Serene

Hey guys Im making a triple gauge pillar and I am needing some paint or a plastic dye to match the gray interior piece, the color the old apillar was. Any ideas on what to get and where to get it?

Thanks!!

944v8inDFW

Any autobody paint store.

Injuneer

I got Graphite vinyl spray paint from The Eastwood Company that is an excellent match to my 94 Graphite interior. If used if for a "grafted" dual pod pillar and for a radio delete blanking plate. I also made some dash hole filler plates for a buddy's 30th SS and it was a good match.

It's on one of the 4 pages that come up with this link:

http://www.eastwoodco.com/shopping/s...&attribute16=0

http://cjcfo.fbody.com/members/injun.../DCP03652a.jpg

http://cjcfo.fbody.com/members/injun.../DCP03866a.jpg

Serene

fred, did you texture the piece with anything?

Serene

Looking atr that link, it shows the graphite as a black?

What about this one? http://www.eastwoodco.com/shopping/p...ord=vinyl+coat warm gray?

Actually, this one looks like it might match better http://www.eastwoodco.com/shopping/p...ord=vinyl+coat

Injuneer

No texturing.... I limited the "graft" to a thin strip of bondo on either side to eliminate the gap, then filled the end gaps. Only about 1/2" of "non-textured" surface.

http://cjcfo.fbody.com/members/injun.../PodMod01x.JPG

I can only tell you that the "Graphite" that Eastwood sells is what you see in the two pictures I posted (the first one is my 94 Formula, the 2nd one is a 30th SS), and even though the "flash" makes any mismatch worse than it appears to the eye, they look pretty good. In natural light, I can't tell the difference in shades, and I know where to look.

I tried the "Presidio" first.... it was way too light. I do feel that the shades of gray are different between the various years..... so you might have to try something other than Graphite. I thought the 30th SS was closer to "black" than my "graphite", but it turned out OK.

I bought some used 97 graphite floor mats from a guy over the 'net, and they didn't match my carpet at all???

Serene

Alright, I'll try out the graphite then and see how it does.

Anyone have an idea on the texture stuff?

Serene

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Serene

fred did you use their primer stuff?

Somnambulist

what are the dimensions on the triple gauge pod?

Serene

what d oyou mean??

BigEvil

I never checked eastwood, but yearone has it.

Serene

the paint or the texture stuff? Do you have a linke?

Somnambulist

how long is the gauge pod...

Serene

full length of the apillar pretty much, top all the way down to the dash vent