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Painting gauge pod?

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saleen556

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I just bought a black autometer gauge pod.I would like to paint it charcoal to match my interior.Any suggestions on what paint to use?
 

CTGrey02

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Yeah, go to your ford dealership. They can provide the EXACT color your looking for, but it takes 7 days to get it in. Think it was 14 bucks for a can of it. Just take your time and put on quite a few even coats and it'll come out nice.
 

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Auto Meter recommends VHT Paint. Though, I will admit, when I did this on my old '95, I got the matching spray paint from Ford.
 

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Forgot to add.. Make sure you wash the pillar in a LOT of detergant before spraying it.
 

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Here's what I did - cleaned both a-pillars and the pod thoroughly and let them dry. Then I painted the both pillars completely with a dark charcoal paint for vinyl and interiors that I got at the auto parts store. The color matched the interior very well and since I painted the pillars and the pod they all match perfectly.

You can't even tell it's a slightly lighter shade of charcoal. Like was said, a few thin coats works the best.

Jay
 

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i didn't even notice that they were not the same color.....
 
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