[clarkey1984]

As everyone else is pretty much, no work for me, it's a lockdown, so what better time to do car things.

First off I popped the centre panel around the gearstick out because the finish from last time was less than satisfactory, sanded back, primed, fine sanded, hit with a very light coat of Matt black then a couple of hours drying, a light sand for any minor imperfections and then 3 wet coats of the black gloss, it looks absolutely spot on, although I'm sure last time it looked good initially but for some reason stayed slightly tacky and never fully cured properly, the minor marks where the gear gaitor clips in further reinforcing that, ahh well, we'll see what happens, if it hasn't gone off rock solid in a few days I'll soak it in thinners and start again.

While I was holding the can of Matt black I thought hmm, that horrible dirty grey gear gaiter has always annoyed me, looks out of place against the black surround, so hot soapy water, washed and dried, and an experimental light coat of black, seems ok, so 2 more light coats, it's come out really well, if only I could do the wood look part of the steering wheel without removing it, that's far too much hassle though so I'll have to live with it, that and the gear knob are the only woody looking bits left now.