So, I colour coded the er.. Rover

[One More Solo]

Had some spare time over the weekend so got round to colour coding the interior of my '01 Rover 25 (1.4 litres of power).
Before:


Wood be gone!:


I think it looks a bit better. Only problem is I lost one of the sliders so in the process of finding a replacement.

 

[One More Solo]

It polishes up nicely, hehe.

The way I did it...
1/ Keyed up the surface using 400 grit wet and dry paper.
2/ Cleaned the parts in warm soapy water and dried them.
3/ Two coats of standard Halfords grey primer, left to dry for about 12 hours near a radiator (wet 1200 grit sanding between coats)
4/ Two coats of Halfords Rover Platinum Silver paint (wet 1200 grit sanding between coats), same 12 hours drying
5/ Two coats of the clear lacquer
6/ Stick it back in the car

From my experience it takes a couple of weeks before you get a really good glossy finish, then it polishes up nicely.

 

[One More Solo]

Nice job, I have those sliders in my Honda Its just about to go the way of the dodo so I went out to see if they come off easy. I pulled it right off and it flew away into the dark recesses of the car so I got the one on the left more carefully, you can have it if you like.

That would be marvellous, I tried to prise the right one off and it ended up somewhere in the dashboard. Is your trust email the right one to use? Just noticed, you're in NJ and I'm in England which makes this a bit awkward for you. I'm sure I could find one much closer to home and save you the trouble.