99camaroY87

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just wondering what all is raquired to mold the center console piece/ashtray lid i've seen it done but now sure how

Tainted

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you could use fiberglass

WsFirebird6

fiber.. glass... its some sort of hybrid

98hardtopZ

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what about the rough texture? it wouldnt appear factory anymore...

Tainted

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do a shitty job and make it a rough texture

99camaroY87

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so pretty much just cover the whole thing in fiberglass and paint it right?

parbreak

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Mean something like this??









Bryan
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y2k_ta

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So did you mod/paint the radio trim plate too?

kraaazymike

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Hes used this picture in hundreds of threads, but every time its missing the radio bezel! Lets see the finished product

parbreak

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Yes, the radio bezel is custom and painted too, thought that would have been a given, but to the doubters, here you go:



Excuse the dust, I just got done installing a new window motor and the fiberglass dust flew all over the inside of the car

ANDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD, I don't think I've posted this in 100's of threads, but when someone asks to see custom center consoles or painted interiors, YES, I do post my work just like others always post pics of their custom exterior paint or polish work or whatever. I'm not a pic *****, but I put a lot of work into my projects and do them right and hopefully give others lots of ideas not to mention probably $1000's in free advice.

Bryan
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Urban Legend

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Looks good.

1998TA__1991RS

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***finding pics***




heres what we did with fiberglass resin and carpet

parbreak

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Very nice. Did you use epoxy resin to get it to stick to the plastic or polyester resin? Also, was anything put in behind the fiberglass cloth where the gauge is as a backer or was the cloth just stretched tight? I've been thinking about modifying my console by laying cloth over the gauge area to make it follow the curved contour of the outer edges, if that makes sense.

Bryan
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austin21

as ricer as i thought it would look it actually looks pretty good imo

Stang-Slayer

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wow that last one looked really good...wish i knew how to do that carbon fiber work

LS1BLKSS

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damn that looks bad ***!!!

blackbyrd

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talk about digging up the dead?

kerryt1

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You can reproduce the textured finish with SEM texture paint and a satin clearcoat. It will take some experimentation in terms of how far to hold the can from the piece, but you can do that on a scrap of ABS.