D.I.Y Painting A-Pillars
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D.I.Y Painting A-Pillars
So being bored today I saw a thread about painting the pillar and headliner black. But I only did the pillars. Someone asked about a simple DIY so I did one.
http://forums.clubrsx.com/showthread.php?t=622405
First here is a picture of my stock pillar. Never realized how bad they look till I saw the thread and thought about it!
For my car all you do is pull back the window trim insulator/rubber
then I stuck a door panel remover in between the door and pillar and popped the pillar off which is held in by three clips.
Next you want to clean your pillars. I just used simple green and some towels. Because the pillars aren't extreme, no additional prepping is really required. But if worried you could do a light scuffing.
Now mask off anything you want, I masked off the felt cushions
I put down cardboard and set up bricks to hold up the pillars
I used Krylon plastic paint (semi-flat)
Start with a light coat then let it dry
then more coats as needed
I did four coats total and got this
and now re-install
BEFORE:
AFTER:
cheap easy and effective
http://forums.clubrsx.com/showthread.php?t=622405
First here is a picture of my stock pillar. Never realized how bad they look till I saw the thread and thought about it!
For my car all you do is pull back the window trim insulator/rubber
then I stuck a door panel remover in between the door and pillar and popped the pillar off which is held in by three clips.
Next you want to clean your pillars. I just used simple green and some towels. Because the pillars aren't extreme, no additional prepping is really required. But if worried you could do a light scuffing.
Now mask off anything you want, I masked off the felt cushions
I put down cardboard and set up bricks to hold up the pillars
I used Krylon plastic paint (semi-flat)
Start with a light coat then let it dry
then more coats as needed
I did four coats total and got this
and now re-install
BEFORE:
AFTER:
cheap easy and effective
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