PHASE 2 - DIY CENTER DASH GAUGE POD completed

well well... couldnt sleep last night... so i ended spending 4 hour sanding and 2 hour painting... feel like zombie now...

lets start....

i apply plasti-bond that i bought on bunnings to the gap between the 2 panels.... and also on the gauge holder (coz its surface have texture and i dont like it....) and scrape the excess...



then i start sanding... start with 60 grit, 150, 400, and then 800... u dont need to do this.... but i just want a perfect surface ^_^ its good for painting foundation...



now, test fitting before painting



and start painting.... i use that light to warm it up, coz its bloody cold atm...

and keep sanding between layer using fine 1200 grit.... i put about 6 thin layers...
i use this anti-glare matt black paint...


now before the final layer... i sand the whole thing with 2000grit... and the result was amazingly smooth!!!

finished painting...


colour matched, texture matched...


and i know its annoying, but colour is very important to me... so i spray my light silver gauge ring to the darker silver... closer to mazda3 silver interior hi-light


and FINISHED!!




now i just need to learn how to hook up those bloody gauges.... any hint?