paintable?

DOSneons · Post by **DOSneons** » Sat Dec 27, 2008 8:20 pm

is it possible to remove the b and c pillar cover pieces to paint the body color? im doin my mirrors and i wanna do those too

evilneon02 · Post by **evilneon02** » Sat Dec 27, 2008 10:58 pm

yes it is the "c" pillar just pops out atleast mine did and the "b" pillars is a little more work roll down front window and then pull down the window seal and you will see the screws for the pillar cover. now for the back windows you have to take the window half way out for the window doesnt roll down far enought to get to all the screws so you have to undo the track and window from inside the door and then you should be able to get to that last screw. good luck for i never had time to do the back windows so i only did the front ones.

Sykora · Post by **Sykora** » Sat Dec 27, 2008 11:04 pm

Hey I wanna see the pics when you finish painting everything. I especially wanna see the mirrors, I think I eventually want to do mine.

03sxr/t · Post by **03sxr/t** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 12:09 am

Should be no problem painting them. Just make sure to take your time and to prep everything properly. A poor prep job will show in the final product.

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 1:16 am

I'm not a fan of the paint matched pillar look, but go for it. I like the matched mirror look though. still debating whether i should do my folding mirrors silver

love_my_03_neon · Post by **love_my_03_neon** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 3:24 pm

All of my pillars just popped out with a little tugging, and they popped back in, although the seatbelts were a pain in the ass to get around!

DOSneons · Post by **DOSneons** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 4:00 pm

it will be a lil bit till i do it i gotta wait for the lip kit to get here and im gonna do it all at once, i might not do the b's if its that big a deal to get them off. i would like to see some pics if anyone has done

evilneon02 · Post by **evilneon02** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 10:30 pm

do you want to see them painted or the unistall / reinstall if i have time ill take some pics of the front door "B" pillar

DOSneons · Post by **DOSneons** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 5:02 pm

just wanna see some painted and on the car

evilneon02 · Post by **evilneon02** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 4:20 pm

ok remind you mine are not done and they are not the same color but here you go

yellowpatrol · Post by **yellowpatrol** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 4:48 pm

Looks good like that!

You paint your steering column too??

evilneon02 · Post by **evilneon02** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 6:02 pm

ya i painted the steering column the passanger air bag and the glove box and the center consol and the peice right in front of the gauges and the top half of the pillars

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hear is a link of my interior

DOSneons · Post by **DOSneons** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 2:08 pm

i see u did ur cowl to, i was thinkin about that too! how much prep work did it take to get it to look good

evilneon02 · Post by **evilneon02** » Thu Jan 01, 2009 1:20 pm

not much at all if the peice is in good shape ( meaning no big scratches grooves or andthing that might need smoothed out ) im really an "A hole" when i comes to my car. so my pieces where good i just scrubbed the peice until it is a grey color then whip it down with acetone the spray some kind of adhesion promoter i used dupli color then paint with dupli color vinyl and fabric paint or you can use high temp ceramic paint let dry for a while i waited about a month after last coat before installing. i use high temp engine paint on my outside pillars.

Tam · Post by **Tam** » Thu Jan 01, 2009 1:55 pm

Couldn't you just tape off with newspapers or plastic bags and paint only what you desire on the pillars? I for one hate figuring out how to take things apart lol.

evilneon02 · Post by **evilneon02** » Thu Jan 01, 2009 2:14 pm

yes you could but there will always be that chance that you dont get into the cracks all the way or the paint runs under the tape but its up to the painter. see i have o.c.d so like my stuff has to look perfect or i end up doing it all over again.

DOSneons · Post by **DOSneons** » Thu Jan 01, 2009 2:51 pm

ha im the same way it has to be perfect or it will bother me forever! i bought a 97 neon for 300 bucks and spray bomped it satin black and i got some over spray on the passenger side rea window and it pisses me off everytim i drive that thing lol

evilneon02 · Post by **evilneon02** » Thu Jan 01, 2009 8:12 pm

good luck with your pillars.

DOSneons · Post by **DOSneons** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 10:37 pm

yeah thanx