i dont want it to be cleared or smooth i just want the grey to be black and i never thought to take the peices out before i painted them thanks for the tip polpilot. hahaha

 

i did my center piece around a year and a half or so ago and its holding up very well i cant remember for sure if i sanded or clear coated it, but i dont think i did either...

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it was the "stainless steel" paint they had at walmsrt, i forget the brand...

 

The painted pieces do look good, but watch what you paint. Anything you touch alot gets scratched fast. I just have the factory stuff that is piano black on a Harley truck and my center console is already all scratched. It waxes out easy enough, but its a real pain to keep nice.

 

This is a good point. i painted several pieces in my other truck. the dash pieces are holding up pretty well, but the armrest and cup holder pieces are all scratched up and look like crap. its a work truck so i dont really care but its a good warning for those who want to paint...

 

 

just out of curiosity, if i wanted to paint the flint areas on the dash of my FX4 piano black like the harleys, i'd have to remove the whole dash, right?

 

all the black panels in your dash can come out easy. if that silver is the flint color, you're gonna have to leave them in. strip out everyting you can out of the cab, tape it all off and go ahead and paint.

 

i painted the whole interior on my truck it turned out good used fusion paint check my gallery so far its holding
sorry dont have the pics on yet but will soon