Just makin sure

w0158981 · Post by **w0158981** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 10:14 am

Some i'm looking to paint the radio bezel i believe its called, i just want to make sure i got it all right before i attempt it and screw it up.

1) Wet send with 600 grit sandpaper down to the primer.
2) tape off the area i don't want painted.
3) spray the bezel with the color wanted (ps2 silver)
- is there any particular paint i should use?
4) let it dry and then apply 2 coats of clear coat
- can i use the same clear coat i used on my tails?

Wenuden · Post by **Wenuden** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 10:19 am

you can get a spray can of your paint code from the dealer for ~8 bucks.

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 10:27 am

To make life easier on yourself, I would suggest that you remove the HVAC decal rather than mask it off. It comes off pretty easy if you are careful and it can be re-applied when you are done.

2k1MotorSport · Post by **2k1MotorSport** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 11:39 am

if you are nervous about doing this yourself you can always just get an SRT bezel. It looks great

w0158981 · Post by **w0158981** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 11:43 am

i would but its probably 10x cheaper for me to do it myself, i'm also hoping to do around my atx shifter

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 11:45 am

if by 10x you mean 10 bucks then yes, lol. I think you can get them for 50 bucks or less, and you're going to spend almost that in paint and materials it looks like.

2k1MotorSport · Post by **2k1MotorSport** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 12:08 pm

they do make a silver ATX shifter and no i'm not talking about the fake carbon fiber one. It's made to match the silver HVAC bezel

eBay link ( HERE )

w0158981 · Post by **w0158981** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 12:24 pm

theres an atx one made in silver? wow i didn't know they made them like that in silver, excellent. i found a atx shifter knob similar to that of the pt cruiser. i was goin to get the pt cruiser one but i believe its designer for a 4 speed and i don't know if it will work.

2k1MotorSport · Post by **2k1MotorSport** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 2:07 pm

i saw a silver ATX one at the junk yard. It was on an 03+. but it was cracked and now it's gone.

Fuzzyneon · Post by **Fuzzyneon** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 4:03 pm

i used 400 grit sanded then ran primer over it (i sanded down some more imperfections dont have to) then apply i did 2 coats of blaze red (youre color) paint then did 3 clear coats