As above has anyone ever painted or sprayed their center console, i want to change mine to black in my 06 sti or would i just be better paying £260 from japanparts for the replacements parts, cheers steve.

 

All interior parts are pretty easy to colour up bud!
For hard plastic parts - clean up with thinners, plastic prime then spray in the colour of your choice. You must get ALL the grease, polish and eveything else off though or the paint will react. If it does react - dont panic just rub it down with some fine paper and start again.

Other bits can be done in the same way or you may want to use an interior paint that digs in to the surface (foiliatech or somesuch are pretty cost effective and leave a good finish).

£260 quid for another dash is evil! Get your painting skills out!!

Just a tip - dont do this on a damp day or the paint finish will be crp. Fine coats of piant and dry with a hot air gun. You can always sand back before the last coat with 600 n soap then a laquer coat if you want it! Job done!

 

For interior plastics I'd go for some Plasticare trim dye instead. It colours the actual plastic material, instead of just applying a coating over the top, so no danger of chipping or flaking. Used it myself a couple of times, with very good results, although it works best on plastics with a slightly rough surface than very smooth plastics.

Ebay item 250621545861.

 

Agreed - the foilia tech paint is the same -works a treat! - Still use other for hard plastics that you want a gloss or satin finsh though.

 

i think im after a mat finish the same as the trimin the spec c type RAR .

 

Go with the foiliatech or trim dye then bud - cant go far wrong there!!