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Nov 13, 2008 | 02:43 PM

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cmz

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painted new stereo install

painted pioneer DEH-P6000UB (faceplate and trimring) tell me what you think.

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Nov 13, 2008 | 04:18 PM

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BLKFIN

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Re: painted new stereo install

Looks good! Great job and welcome to the forum!

Nov 13, 2008 | 05:10 PM

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patpur

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Nice job. I was gonna do that to my Alpine but I went the black Carbon Fiber dash route....so now it matches.
Pat

Nov 14, 2008 | 05:48 AM

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Tazz

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Re: painted new stereo install

looks great --- what paint did you use? I need to do mine!

Nov 14, 2008 | 06:10 AM

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cmz

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Re: painted new stereo install

glad you like it. paint is testors #1146 silver argemt. bought at a local hobby shop. used an air brush for application, but is also available in a spray can.

Nov 14, 2008 | 06:14 AM

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martosh79

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Re: painted new stereo install

Hi,

how did you take the panels off????

or did you have to.

Best regards

Nov 14, 2008 | 09:49 PM

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cmz

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faceplate is held together with four screws ln the back. remove screws and faceplate snaps apart.very little masking is necesary when its painted this way

Nov 15, 2008 | 06:28 AM

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maxcichon

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Re: painted new stereo install

Very nice. Now I'll have to do mine. (DEH-5000). Thanks for the tips!

Nov 15, 2008 | 07:09 AM

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MikeR

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Great job. It looks like it came that way. I would have to find Aero Blue if I changed my head unit.

MikeR

Nov 15, 2008 | 08:39 PM

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cmz

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Re: painted new stereo install

well MikeR, changing your head unit would absolutely wakeup the rest of the stereo system in your car. browsing your photo gallery tells me a little bit of paint wouldnt slow you up much. I'm impressed. cmz

Nov 16, 2008 | 01:44 PM

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ppro

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Quote:

Originally Posted by cmz

glad you like it. paint is testors #1146 silver argemt. bought at a local hobby shop. used an air brush for application, but is also available in a spray can.

The bad news is that paint is very soft and does not stand up well to the oil on hands. Good luck with it standing up to usage.