Dash Face Rehab
Posted: Sat May 14, 2005 4:27 pm
Hello all, just some tips for an early dash rehab, I am going to get some pics and send them to Steve to add to the site.
Gerardo
OPTION 1: POWDERCOATING: You can send the dash face in to be powdercoated
along with the console face and shift plate. They have a nice black wrinkle
paint which is like the original. Cost on this method is about 125 to 150
dollars.
OPTION 2: DO-IT-YOURSELF
1. Buy two cans of Eastwood's wrinkle paint.
2. Lightly sand the face so the paint has a good adhering surface.
3. After sanding, clean the face with alcohol or a paint thinner to get any
sanding residue off as well as any grease grime etc.
4. Set up the dash on a saw horse along with your other items.
5. If possible, paint in the full heat of the day.
6. Place a thick coat on and I really mean THICK. Don't worry if it looks
like the wrinkles are big; they shrink with the heat. Just be careful with
runs; make sure you move that spray can around.
7. Another effective way I have done this in the winter (and it should
certainly work in the summer) is to use a pair of 500 watt halogen lamps to
shine directly down at close proximity to the dash. This in essence bakes
the paint and causes it to shrink. If you do it this way, let the dash cure
for two days before handling it.
8. Whether outside or using lamps, it is very important to let the dash get
as hot as possible.
9. When you are done there is no need for a "clear" coat as you have a nice
new coat of wrinkle paint, and I can tell you personally the result is
awesome. It makes all the difference in the world once you put it back
together.
10. The cost by doing it this way is approximately twenty dollars and it
turns out very similar results as powdercoating.
Gerardo
OPTION 1: POWDERCOATING: You can send the dash face in to be powdercoated
along with the console face and shift plate. They have a nice black wrinkle
paint which is like the original. Cost on this method is about 125 to 150
dollars.
OPTION 2: DO-IT-YOURSELF
1. Buy two cans of Eastwood's wrinkle paint.
2. Lightly sand the face so the paint has a good adhering surface.
3. After sanding, clean the face with alcohol or a paint thinner to get any
sanding residue off as well as any grease grime etc.
4. Set up the dash on a saw horse along with your other items.
5. If possible, paint in the full heat of the day.
6. Place a thick coat on and I really mean THICK. Don't worry if it looks
like the wrinkles are big; they shrink with the heat. Just be careful with
runs; make sure you move that spray can around.
7. Another effective way I have done this in the winter (and it should
certainly work in the summer) is to use a pair of 500 watt halogen lamps to
shine directly down at close proximity to the dash. This in essence bakes
the paint and causes it to shrink. If you do it this way, let the dash cure
for two days before handling it.
8. Whether outside or using lamps, it is very important to let the dash get
as hot as possible.
9. When you are done there is no need for a "clear" coat as you have a nice
new coat of wrinkle paint, and I can tell you personally the result is
awesome. It makes all the difference in the world once you put it back
together.
10. The cost by doing it this way is approximately twenty dollars and it
turns out very similar results as powdercoating.
