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 Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 11:44 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Location: South Coast
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At the risk of copying someone else or being copied myself I decided to spray my centre console in black, i've seen other consoles resprayed but none all in black.
I took me a couple of weeks to finish, working between the project and meticulously sanding and spraying to get a really even finish on all coats then polished with a light compound and cloth.
The small fins in the airvents where one of the longest to do, the paint just wouldn't take but eventually they came up well.
Im very pleased with the finish, photos were taken with the phone so it doesn't quite give the finish justice.
Comments Welcome 
Thanks for looking..
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Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 11:58 am |
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Joined: Jan 27, 2011
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Location: West Midlands
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Looks sweet! 
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Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 12:31 pm |
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Joined: Nov 28, 2011
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Location: sunny stoke
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what paint did you use?
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Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 12:50 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Location: devon
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looks great mate you've made a really good job of that 
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Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 12:56 pm |
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Location: South Coast
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| HDI90 wrote: |
| what paint did you use? |
Halfords Gloss Black
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Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2012 6:20 pm |
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Joined: Aug 07, 2012
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Location: Carlisle
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Looks really nice that mate, I usually find shiny plastic looks a bit tacky but you've made a really good job of it! Nice one!
Paddy!
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Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2012 6:26 pm |
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Joined: Aug 11, 2011
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Location: Bedford, UK.
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Would it be possibile to do something like this with plastidip?
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Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2012 4:38 am |
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Joined: Apr 08, 2012
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Location: Scunthorpe
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Got a really good finish there 
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Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 5:15 am |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010
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Location: Telford
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Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 6:12 am |
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Joined: Jan 29, 2011
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Location: Westhoughton, Lancashire
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Looks good and a great finish.
Not a fan of shiny surfaces on the dash though because of the glare you can get off it when the sun hits it.
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Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 11:16 am |
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Joined: Jun 09, 2012
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Location: Yorkshire
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Looks great!
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Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2013 9:46 am |
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Joined: Feb 19, 2013
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Location: stirling
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im not gonna lie that looks great!!
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Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2013 11:37 am |
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Joined: Apr 05, 2012
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Location: Northern Ireland
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Yea i tried something similar and made a hash of it, lol awk well, i dont know if its me but everyone elses 206 seems to look a lot better than mine 
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Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2013 3:51 pm |
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Joined: Feb 24, 2010
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Location: Milton Keynes
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do you have to sand it down first? My 180 console is bumpy
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Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2013 5:49 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Location: South Coast
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The base surface needs to be sanded and free from old polish and dirt before the first coat of primer.
If your gonna spray a centre console buy a cheap one and spray that, would be a shame to spray a 180 console.
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