HELP! Interior Help Needed
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HELP! Interior Help Needed
Well I've run into some issues on my interior revamp. My 73 F250 build thread kind of lays it out. 1st. I can't figure out how to get the vinyl top dash part out of the truck. It will be dang near impossible to paint around it. #2 How do you pull off the trim around the glovebox? I am painting it black to match the surround and I can't figure out how to pull the dang thing off. #3 How do you paint over woodgrain? Is there any special requirements like sanding or removal of something? i've never painted woodgrain.
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Ok well do you have the whole dash out? If not, It is MUCH easier to take off the dash pad and you can paint the dash with out getting any over spray on the windshield or anything that you did not mask off. As for #2, Same thing, I would take the dash out and it is much easier. Now, #3, you can just paint over it but I would take some high grit sand paper to it just so it won't peel off as easily over time.
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I do not have the whole dash out. Can I pull the dash out by myself? I already have the glovebox door, gauge cluster, and radio out. I do not feel comfortable messing with the vacuum and wiring lines on the climate control.
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So I have the A/C unit in my truck, yet I do not any longer have A/C. There are a ton of vacuum lines that go...lord knows where. Do any of these affect the heater control? And can the dash come out without pulling out the controls?
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I would just undo the wires, make sure you mark them, and then just pull the dash out and then take everything off in yer garage or where ever you want to do it at.
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Welp when it warms up tomorrow the dash is coming out. It's hard to pull things out when you can't feel your fingers in the driveway
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The vacuum lines that work your heater and a/c controls all plug into a rubber piece on the back of the control head. You can pull that piece out and leave the line connected if you want. Then, when you reassemble it, just plug everything back in.
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Last week a very good friend and I had to remove a whole bunch of individual wires from the electrical panel of an older Tucker Sno-Cat. The opportunities to screw up were huge....
My friend brought out one of these:3M Dispenser, W/ Tape #0-9 - Wire Marking Labels - 2A233|STD-0-9 - Grainger Industrial Supply
We labeled each wire, and its location. When it came time to reassemble it was virtually painless. While these gizmos are surprisingly expensive, they work!
My friend brought out one of these:3M Dispenser, W/ Tape #0-9 - Wire Marking Labels - 2A233|STD-0-9 - Grainger Industrial Supply
We labeled each wire, and its location. When it came time to reassemble it was virtually painless. While these gizmos are surprisingly expensive, they work!
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Last week a very good friend and I had to remove a whole bunch of individual wires from the electrical panel of an older Tucker Sno-Cat. The opportunities to screw up were huge....
My friend brought out one of these:3M Dispenser, W/ Tape #0-9 - Wire Marking Labels - 2A233|STD-0-9 - Grainger Industrial Supply
We labeled each wire, and its location. When it came time to reassemble it was virtually painless. While these gizmos are surprisingly expensive, they work!
My friend brought out one of these:3M Dispenser, W/ Tape #0-9 - Wire Marking Labels - 2A233|STD-0-9 - Grainger Industrial Supply
We labeled each wire, and its location. When it came time to reassemble it was virtually painless. While these gizmos are surprisingly expensive, they work!
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Well I'll just let anyone looking at this thread that my repaint has turned into custom door panels and my speakers have been bumped up the list. And hot at least allows paint to dry, unlike cold and humid