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Coloring The Dash - 12/6/2006 3:26:46 PM   
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Aye wut up ight so my interior (the Dash) right now is a ugly sliver/grey

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i want to change it to a black or blue how do i change the color to get an effect like this??

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RE: Coloring The Dash - 12/6/2006 3:53:19 PM   
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that looks like its all fiberglass, which is what gives it the flat shiny look, if you were to just paint it that blue it would prob look like crap. i dont know how you would go about changing the color.

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RE: Coloring The Dash - 12/6/2006 3:57:58 PM   
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that looks like its all fiberglass, which is what gives it the flat shiny look, if you were to just paint it that blue it would prob look like crap. i dont know how you would go about changing the color.



so would i just take out the dash mix fiberglass and black paint sand it out and put layers on ??

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RE: Coloring The Dash - 12/6/2006 4:07:13 PM   
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well i know very little about fiber glass other then its a complete "witch" to work with. That is how you would have to do it, layering it, but it would take a very long time and would be a royal pain in the ass. and i don tthink you would mix the paint with it, i think you would paint it when you are done, but as i said i dont know all that much about fiberglass.

ps if you do do this, please put a nice steering wheel on it cause that whole interior is ruined cause he was a wicked sweet custom dash and a stock steering wheel.

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RE: Coloring The Dash - 12/6/2006 4:11:14 PM   
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alright I talked to my friend who knows more then I and he said this "build the frame from wood and lay fiberglass over it
then sand it and coat it with epoxy and paint"

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RE: Coloring The Dash - 12/6/2006 4:17:38 PM   
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alright I talked to my friend who knows more then I and he said this "build the frame from wood and lay fiberglass over it
then sand it and coat it with epoxy and paint"



o ok so its just like buliding a fiberglass box for a system

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RE: Coloring The Dash - 12/6/2006 4:20:07 PM   
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yeah, just alot more things to take into account.

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RE: Coloring The Dash - 12/6/2006 4:55:59 PM   
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Honestly if you gotta ask about fiberglass, don't do it. You will regret it. Making a box out of fiberglass is a good way to start, but building a dash is something someone with experience can only do and make it look look atleast decent. I've worked with fiberglass on boats since I was 10 with my dad. Fiberglass is a mission and a half to work with, and you really have to know what your doing, or will come out like complete crap. If you know someone who is good with fiberglass, do it with him and have him show you the ropes. Or spend spend a lot of money for someone to do it for it, it expensive b/c your paying not only for the labor, but the experience that goes with it. Or you could just not do it entirely, it will look pretty weird on a non show car. For it to look good you would have to redo your entire interior. A stock car with grey cloth interior will look so out of place with a glass dash.

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RE: Coloring The Dash - 12/7/2006 2:14:45 PM   
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They do make some vinly kits n such on ebay that only cover the plastic trim pieces, not the entire dash. A set is about 50-100 bucks and I think they look nice

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