Woodgrain no more.

[99RegalGS]

So yeah, I always hated the woodgrain in my Regal. Hmm even in my old Regal as well. Today I decided to fix the problem. Boredom helps too. I removed all 5 of the woodgrain trim pieces and spray painted them black. 2-3 coats of paint later... ta da! No more woodgrain.

 

Before: (best I had)

 

After: (again not the greatest picture. it was cold and I hurried)

 

 

The rest of the pictures are here.

http://gsregal.jbarbieri.net/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=236

 

Woodgrain FTL!!!!

[jeremy]

I can't tell the difference between the pics.

[5speedz34]

I can't tell the difference between the pics.

 

Yeah, it looks black to me.

[Psych0matt]

you can see it on the door window panel

[88Regal Limited]

I <3 woodgrain

 

 

 

 

But you sure did one hell of a nice job!

[intern8tion9l]

great move! i hate woodgrain in any vehicle ever manufactured. even if i bought a high end vehicle the first thing i'd get rid of or cover up is anything that resembled wood

[THe_DeTAiL3R]

I like the "black" woodgrain. I think it looks hella good especially in the new Buicks. I agree though I don't care for the regular brown woodgrain, especially in most average cars (if it was a Cadillac or something might be different).

[GP1138]

I don't mind "coffee" woodgrain. LL Bean Foresters and Outbacks have it, and it looks alright.

[slick]

When you have real woodgrain(like my car for example), it's total blasphemy to paint over it.

 

That does look a lot better though!

[jeremy]

When you have real woodgrain(like my car for example), it's total blasphemy to paint over it.

 

 

that's what I was thinking....it looks incredible on the cars that have a higher quality finish to them

[99RegalGS]

Yeah, I wish I had taken a picture of all of the pieces before I painted them. oh well.

 

A Mercedes-Benz E500 with the sports package in my lab has the dark REAL woodgrain. That looks nice, but all of the other cars in the lab have the regular brown woodgrain. Yuck!

[1990lumina]

haha nothing is worse then woodgrain in the 90-94 Luminas haha...well at least I have the blue stuff so it doesn't look as bad..

 

Slick, PM some pics of your interior please!!

[97loudcut]

pics don't work

[5speedz34]

pics don't work

 

They work for me?! Hmm, but they don't work on Josh's forum for me....wierd.

 

Anyways, yeah real woodgrain in 10x better.

[1990lumina]

yeah his server is down or something...chat doesn't work either on his server

[99RegalGS]

Yes, John's server is down. And John hosts all my pictures.

[Marchi1]

This kinda answer my question if anyone made a replacement piece that wasn't Burlwood (fancy techincal term). I was actually thinking of a CF wrap, or possibly a semi-flat black like shown, leaning more to the cf now though, just to be different.

[White93z34]

When you have real woodgrain(like my car for example), it's total blasphemy to paint over it.

 

 

that's what I was thinking....it looks incredible on the cars that have a higher quality finish to them

 

unfortunately we are dealing with woodgrain (on first gens namely) that looks as if it was pulled from a terrible 1970s disco hall.

[Dirty Rockstar]

Did you use satin finish or plain ol flat black, buck a can from walmart stuff?

 

Looks great either way.. I HATE woodgrain, except the darker color in the newer Cadillac STS' Just because the shit ain't overdone in those!!

 

EDIT: Sean, is hould also say because I looked at your album, I think I figured out where the Tweeters are going in the Lumina when I put the 6.5" compnent speakers in the front doors! Woot!

 

+2 for Sean!

[99RegalGS]

This kinda answer my question if anyone made a replacement piece that wasn't Burlwood (fancy techincal term). I was actually thinking of a CF wrap, or possibly a semi-flat black like shown, leaning more to the cf now though, just to be different.

I think CF wrap would be the only way to go with this. No one that I know makes a direct replacement part for the woodgrain pieces.

 

Did you use satin finish or plain ol flat black, buck a can from walmart stuff?

 

Looks great either way.. I HATE woodgrain, except the darker color in the newer Cadillac STS' Just because the shit ain't overdone in those!!

 

EDIT: Sean, is hould also say because I looked at your album, I think I figured out where the Tweeters are going in the Lumina when I put the 6.5" compnent speakers in the front doors! Woot!

 

+2 for Sean!

I used plain ol flat flack.

 

lol, glad I could help with your tweeter placement.