Painting DTC & Shifter Trim

Yeineken · 09-19-2014, 03:09 PM

Contemplating painting my DTC shifter and shifter trim.

Any tips or painting the DTC area? I know how to get the shifter trim removed by removing part of the dash. But not to sure about the DTC. Any help?

jake1220 · 09-26-2014, 06:06 PM

DCT...

Yeineken · 09-27-2014, 07:52 PM

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DCT...

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Yeineken · 10-04-2014, 06:03 PM

I'll just leave this here even though no one showed interest. Masked and plastidipped.

Dackelone · 10-04-2014, 06:46 PM

^^That came out nice!

But does your car smell now though? (spray paint smell) ???

Yeineken · 10-04-2014, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Dackelone

^^That came out nice!

But does your car smell now though? (spray paint smell) ???

None that I can smell. I had the windows and sunroof open to keep it ventilated.

ShocknAwe · 10-04-2014, 07:44 PM

Hey, looks great! Good job!

Plastidip is a really cool product.

Joaco135 · 10-04-2014, 11:01 PM

Looks good but there is got to be a way to remove the shifter disassemble and paint. Any BMW technician care to chime in?

I35it · 10-05-2014, 12:51 AM

Both pieces easily pop off. I will double check tmrw on how to pull it off but its simple.

Yeineken · 10-05-2014, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Joaco135

Looks good but there is got to be a way to remove the shifter disassemble and paint. Any BMW technician care to chime in?

I contemplated removing the pieces. But honestly I wasn't in the mood to remove the dash to get to the shifter trims. So I decide a good simple 10 min masking job was best. Result turned out great regardless.

ShocknAwe · 10-05-2014, 08:19 AM

Benefit of platidip is that when you are ready to paint it permanently, you just peel it off. That said, I feel like a nice even coat of platidip might be more durable on a part like that then paint would be.

Yeineken · 10-05-2014, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by ShocknAwe

Benefit of platidip is that when you are ready to paint it permanently, you just peel it off. That said, I feel like a nice even coat of platidip might be more durable on a part like that then paint would be.

+1

The plastdip also has a nice grip to it v. paint.

e36addict · 10-10-2014, 04:34 PM

Remove dash to remove shifter pieces? Shifter pieces are the first thing to come off when dash needs to come out

They easily pop off, I plasti-dipped mine as well. Much better!

Yeineken · 10-11-2014, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by e36addict

Remove dash to remove shifter pieces? Shifter pieces are the first thing to come off when dash needs to come out

They easily pop off, I plasti-dipped mine as well. Much better!

I could've swore every DIY I found said you had to remove part of the dash under the radio to be able to get to the shifter trims? Maybe you can point to a good DYI.

Texoma1836 · 10-24-2016, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by e36addict

Remove dash to remove shifter pieces? Shifter pieces are the first thing to come off when dash needs to come out

They easily pop off, I plasti-dipped mine as well. Much better!

Sorry to dig up this old thread, but I was looking at wrapping the silver trim on my DCT shifter with the carbon fiber 3M Di-Noc film. I figured it would be a nice little accent. I can't seem to find a DIY anywhere on how to remove that trim, can you point me in the right direction?

Yeineken · 10-24-2016, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by e36addict

Remove dash to remove shifter pieces? Shifter pieces are the first thing to come off when dash needs to come out

They easily pop off, I plasti-dipped mine as well. Much better!

Sorry to dig up this old thread, but I was looking at wrapping the silver trim on my DCT shifter with the carbon fiber 3M Di-Noc film. I figured it would be a nice little accent. I can't seem to find a DIY anywhere on how to remove that trim, can you point me in the right direction?

It's pops off very easily with a trim removal tool. Just run it along the edge until you get a bite and lift the trim off the shifter.

6MT_Addict · 10-24-2016, 03:36 PM

FWIW, to those painting interior bits, use water based (aka acrylic) paint. Laquer and oil based paints tend to stink for a long period of time while fully curing. Water based (sometimes marketed as interior spray paint) is low/no VOC (volatile organic compounds) paint and will be much better suited to your health long term. Plus it doesn't smell lol.

6MT_Addict · 10-24-2016, 03:37 PM

FWIW, to those painting interior bits, use water based (aka acrylic) paint. Laquer and oil based paints tend to stink for a long period of time while fully curing. Water based (sometimes marketed as interior spray paint) is low/no VOC (volatile organic compounds) paint and will be much better suited to your health long term. Plus it doesn't smell lol.

Xaerophreak · 03-05-2024, 10:39 AM

That looks great!!!

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