kinda metallic too, so it fits well with the textured interior pieces.
Later,
Jesse
Like I said earlier, no pics until Wednesday.
GOOD WORK JAMESC.
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15.43 @ 89.7 mph (3600 ft)
14.75 @ 94 mph (NHRA altitude corrected)
these times are well over a year old and need to be updated. Shooting for low 14's(corrected) on the 305 at 5800 feet
Thanks, Jesse. As you, I like the subtle touch of color. By the way, while the white back certainly improves reflection, try MacEwen higher intensity xenon 194 bulbs, and you'll see real improvement. Post your pics when you get a chance.
I used w5w bulbs... they're a big improvement over stock, and about the same price as the 194's.
FYI, I also replaced any of the 194 wedge bulbs on the exterior with w5w's too, and all of my tail/brake lights with p21/5w bulbs and what a HUGE difference in brightness.
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1986 Firebird S/E
LG4 TPI Retrofit
3.42 rear with SLP Posi
Dynomax Cat-Back
Hollow Cat
SLP Firehawk Driveshaft and Torque Arm
Home-boxed lca's and panard rod
home-made STB and steering box brace
I just did the same thing a few weeks ago. Its amazing how such a small detail makes the gauges look so much better. I also painted the back of that panel silver as the dash lights reflect off it to illuminate the gauges. My gauges light up much brighter now.
Gold looks really nice if have black or tan interior. But lose all the silver and white in the car to really look nice and the orange dash emblem has to go! Gold pedals, ash tray, and the orange door lock stickers replace with gold painted stickers over them for detail. Seat belt buttons if you can too. Haven't tride the belt buttons yet though. Also a Gold shift handle looks great.
Gold looks really nice if have black or tan interior. But lose all the silver and white in the car to really look nice and the orange dash emblem has to go! Gold pedals, ash tray, and the orange door lock stickers replace with gold painted stickers over them for detail. Seat belt buttons if you can too. Haven't tride the belt buttons yet though. Also a Gold shift handle looks great.
ok a few q's, so with the steel wool did you use it to scrape off ALL the paint or what? and with the white did you spray both sides and then silver both times twice?
Use some steel wool to rough up the surface of the metal bezel. I used white on the inside of the bezel and the color of my choice, silver, on the outside. IIRC (and I may not--hey, it was 8 years ago), I shot the inside once and the silver twice, but do what looks best. You can check my vbGarage in the lower left for an updated pic if you wish.
JamesC
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Use some steel wool to rough up the surface of the metal bezel. I used white on the inside of the bezel and the color of my choice, silver, on the outside. IIRC (and I may not--hey, it was 8 years ago), I shot the inside once and the silver twice, but do what looks best. You can check my vbGarage in the lower left for an updated pic if you wish.
JamesC
thanks this is what im doing/done first i used some #1 steel wool on the front and got as much of the paint off as i could but this took FOREVER. so i really didnt want to do the back to. so i just sprayed white on the back but it just pretty much ran off and puddled. so i flipped it around to the front and sprayed white and it stayed better. once that drys im going to spray the metallic silver.
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ok so i semi installed it just kinda threw it on after 2 coats of silver after the 1 coat of white. well while it looks good it really didnt make a diffrence and is more of a flat silver? is this my fault since i added the silver at first? im going leave it for now but some time im going get a bunch of steel wool (more like #3) and get all the paint off and do it good.
