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Looks cool, you should try and paint the upper bezel to match. WTH is that "dataplate"?
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what did you do? Just Paint it? and with what?
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Man that shifter looks long as hell,what you do put an exstension on there>?LOL!
I guess im just used to my B&M.
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It's a little tough to tell from the pix, but the upper bezel is painted Midnight Blue to match the rest of the interior. I painted the cupholder insert blue as well.
The aluminum paint is made by Testors, a model supply company. They have a whole line of "metallizing" paints. It looks a bit more realistic than the pix indicate... the JPEGs make them look a bit dull.
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Oh yeah - the dataplate is on there just because I had to download it somewhere. Please disregard :0
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and you just slap the paint right on the dash, or do you have to pull it off first?? damn that looks phat... and you say it looks even better than it does in the pics??? damn. so you think they'll have that paint at a hobby shop or something???
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where can you get some of that stuff? Is it easy to apply?
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Did you hand paint it or airbrush it?
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Some hobby shops carry it, but I bought mine from eToys (cheapest price). I bought a spray can, although it comes in a bottle too. Only need one can for both lower trim panels.
I removed the dash pieces, which was pretty easy. Hardest part was picking a day when I didn't need my car (had to wait for the paint to dry before reinstalling the trim).
Coolest part about the paint is that you polish it after it dries. The more you polish it, the more it looks like metal. You can basically make it look like anything from an A4-style dull aluminum to a highly polished aluminum.
Don't forget to buy a can of clear to put over it after it's all done. Thanks for the thumbs-up!
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