Refurbish my center console?

johnjohn · 13 July 2011

I just bought my '94 coup and among a few other things that needs some TLC the center console trim (this might go by another name) needs some love. Has anyone pulled this out to do a re-ferb job to it? Im not talking about a carbon fiber or wood overlay, I want it to look like new OEM. Thanks guys

DB92 · 13 July 2011

Try a search, should find a bunch. I pulled mine and peeled off all the plating . I didn't decide on finish yet.

swerve2007 · 13 July 2011

yes, you definitely have to pull the old foil off before refinishing. going back to oem look can be done with the right paint match (the original is a vapor deposition process which is not cost effective for you to reproduce). another option is patterns done through water-transfer process (ie like applying camo to gun stocks etc). there usually are several places in large metro areas that do that. i have done my plastic interior pieces using this technique and the results are oem quality.