Bill Hanna

Hello,

Who's black paint is everyone using on their bezel & Shifter plate ??????

I am restoring my interior this winter and both items need help !!!!!!!!!!!

thanks

:cheers:

0Mike69@ECS

I used Krylon Semi Gloss black. Worked great!

Pedro'74

I'm with Mike on this one. Here are some pics:
http://home.earthlink.net/~pplt/corv...2/cluster3.jpg
http://home.earthlink.net/~pplt/corv...ifterplate.jpg

-Pedro


[Modified by Pedro'74, 10:59 PM 12/3/2001]

Bill Hanna

Pedro,

The pictures look great !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What steps did you take before painting !!!!!!!!!

Bill

Pedro'74

Bill,

I stripped the old paint completely using a chemical stripper, and then I cleaned the parts real good and wiped them with lacquer thinner.

On the gauge cluster I had to spray a thin coat of black primer first, because I couldn't make the paint stick to the almost-vertical surfaces on the sides. On the shifter plate, I sprayed the paint (3 light coats) directly on the metal.

I let the paint dry overnight and then removed the paint off the chrome highlights using a razor blade and/or a cloth or Q-tip dampened with lacquer thinner. The cloth works good on the edges, while for the raised letters and small chrome edges of the shifter plate (e.g. around the ashtray) I found that the razor blade, followed by a Q-tip, works best.

Just take your time, and you'll like the result. Good luck!

-Pedro


[Modified by Pedro'74, 12:14 AM 12/4/2001]

Paul 75 L82

Rust-o-leum, Black Satin, a good match.

Easy Mike

Krylon semi-flat black is a near perfect match for almost all the semi-flat black trim surfaces on and in a Corvette. It's available (off the shelf at Wal-Mart), it's cheap (less then $3 a can), it's easy to use, and it's good quality paint. Try it. You'll like it. :) :)

RatRacer

Krylon Satin Black is a perfect match for the factory finish.

71-LS5

Krylon Satin Black--perfect match. :yesnod: