DIY - Paint your interior ABL Trim Panels (THE RIGHT WAY!!!)

[MikeMoach]

Originally Posted by jlugo

So far, so good!

Nice work man I'm jealous, put this project on hold for a while for a couple other mods Im doin myself, but hopefully this weekend I'll get to fix my mistakes on the small dash piece

[Aubrey64]

Originally Posted by jlugo

So far, so good!

Looks great! I am wanting to do this to my dash and door panels but in IBM paint. What did you use to remove the paint? Do you have ABL door panels? Looks awesome though, can't wait to see the finished product!

[nUcLeArEnVoY]

JLugo, I should have known you'd do better than me. What'd you use to strip it? That looks great! Show pics when done.

I got my fronts painted from my f*ckup on the passenger side panel and I actually like how they look better than painted on the inside.

[The Stig]

Originally Posted by jlugo

So far, so good!

That's like crystal clear. Well done.

[bee sting]

Originally Posted by jlugo

So far, so good!

Looks Great .. Now fill us in on what you used and how you used it

[nUcLeArEnVoY]

Originally Posted by bee sting

Looks Great .. Now fill us in on what you used and how you used it

Yes, please! I'll update the OP.

[jlugo]

Almost done!

All I have left is the driver side door panel.

I used the Krud-Kutter Graffiti remover instead of nail polish remover. I used the steel wool and wet sanded a little with 2000 grit sandpaper before polishing.

(https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...6361242&type=1)

[Aubrey64]

wow that looks amazing! Do you have ABL lighting? If so, where you able to keep it?

[jlugo]

I lost my 'ABL' but you can keep it if you want.

[MikeMoach]

Originally Posted by jlugo

I lost my 'ABL' but you can keep it if you want.

How did you lose the ABL??

[jlugo]

Originally Posted by MikeMoach

How did you lose the ABL??

I did not mask off a thin line across the top for the ABL to shine through.

[nUcLeArEnVoY]

If you painted it from the back, then you shouldn't have even had to worry about masking anything.

[Aubrey64]

Originally Posted by nUcLeArEnVoY

If you painted it from the back, then you shouldn't have even had to worry about masking anything.

I could be wrong, but from what I know of, even if you paint it from the back there is still a very thin line you have to mask off where the light shines through. If you look close at your OEM color and plates, you can see that there is a small line that isn't painted grey

[nUcLeArEnVoY]

Originally Posted by Aubrey64

I could be wrong, but from what I know of, even if you paint it from the back there is still a very thin line you have to mask off where the light shines through. If you look close at your OEM color and plates, you can see that there is a small line that isn't painted grey

Ah, yes, I know what you're referring to. I masked might when I did them correctly, then, but I was just following the OEM paint pattern, I didn't know I was providing an area for the light to shine through. Too bad mine went to sh*t lmao.