Stripping off the old
Bare body
Dried paint, pre-cure
Dried, post-curing in the oven at 200 degrees for an hour, direct sunlight shot
Detail of the textured surface, it looks smudgy at the bottom but that is just out of focus from the camera on my phone
I shot this with VHT High Temp black wrinkle paint. Lots of car guys use it to respray their valve covers or other parts. It's about $10 a can and a single can covered the body. I bought a second can for the overhead and tone arm rests. I'll probably repaint the overhead parts as well to match. Great paint, easy to use (this coming from an absolute painting moron). Just follow the directions on the can. I also used this guide: http://www.build-threads.com/general-car-stuff/diyhow-to-wrinkle-texture-paint/
This paint is made in several different colors - black, red, blue, gray, and I think white. I taped over the larger parts and put screws up through the bottom to keep the threads clean for reinstall of parts. Once I have the rests baked and put back on the base I post another picture. Then later I'll post some of the final product/assembly.
