I have recolored many dash and door panel items with great results. If done correcly it can withstand a beating. I have also recolored steering wheels on manual steering cars and the recoloring lasts for years. What needs to be done is to make sure your part hat you are recoloring is CLEAN and then use the correct primer before you apply the color.I use some clear primer mde do prime plastic parts and it has always held the color great.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Cliff Simpson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 12:44 PM Subject: Re: Dying the dash > Hi Chris, > > Chris E. Carson wrote: > > I've been looking for a black instrument panel for a while for my 71 but > > have had zero luck. There are , however, tons and tons of brown and > > green dashes available at low cost. Has anyone ever dyed/painted one of > > these things and what was the result? > > I've dyed a couple black. The result was very good even with a klutz > like me doing it. Of course it's better to start with a colour close to > the result. The dye sinks in unlike painting plastic where a fingernail > can reveal the original colour.. > > HTH, > -- > > Cliff "I love the smell of fresh paint anytime" Simpson & Kermit > http://www.ucalgary.ca/~csimpson/TheOldsZone.html
