Correct Console Grain

I bought a factory console for my dart. It had a couple spots that were smooth, and a couple deep scratched. If I sanded the scratches out then there would be big spot with no "grain". Since I could figure no way to fix the factory grained appearance of the console I decided to go with No grain.

I sanded the entire outside surface of the console with some 60 grit paper on a sanding block. Took my time, filled in some low spots with filler. Sanded till the whole thing was smooth. Then finished it off with some 80 grit, then 150 grit.

Painted it with acrylic enamel with a flattening agent added so it would be a flat finish, not glossy.

I did this in conjunction with making my own console top to replace the factory pieces that were pitted and had bad chrome.

Here's a few pics for you.