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Offline shatar4

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Painting a dash frame
« on: December 30, 2005 - 02:01:55 PM »
How did everyone paint there dash frame? Did you have them paint it when they painted the car or some other way? Mine looks kinda dingy and would like to freshen it up but I really don't want to take it to a body shop to have it painted.
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Offline miketyler

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Re: Painting a dash frame
« Reply #1 on: December 30, 2005 - 06:12:07 PM »
I had my dash frame, ashtray door, and glove box door powdercoated satin black. Very little of the frame shows once all is installed.

Also had my steering column parts done the same way
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Offline RUSTY Cuda

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Re: Painting a dash frame
« Reply #2 on: December 30, 2005 - 06:18:25 PM »
Workin on that stuff now, hate to admit it, but semi gloss spray bombs are being tried on those parts? Rich.

Offline Mopar73340

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Re: Painting a dash frame
« Reply #3 on: December 30, 2005 - 06:26:27 PM »
I used satin Black on them.  I bead blasted them and sprayed them before installing them in the car.
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Re: Painting a dash frame
« Reply #4 on: December 30, 2005 - 11:57:47 PM »
I have powdercoated them in the past , looks great 

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Offline lemurfart

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Re: Painting a dash frame
« Reply #5 on: January 03, 2006 - 05:46:10 PM »
what about painting them the body color, has anybody done that?
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Re: Painting a dash frame
« Reply #6 on: January 05, 2006 - 07:10:24 PM »
I also powdercoated my frame. Looks good and hard to scratch-not that I try. :cooldancing:
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Re: Painting a dash frame
« Reply #7 on: January 05, 2006 - 11:15:37 PM »
I too am in the process of cleaning up my dash ...I'm sending the dash pad to "Just Dashes".they're out 10 weeks...i thought I'd spend the time cleaning up the rest...I sanded, primed and sprayed the dash frame.  I think it will turn out well. (semi gloss black). 
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