Sprayed My Dash

[dj_dee99]

Decided to put some of my time off work to good use and decided to get busy with the spray cans. And here\'s the result.....
 


 
 
Gonna give it a good vac & valet the seats tomorrow.
Just need to get a new centre vent to tidy it up properly, though.
Gonna get a pillar pod soon, so I can move the boost guage, too.

[robedwards99]

Looks very nice mate! Good job!

[Fish]

Looking good, but doesnt that pipework for the boost gauge get in the way?

Fish

[Red and Single]

Dash looks SUPERB but WTF is that boost gauge all about, that looks terrible !!

[dj_dee99]

I know. That\'s how it was when I got it. But I haven\'t changed anything cuz I\'m gonna put it in a pillar pod & then all the piping & wiring will be hidden away properly.

[CJay]

Looks really well in smoked silver, good job! Do you know the name of the colour you used? I\'m planning on undertaking the same job in the near future, did you use clear laquer on top?

CJ

[dj_dee99]

I used Rover Gunmetal (the only time I\'ll have anything associated with Rover :rollin )

 
I used a clear plastic primer, then a few coats of regular grey primer, 4 coats of colour & 2 coats of clear laquer to finish it off.
 
Hardest part is sanding the rubbery coating off, but it\'s all worth it in the end.

[Jit]

noooooo i was gonna do mine rover gunmetal....i even got the paint!!!! Damn you!!!

[RobbieRX-7]

Naaah..you\'re both copycats i tell ya :wiggle looks identical to mine except mine is vauxhall steel grey and looks an identical colour to the rover colour..good job mate :cool

[Jit]

Looks like ill have to choose another colour....would white be too much of an eyesore (white car)....

Good job by the way mate!

[RobbieRX-7]

seriously i think this shade of colour looks best. I cant see what the problem is..so what if he has painted it the same as what you were going to, he has the same car, so are you gonna get something else??:Giggle  I think white will look sh!te. The only 2 colours i like best for this job is gunmetal grey or gloss black.

[Jit]

hmmm....i do see wat you are saying....i dont want anything garish like red....hence why i chose gunmetal....yeah i may as well spray it gunmetal...

How many coats of lacquer did you both use? I was looking at using 2 coats of filler primer, 4 coats of colour and 4 lacquer....is that enough?

Blody hell is that the time...yawn...im knackered lol!

[RobbieRX-7]

i did about 6 coats of grey plastic acrylic primer, 4 coats of steel grey and no laquer. I did\'nt  laquer it because i did\'nt want the shine affect, also with past experience laquer tends to crack,peel and tarnish into a nicotine color after time just like the rubbery coating on the early fd\'s

[RobbieRX-7]

also if your gonna do your own, then dont paint the instrument binaccle otherwise it will reflect like a biatch

[Donato]

Looks like ill have to choose another colour....would white be too much of an eyesore (white car)....

Good job by the way mate!

Dont use white, the glare will be awful on your eyes on a long journey.. :cool