I know this is random but I have tried lookin everywhere for help. has anyone painted their car dash before? Im gonna try and paint it, but i dont know wat all i need. So far... a person told me i just need to sand the dash a lil. put primer on it. paint it with the color i want. and then put a clear coat on it. help plz..
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Popeye
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Any rattle can automotive paint will work. Topping it with clear coat will extend it's live. I did the dash in an old Olds Delta 88 that way. I used 400 grit sandpaper to give it something to stick too. Didn't use primer as I didn't go to the metal. If you hit metal, spot priming it will be enough. Make sure you do several THIN coats, even if the first one doesn't cover all the way, don't load up on the paint. 3-4 very light coats will look better and last longer than 1-2 thicker ones.
flounderhead59 said:
well one day i was bored and i decided to take out the dash (dumb idea) now i have had the dash out for about a year
. i looked at the original dash and it was all dry rotted and chipped. so i went to Ebay and got newer used dash parts from younger jeeps. but the prob. was that they were all diff. colors. so im gonna paint them black. yea its just all hard plastic. im gonna get some duplicolor vinyl paint this week or so. and some gloss. thx. so i shouldnt use any primer?
Popeye
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You didn't say plastic before. Back up, change of plans. I used to have a 1999 Wrangler Sport. You know those plastic fender flares they had, the ones that always fade to grey? I found the absolute best thing for them. I wanted them black but not a full gloss black, satin finish would be fine. I got some Honda Bumper Black spray paint from Carquest. Have never found it anywhere but Carquest. Spray it with a product called Plastic Prep by SEM before you paint. I also got it from Carquest. Don't prep with alcohol as it may weaken the plastic. If you don't prep it, it's gonna peel off. As far as other color Krylon Fussion would be my choice
Popeye
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Not soft vinyl like seats is it? Hard like model plastic?
Popeye
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Krylon fussion or the bumper paint should werk fine. Prep 1st.
FishingCop
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go to your local car upolstery shop - they will have spray cans of vinyl dye (not paint). I works great. I usd it when restoring a 56 plymouth a few years back. The dash was metal so that got painted, but the door panels and seat coves where vinyl. The dye is great......trust me on this one...
FishingCop
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tompatt said:
I didn't need anything else but the vinyl spray. I dried with just the right semi-gloss finsish you would expect to see on new vinyl. Ask the people at the car upostery shop about it - then try it out on a sample piece that doesn't show...
b1gluke56
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LOL I love the pics on the dining room table.lol
MARINE0341
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Nice Job... Tompatt
Captain Ahab
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That does indeed look very sweet - nice job =D>
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