Perfect Pillar Paint

[txrxs]

I found what may be almost a spot on color for the pillars in our cars, i think this also pertains to all other proteges with gray pillars.

Krylon 3551 Classic Gray (you can get this at walmart)

I just used this on my single pillar pod and the tone is dead on. The only thing is that it has more of a gloss than stock pillar but you can always paint that also. Hope this helps out you guys who are trying to match the colors.
http://content.ytmnd.com/content/7/8/788a153af78d407a8e6c406143de44ed.wav

[bestmazda01]

best post for today. awesome.

[MP3Architect]

heres what i used. i got it mixed at home depot. perfect match but i would have rather sprayed.
http://www.msprotege.com/members/MP3Architect/paint%20code.JPG

[CasopoliS]

wow two great posts now! good job on the paint guys

[UnNaturalinc]

Pics son, pics.

[txrxs]

soon, be patient my son

[UnNaturalinc]

perfect match but i would have rather sprayed.


Have you seen those little sprayers you can buy at Home Depot for like $8?

It's like a glass bottle with an replaceable aerosol can attached to it. I randomly found it in the paint section. Also found chaulk board paint... I've wanted to use that on a car for years. :-D

[CasopoliS]

Have you seen those little sprayers you can buy at Home Depot for like $8?

It's like a glass bottle with an replaceable aerosol can attached to it

sweet I need one of these!

[JCell]

awsome info!

[MP3Architect]

Pics son, pics.
heres a pic of it after i painted it.
http://www.msprotege.com/members/MP3Architect/msp/newstuff.jpg

[MP3Architect]

heres it on my car as of 2 days ago. the reason it looks like the apillar is falling off (as well as the dave b rings) is because they are. when i wrecked my car everything sort of fell out of place. i just gotta snap it back in there.
http://www.msprotege.com/members/MP3Architect/apillar%20painted%20wreck.jpg

[fkmp5]

Also found chaulk board paint... I've wanted to use that on a car for years. :-D

they did it at SEMA like 3 years ago.. why do it now?

[RyanJayG]

or you can use the SEM light titanium dye that everyone else has used... and as a bonus its not a paint, its a dye, so it bonds to the plastic... I used it, still have 80% of the spray can, and you could rub all day and not make the color come off the pillar pod.

matches PERFECTLY

[MP3Architect]

or you can use the SEM light titanium dye that everyone else has used... and as a bonus its not a paint, its a dye, so it bonds to the plastic... I used it, still have 80% of the spray can, and you could rub all day and not make the color come off the pillar pod.

matches PERFECTLY
from everything i read that SEM paint is much better (since it wont scratch off) but i couldn't find it anywhere and was unwilling to wait to have it shipped. im too damn impatiant.

[UnNaturalinc]

they did it at SEMA like 3 years ago.. why do it now?


I originally had the idea about 5 years ago to do something with that. Yes, it's been done a number of times over the years. That doesn't mean it can't be done again. Most everything you can think of has been done in some form or another anyway.

Speaking of, I had a friend who tried to get a hold of Hotwheels in regard to that color changing paint they had years back. Temp. controlled color. I don't recall the price, but I think it was something like 100+ grand to do a car with what it costs. 8-)

[txrxs]

yey, another on topic thread..weeeeeeeee

[UnNaturalinc]

Sorry Txrxs... random off topic stuff is all I have to get me through the day at work. :P


heres it on my car as of 2 days ago. the reason it looks like the apillar is falling off (as well as the dave b rings) is because they are. when i wrecked my car everything sort of fell out of place. i just gotta snap it back in there.
http://www.msprotege.com/members/MP3Architect/apillar%20painted%20wreck.jpg

Nice job on the matching gauges buddy. :thumbs-up:

*I still need to get my gauge pics up.

[MP3Architect]

Nice job on the matching gauges buddy. :thumbs-up:

*I still need to get my gauge pics up.
i still have yet to find someone who can tell me how to open those defi gauges up though. i want to open them and paint the insides of the needles silver to match perfectly.

[txrxs]

yum gauges.

[RyanJayG]

I love my defi's also, and they match my mp3 gauge cluster perfectly since my needles are black

[MP3Architect]

I love my defi's also, and they match my mp3 gauge cluster perfectly since my needles are black
what about at night since defi glows orange and mp3 glows red?

[RyanJayG]

I pulled the red condoms off my stock gauge cluster lights... it works, trust me

it matches PERFECTLY at night

[MP3Architect]

I pulled the red condoms off my stock gauge cluster lights... it works, trust me

it matches PERFECTLY at night
so then your stock gauges dont match the a/c controls?

[RyanJayG]

they are too far apart to notice... really

[Fede_italiano]

from everything i read that SEM paint is much better (since it wont scratch off) but i couldn't find it anywhere and was unwilling to wait to have it shipped. im too damn impatiant.
Guys,

Is this the paint you are speaking off?

http://www.levineautoparts.com/semligtitpla.html
http://shop.store.yahoo.com/yourautotrim-store/lighttitanium2.html

How do you put the gauge pod in place? Glue, velcro,....

[RyanJayG]

yes, thats the color and brand I used. mine pretty much stays in place... though I threw in some 3M double sided tape for good measure
.

just remember that the SEM "paint" is a dye, and you dont use primer... just make sure the part is clean, and shoot.

[RallyeRedSi]

meh mine is black still, i probably will never get around to painting it

[t3ase]

yes, thats the color and brand I used. mine pretty much stays in place... though I threw in some 3M double sided tape for good measure
.

just remember that the SEM "paint" is a dye, and you dont use primer... just make sure the part is clean, and shoot.
I'm in the process of spraying a pillar now with the SEM Light Titanium as suggested and from the first place linked right above. It's a bit lighter so far than the passenger side pillar, but I'm assuming it's because I've smoked in it. I'm going to try to clean the existing pillar using some stuff we used to remove nicotine from the furniture. Maybe that'll salvage it.

[jmv]

meh mine is black still, i probably will never get around to painting it

ditto. Plus, i like the contrast of the silver ring of the gauges against the black, it really sets it off. Heck, maybe i'll end up painting the passenger side black so they match, although that wouldn't make too much sense with the headliner and stuff.... i dunno

and, FWIW, i would think if you opened up the gauges to paint the needles that you'd set yourself up for all sorts of problems... moisture and fogging of the glass from the inside during different weather... cuz aren't they atmospherically sealed or whatever, to prevent that?? Unless theres a way to do that again....

[MSPM1cheLe]

heres a pic of it after i painted it.
http://www.msprotege.com/members/MP3Architect/msp/newstuff.jpg

uhhhh im confused.... why are my pillars charcoal/black?

is this another something i didn't know about since i bought my car used?

[MP3Architect]

uhhhh im confused.... why are my pillars charcoal/black?

is this another something i didn't know about since i bought my car used?
my pillar is painted there in that pic. notice its sitting on a sack that has stray paint marks. the pillar comes black though, which some people dont paint to that it matches the dash better. i like the painted look better though.

[jmv]

but she said pillarS.... i would assume that means both of her non-pod pillars are black. Which is kinda weird.

[zzMSP03.5]

Guys,

Is this the paint you are speaking off?

http://www.levineautoparts.com/semligtitpla.html
http://shop.store.yahoo.com/yourautotrim-store/lighttitanium2.html

How do you put the gauge pod in place? Glue, velcro,....

I used some plastic rivets and drilled holes through the pillar and the metal on the inside of the door frame where the pillar goes down... looks pretty good actually

[MP3Architect]

but she said pillarS.... i would assume that means both of her non-pod pillars are black. Which is kinda weird.
yeah i was sorta thinkin thats what she meant but if thats the case thats pretty odd. maybe the previous owner just liked the black color (one of my friends paainted his passssenger piller black to match the pod pillar color)

[armando_026]

or you can use the SEM light titanium dye that everyone else has used... and as a bonus its not a paint, its a dye, so it bonds to the plastic... I used it, still have 80% of the spray can, and you could rub all day and not make the color come off the pillar pod.

matches PERFECTLY


Has anyone tried to get this in a darker color and redo all the pillers. I think it would look pretty good, but just wondering if anyone has done it

[t3ase]

I used some plastic rivets and drilled holes through the pillar and the metal on the inside of the door frame where the pillar goes down... looks pretty good actually
(boom07)

3M Automotive Double-Sided Tape.

If it even needs it. Most full pillars will stay anyway due to fit and pressure.

[t3ase]

Has anyone tried to get this in a darker color and redo all the pillers. I think it would look pretty good, but just wondering if anyone has done it
that's a lot of work. you also would need to remove the seatbelts and such to fully paint all parts.

I've thought about it but have yet to have the $ to do it.

[jmv]

(boom07)

3M Automotive Double-Sided Tape.

If it even needs it. Most full pillars will stay anyway due to fit and pressure.


I used velcro on mine, so its easier to remove later if i need to do anything with it. Seems to be working fine so far.

[MSPM1cheLe]

but she said pillarS.... i would assume that means both of her non-pod pillars are black. Which is kinda weird.

uhhh haha. yeah i guess the previous owner painted them black. hmm.. thats 2 things that arent stock that i've found out about my msp heres a pic below...
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y112/xixltjxix/stitchsdsm.jpg

so stock im guessing is the same color as like where the seatbelt comes from?

[MSPM1cheLe]

Has anyone tried to get this in a darker color and redo all the pillers. I think it would look pretty good, but just wondering if anyone has done it
check out my post.

i thought mine was stock. guess not. haha

[MP3Architect]

uhhh haha. yeah i guess the previous owner painted them black. hmm.. thats 2 things that arent stock that i've found out about my msp heres a pic below...
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y112/xixltjxix/stitchsdsm.jpg

so stock im guessing is the same color as like where the seatbelt comes from?
whats the other non stock item........im not seein it. but yeah, its the same color as where the seatbelts come. sort of to match the roof of the car.

[MSPM1cheLe]

whats the other non stock item........im not seein it. but yeah, its the same color as where the seatbelts come. sort of to match the roof of the car.

ohh.. its on the rims, tires, and suspension thread.

i was at autocross and i found out that my car doesnt have the stock shocks. mine are blue and not red. i felt pretty stupid. as do i with this thread. haha :P

[MP3Architect]

ohh.. its on the rims, tires, and suspension thread.

i was at autocross and i found out that my car doesnt have the stock shocks. mine are blue and not red. i felt pretty stupid. as do i with this thread. haha :P
you mean the springs were blue and not red? because the shocks (struts) are supposed to be blue. heres a pic off my old mp3 (suspension is the same though)
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/10/web/646000-646999/646374_9_full.jpg

[MSPM1cheLe]

[QUOTE=MP3Architect]you mean the springs were blue and not red? because the shocks (struts) are supposed to be blue. heres a pic off my old mp3 (suspension is the same though)/QUOTE]

thanks that helped.

heres the link to my thread:
http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123623299

so now i see that i have the stock struts, but my springs are definately not stock.