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Nov 23, 2012 10:08:11 GMT
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Hi folks, does anyone have any words of wisdom (or useful links  ) about changing the colour of a dashboard? The one currently in the Hunter is basic and past it's best - the good news is I've just collected a very nice dash from a later upmarket Sceptre  Only snag is I collected it at night and have just noticed it's dark brown - any way to change it to black? Tried search on here but it keeps timing out  I'm guessing options are paint, dye, or flocking? Tell me what I need to know ;D |
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Last Edit: Nov 23, 2012 10:16:31 GMT by nomad
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Nov 23, 2012 11:33:28 GMT
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scotch pad and degrease it well , then some vynil paint of your choice
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Nov 23, 2012 11:42:41 GMT
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I think Halfords sell vinyl paint |
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prey
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Nov 23, 2012 12:11:47 GMT
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i'd guess you couldn't dye it unless it's leather? and basically the prep for paint or flocking is the same - a good degrease, key and solvent wipe. depends whether you want an oem finish or not. and halfords vinyl paint seems quite good - i've had to remove it a on a few jobs and it's a pita to clean off!
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Nov 24, 2012 17:55:20 GMT
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Halfords bumper paint gets a good reputation, so you can bet it'll have an easier life on a dashboard. As others have said, a good clean-up and key (I lightly scuffed up my bumper with wire-wool), will prepare the surface.
Paint in very light coats : DON'T be tempted to go for coverage in one coat. It's kinda cold and damp these days, so I'd be tempted to get some heat going for a better result.
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geeza
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Dec 11, 2012 12:05:08 GMT
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Make sure all silicon is removed
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p1RATE
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Dec 11, 2012 12:36:58 GMT
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We did this a few months ago in our track car and i was very impressed with how well it turned out. We had a cream dash that would reflect light onto the windscreen, we thought about flocking but as we had non to hand we just got out a few cans of satin black paint, cleaned it up, put on a coat of primer and then painted it. The end result actually looked like a factory black dash which was surprising. i would defiantly recommend painting. It was a plastic dash and not leather.
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GT4ME
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Dec 11, 2012 21:40:58 GMT
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Halfords vinyl paint is excelent, have now used it a couple of times and the results look very original.
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Last Edit: Mar 1, 2013 10:17:01 GMT by nomad
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Was tempted to let this thread fade away but decided to add before & after pics below to show what can be done with an hours work and a can of spray-on vinyl paint. I'm very impressed, easy to get good results and it seems to dry almost instantly    Thanks for all the ideas & suggestions, feel free to add my name to "Halfrauds Vinyl Paint" supporters club (fair to say I like this paint - as long as it stays on - but it's about the only thing of theirs I would recommend  ) |
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