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Topic: changing the color on a dash pad
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sic67coug
Gearhead Posts: 189
From: clearlake california
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted 12-28-2002 11:37 PM
   
is there anyway to change the original color on a dash pad to a different color?
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dark7068
Gearhead Posts: 862
From: BC, Canada
Registered: May 2002
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posted 12-29-2002 04:31 AM
yeah, paint it. Make sure its REAL clean first (wax and grease remover) and then get some vinyl paint. Ive had good luck with them on changing colors. Good luck.it has to be SPOTLESS and dry. Rick
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mustangs68
Moderator Posts: 24577
From: Buckroe Beach Va MCA#39406 M&M #12 Member Mustang Club of Tidewater
Registered: May 99
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posted 12-29-2002 09:45 AM
Most of the Mustang parts Vendor carry vinyl dyes and prep solutions..seems easy enough to do..check our Sponsor links above for the products needed.
sam
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fordnmerc
Gearhead Posts: 1001
From: Watkins Glen NY USA
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 12-29-2002 12:03 PM
The brown dash pad in my Elite was somewhat faded. I bought a bottle of brown leather shoe dye for under 5 bucks and that worked like a charm! Matched the original color and the applicator attached to the cap was easy to use.It is worth noting that those products they call 'Scuff-Cote' do not work, because they don't penetrate. They just glide over the surface and will do nothing for a faded dash. I've also found that those paints are not as durable as dye, because the paint doesn't penetrate, either. The paint will scuff more easily than the dye. And the dye is much easier to touch-up. David
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Ken&Shell
Gearhead Posts: 708
From: Mocksville, NC
Registered: May 2000
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posted 12-29-2002 12:12 PM
Hey, finally a topic I can help with. I completely changed the interior on my mustang. It was red faded to a hideous pink color. I changed out the panels and seats, etc with another car that had Gray interior. I did not want to change the dash out as that was WAY over my head. I bought the vinyl spray paint you can get at most parts stores, and probably our sponsors here. I cleaned off all the old residue and went to painting. That was a year ago in February. It held up incredibly well. Be sure there is no armorall or anything like that left on as it bubbles the vinyl paint right off. The only places that did not stay permanent were areas of high use, such as the console between the seats. It scratched off in places, but I am gonna touch that up as soon as the exterior of the car is painted. I also got "creative" with my headliner too. I will post some pics so you can see. Just grab some cans of paint, and be brave. If it looks at bad as mine did, anything was an improvement. And I did a good job even I have to say so myself.
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