First off, this is my first post. This site and you guys (and girls) have helped me so much.

Second off, yes, I did search. I looked through ALL the results I found. I found a lot about painting the knobs, but nothing on how to do it.

That leads me to my question: How do I paint the knobs?

I know that you need some sort of translucent paint, so the light can shine through - providing you want that effect. I just want to know if you must sand them and prep them, other than a good cleaning.

I have already cleaned them very well with soap and water and some alcohol and q-tips. I just want to know if I should sand them with high grit sand paper or if this isn't needed.

Another thing, I want to paint them, but I'm not sure where. I'd think that painting the back of them would be the best bet, so no wearing or scratching occurs. However, this may not give the full effect.

I'm going for a red color and a red glow. I will be doing the LED HVAC trick and getting rid of the stock bulbs. However, I want some red tint during the day, also. I just think it will add a bit to the interior of the car during the day.

Thanks in advance!
Again, thank you ALL thus far, for helping me and giving me tips. Your threads and the FAQ's have been a HUGE help.

- Jeremy

go to an art store and ask for glass stain, then just use a paintbrush and paint them, thats how i did mine and they look great, no sanding, and i did paint the front of em, no prblems with wearing or anything

Or you can do the same and paint the back sides...

As long as it's "glass stain" or "stained glass paint" you're in business.

Welcome to , BTW

Does acrylic model car paint work for this little number?

Woooo bubbies.

If it is transparent, yes. You might be able to get away with semi-transparent, but I'm not sure.

There is no sanding required. If you sand them, it'll put fine scratches into them that will show. Trust me, you don't need to prep them. You already cleaned them, and that is all thats needed. Like they said, if you buy a stained glass paint, that'll work just fine, but be careful. The stained glass spray paint is hard to use. You have to spray from a decent distance and do light coats or it will blotch.

I'd perfer just changing the LED' from behind though. The colored knobs look good an all, but it'll still have a semi-yellow tone to it from the lights behind. I had my knobs colored blue for a while, but after I changed to the clear knobs with blue LED's from behind, it turned out so much better.