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karisma_corsa
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30th Dec 06 at 11:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
hey, im wanting to paint my interior and i know how to paint, done it all before had practice, but i was hoping a few of u could post up photos of ur interior painted in any way even if its jsut the centre console, i just want to see wot colour schemes uve got

thanks
Wrighty_1988
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30th Dec 06 at 14:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Hey ive got my center console painted the same colour as my car



Ive got rid of the handle one and paints the ash tray looks sweet I reckon all you really need to paint is the center bit and adding bits around the inside looks tacky. Oh and when you do it DONT skimp on the sanding, took me ages to sand it all and it was very worth it, totally smooth. Filler primer is also a good idea
Steve
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30th Dec 06 at 14:57   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
painted plastic interior will more than likely crack over time
Danny W
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30th Dec 06 at 15:16   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
sprayed mine black



more pics:

http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=328976

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Jez_B
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wow, black looks really nice, nice one
Danny W
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cheers mate pitty the rest of my car is a mess at the mo lol

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k3vmcb
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30th Dec 06 at 16:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Steve
painted plastic interior will more than likely crack over time

only if not done properly then it will crack if done properly it wont crack lol
kiddy-sean
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30th Dec 06 at 16:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i psrayed mine blue did it myslef luks wkd
Steve
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30th Dec 06 at 16:25   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
the plastic is porous and traps moisture, it doesnt matter what you do to it there will be a good chance it will crack, there will be people out there who will say i did mine and it never cracked, which is fair enough, they have been lucky or it will eventually crack

[Edited on 30-12-2006 by Steve]
kiddy-sean
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i did mine and it never crakced
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30th Dec 06 at 16:28   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ticking time bomb

imo if you want to colour code little bits and pieces then fine as you can always redo it if it cracks, but painting a whole dash is silly

[Edited on 30-12-2006 by Steve]
karisma_corsa
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8th Jan 07 at 22:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
how do i get the centre console out to paint it? jsut a quick quide like plz
D1 DDH
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http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=221181
Eddie.2k
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What sort of paint do you use? Because im thinking of painting mine too. Or can you just buy new parts and replace them?
karisma_corsa
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8th Jan 07 at 22:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
jsut rub it down till its smooth, plastic primer the panel, grey primer, few layers of paint, and then laquer

main point to a good finsih is thin layers n giving it time to dry between coats
reeves_8
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8th Jan 07 at 22:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i just used the haynes corsa book, very helpful! i sprayed the centre console silver but not the clock bit, looks good
mav
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8th Jan 07 at 23:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by 01DHartley
http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=221181





take note of that thread that Hartley posted...
ed
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8th Jan 07 at 23:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by k3vmcb
quote:
Originally posted by Steve
painted plastic interior will more than likely crack over time

only if not done properly then it will crack if done properly it wont crack lol
It will crack if the plastic flexes. You have to be really careful.
Sandsy
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8th Jan 07 at 23:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Steve
ticking time bomb

imo if you want to colour code little bits and pieces then fine as you can always redo it if it cracks, but painting a whole dash is silly

[Edited on 30-12-2006 by Steve]


so how did i get my plastic arches colour coded and my plastic door handles, and my plastic scuttle panel all painted?
ed
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8th Jan 07 at 23:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Oh thats different, it's the same as the plastic bumpers that come on every single car on the market these days. They are magic

 
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