VL dash removal + Painting.

[vl_2010]

hey guys,
well today im taking out my dash to repair the rust in the screens. also im going to paint it white.im just trying to get soem thoughts if you think white is good colour as i have white seat covers and ill just paint my parcel shelf white aswell...

any other suggestions im taking at the moment and also whats good paint to use ?

[damankerrison09]

White is not a good colour at all, Sorry to say.. I had the whole inside of my gemini white and withing 3 days of me buying it all it was trashed! You dont realised how dirty your hands are with oil and such and as soon as you touch it dust sticks to it and it looks shit! All my door trims got covered in crap that wouldnt come off and this was with me telling everyone not to touch anything haha

In regards to paint, i used vinyl and plastic paint.. Im not sure what brand but super cheap n such sell it.. just make sure you wash everything down with like oil and grease remover first and if the paint is chipped sand it all back other wise the chip;s will show throught the paint something chronic..

GL

[jatsvl]

I've gotta agree with "damankerrison09"
white is not the best colour choice, it is however an excellent choice IF! you are able to keep it clean.
as stated above you don't know how dirty your hands really are until you rub them on a white interior.

[vl_2010]

yeh, thanks guys ill keep it in mind. also being a daily driver + working at maccas i need to re-think my colour choice.

[harry3]

a dark flat color that wont give reflections is best

all the plastic pieces will be weak, brittle and will break easily so handle with care

[nasty1]

stay with the orig colour

[bloodyricho]

satin black and gunmetal grey highlights

[vl_2010]

thanks guys. if i do take it out i might just paint it a matt black i already have a full can so i misewell use it.

[damankerrison09]

What colour is the rest of your interior? Try something that will match up, nothing worse than a vl with blue or green interio with random bits painted a different colour.. I'd say change it all, or none at all..

[clutch]

im with the above on that, painting it white is horrible.

personaly id make it the origional colour, i think keeping everything the original colours is the way to go

my 2 cents

[Goon]

a clean surface, the right paint and clear coat does a good job, my console hasn't been fked yet

white wouldnt be my colour of choice though..

[VjamesY]

In regards to the whole white colour scheme, apparently white is really annoying on a dash as it reflects heaps of light and can be heaps bright.... I heard that somewhere so somebody correct me if I'm wrong.

Darker dash/interiors are always nicer In my opinion and always look cleaner

[vn boombox]

mate i pulled the dash out of my vl executive and painted it and let me tell u it was a hard job