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Right i got a 1.2 5door red corsa merit
i was thinkin of getting some interior trim parts sprayed red like the heater surround and shelf under the glovebox area, now if i get a sprayer to do this will it have the same sort of smooth shine as say a polished car wing? or will it be like mat kinda paint we use in houses?
Also how hard are bonnets to change because i had a little bump and its bend slightly and dosent sit flush?
And finally how hard is it to take out the speedo and change the dials?
all help is much appreciated
matt
it wont be a shiny finish,are you doing it yourself or getting someone to do it? there is a post in styling with pics and lots of info of me and jarjar doin our interiors,but to be honest although i have sprayed alot of my interior and im good at sprayin,jarjar would be best person to go to for advice.
bonnet is simple to change,easier if u get someone to hold it while u undo the bolts.
and i havnt changed the speedo to one with rev counter yet,but there is a post n ere where someone has put pics off how to do it.
hope that helps-and if u want anymore help to do with the interior sprayin jus let me know.
Dials are pretty easy to change but a bit fiddly to get the top part of the steering cowling off cos of the indicator stalks. Then just 3 screws to undo the front part of the speedo dome. Two more left and right at the bottom of the speedo and a clip at the top back of the speedo and it just comes out. Kinda connects via like a laptop IDE connection...so no wires to worry bout. The dial faces are lame to get at. the front perspex layer is glued onto the dials so u need to either stanley knife or use paint stripper gel to break down the bond so u can change the dials cover or paint em. I've just left mine black though cos i like it that way. Should be green backlit but it turns out the bulbs i bought are for the battery, handbrake etc lights. So kinda £10 wasted but nvm....at least all functions are green aswell now dan
The bonnet is easy to get off put a bitch to get on again on ur own and to make it line up neatly with the wing panels.
Interior painting...ill aBasically im good at painting etc but my fibreglassin/fibreputty skills suck! lol...my A-pillar tweeter pods are O_o bodge But they pump it and looks good from outside so it all chillin?!?
Painting is only as good as the prep work u put it as far as im concerned; that and not being a fool and pilling on the thick layers of paint.
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But they pump it and looks good from outside so it all chillin?!? 
might get a spare trim from scrappy and have a go myself