Console Cover and Painting

Former Member

Chicago, IL - USA

Joined: 11/30/2007

Posts: 37

Vette(s): 1976 L48 T-top, Automatic, ps,pb,a/c, Everything stock. Good car in great shape.

I have a purely aesthetic question. I have my console cover taken off as I am replacing my ash tray door slides and while I have it apart, I would like to re-finish the ash tray door and the areas around the automatic shifter and the area where the P,R 1,2,3 is located. My cover has the wood grain look to it, but the areas that I want to re-finish are black and faded. Has anyone tackled trying to paint these areas? If so, is there a special kind of paint that I need to use? Also, what did you use to take off the original paint? Thanks!

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Console Cover and Painting

Posted: 1/7/08 10:38amMessage 2 of 12

dwright

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Victor, NY - USA

Joined: 7/12/2004

Posts: 6842

Vette(s): 2004 Commemorative Edition Coupe, Auto w/HUD. 13K miles in 2015. Sold 1982 Red Coupe

I painted some of my plastic interior parts last year, using the spray paint from Corvette America. I just cleaned the parts and painted them. Looked good.

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Console Cover and Painting

Posted: 1/7/08 11:25amMessage 3 of 12

Redwingvette

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Waterford, MI - USA

Joined: 9/13/2002

Posts: 1795

Vette(s): 1973 Red coupe

I just used some black Rustoleum paint I had. I put a thin coat of vasaline on the chrome areas and painted the whole thing. after the paint had dried all I had to do was wipe off the chrome areas and I was done.

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73 coupe L48, Flat-top pistons, Performer RPM Heads, Crane Cam and roller rockers, Holley 650 vac sec. Performer intake,
3.55 gear BTO 200-4R trans,
Leather seats, Seatbelt Plus 3point seatbelts, Pioneer CD player
Magnaflow Exhuast System

Dewitt radiator and dual electric fans

Borgeson Steering box

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Console Cover and Painting

Posted: 1/7/08 11:49amMessage 4 of 12

6880Mike

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Horse Cave, KY - USA

Joined: 10/22/2007

Posts: 488

Vette(s): 1968 convertible; 1980 L-82

Semi-flat black; off the shelf at Wal-Mart. It's a near perfect match for the factory black.

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Console Cover and Painting

Posted: 1/7/08 12:31pmMessage 5 of 12

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Chicago, IL - USA

Joined: 11/30/2007

Posts: 37

Vette(s): 1976 L48 T-top, Automatic, ps,pb,a/c, Everything stock. Good car in great shape.

Awesome!!!! Thanks!

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Console Cover and Painting

Posted: 1/7/08 9:03pmMessage 6 of 12

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Chicago, IL - USA

Joined: 11/30/2007

Posts: 37

Vette(s): 1976 L48 T-top, Automatic, ps,pb,a/c, Everything stock. Good car in great shape.

So...I used the Krylon paint. Do I need to put some kind of a sealer on it? It seems to be pretty scratch prone...

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Posted: 1/8/08 6:45amMessage 7 of 12

6880Mike

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Horse Cave, KY - USA

Joined: 10/22/2007

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Vette(s): 1968 convertible; 1980 L-82

[QUOTE=1976VetteGuy]So...I used the Krylon paint. Do I need to put some kind of a sealer on it? It seems to be pretty scratch prone...[/QUOTE]

No sealer on mine and I've done three of them.

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Console Cover and Painting

Posted: 1/8/08 8:40amMessage 8 of 12

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