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E-body console restoration #1332628 11/09/12 11:00 AM 11/09/12 11:00 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,268 NY 7 70440+6bbl OP master
70440+6bbl OP master 7 Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,268 NY	Is there a proven method to refinish the natural black on a '70 E-body console? I just bought a nice 4-spd console with no cracks, but the black is somewhat blotchy looking.

Re: E-body console restoration [Re: 70440+6bbl] #1332629 11/09/12 12:02 PM 11/09/12 12:02 PM
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 7,365 Iowa burdar Owen's Dad
burdar Owen's Dad Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 7,365 Iowa	My left and right lower dash trim pieces looked the same way. I think they're made out of the same plastic. Anyway, I used SEM Adhesion Promotor and SEM Landau Black on mine. They look really good. You can't tell they are painted. Light mist coats is the key.

Re: E-body console restoration [Re: burdar] #1332630 11/09/12 12:15 PM 11/09/12 12:15 PM
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70440+6bbl OP master 7 Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,268 NY	Would you happen to have any pics of the refinished pieces Burdar? '70 Super Bee 440 6 pack 4-spd 4.10 Dana N96 EB5 ‘70 Super Bee 440 6 pack 4-spd 3.54 Dana FC7 ‘70 ‘Cuda 440+6bbl 4-spd 3.54 Dana N96 EB5 V1W

Re: E-body console restoration [Re: burdar] #1332631 11/09/12 12:22 PM 11/09/12 12:22 PM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 2,963 Wisconsin Stewpar master
Stewpar master Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 2,963 Wisconsin	Quote: My left and right lower dash trim pieces looked the same way. I think they're made out of the same plastic. Anyway, I used SEM Adhesion Promotor and SEM Landau Black on mine. They look really good. You can't tell they are painted. Light mist coats is the key. I second that notion! Same process worked great for me too. Admiration For Multiple Carburetor Vehicles...

Re: E-body console restoration [Re: 70440+6bbl] #1332632 11/09/12 12:34 PM 11/09/12 12:34 PM
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 381 Rhode Island J jml19621 enthusiast
jml19621 enthusiast J Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 381 Rhode Island	I bought a product called fusion made by Krylon. It is made for plastic lawn furniture. I did the whole inside of my 70 Cuda using black. They have glossy black, satin, and flat. I clean the parts with dawn prepsol and then with Dawn a couple of times. let them dry and put coats on all of the pieces. When I was done I hit it with clear coat. It has been three years and everything is still good. Every once in a while one of the surfaces will get marred. When it does it put a quick hit of clear coat and all is good.

Re: E-body console restoration [Re: jml19621] #1332633 11/09/12 01:05 PM 11/09/12 01:05 PM
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 7,365 Iowa burdar Owen's Dad
burdar Owen's Dad Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 7,365 Iowa	My computer isn't letting me into Photobucket right now so I just coppied a post from my restoration thread. I used the same paint for the A-pillar and kick panels. This gives you a good idea of what to expect. Quote: I cleaned the A-pillar and kick panel trim four times to get them ready for refinishing. Once they were clean I sprayed them with SEM Adhesion Promoter and SEM Landau Black. I'm very happy with how the pieces turned out. The gloss level is very close to the original gloss of the plastic. Here is a refinished A-pillar trim piece next to an unfinished one. Before picture of the kick panels...they turned gray over the years. Finished

Re: E-body console restoration [Re: 70440+6bbl] #1332634 11/09/12 02:05 PM 11/09/12 02:05 PM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,157 Mass DAYCLONA I Live Here
DAYCLONA I Live Here Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,157 Mass	As mentioned by Darren, SEM Landau Black is probaly your best choice for renewing the finish on your black interior pcs,...I use the SEM Landau black also, but I also topcoat with SEM clears, they have low lustre, satin, and gloss clears available, it helps inprove the durability of the base color you apply...esp light colors Mike

Re: E-body console restoration [Re: DAYCLONA] #1332635 11/09/12 02:17 PM 11/09/12 02:17 PM
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70440+6bbl OP master 7 Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,268 NY	Those parts look great, thanks!

Re: E-body console restoration [Re: burdar] #1332636 11/09/12 05:33 PM 11/09/12 05:33 PM
Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,169 Richmond, VA R rayztoy super stock
rayztoy super stock R Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,169 Richmond, VA	Quote: Anyway, I used SEM Adhesion Promotor and SEM Landau Black on mine. They look really good. You can't tell they are painted. Light mist coats is the key.

Re: E-body console restoration [Re: 70440+6bbl] #1332637 11/09/12 08:38 PM 11/09/12 08:38 PM
Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 4,452 Morristown Tn. 7 71birdJ68 master
71birdJ68 master 7 Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 4,452 Morristown Tn.	Here is a test , when those kind of parts ( kick panels,so forth) look like that,take you'er finger nail (if you have any) and pull it along the surface. If the plastic just comes off the part is rotten,and not worth the time,its decomposed.

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