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Old Oct 8, 2008 | 02:51 PM
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dying dash board?

i have a beat up old brown dashboard and im hoping to transform my interior to black

i have the oppertunity to get a dash with no cracks pretty cheap at a close junkyard

how hard would it be to dye the dash shell black?

and would it last?
 
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Old Oct 8, 2008 | 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by crestfallinman
i have a beat up old brown dashboard and im hoping to transform my interior to black

i have the oppertunity to get a dash with no cracks pretty cheap at a close junkyard

how hard would it be to dye the dash shell black?

and would it last?

LMC truck has special colorbond paint for this purpose.
LMC Truck Parts - Page 100

6 different colors shown.
 
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Old Oct 8, 2008 | 08:46 PM
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i have tried a similiar product and it came off to easily, i was just wondering if dying would last longer

or would it be easier to cover it with vinyl?
 
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Old Oct 8, 2008 | 10:11 PM
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the company sem makes a excellent dye spray, i have used it a few times it worked well. the duplicolor crap is that crap .
 
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Old Oct 9, 2008 | 12:56 AM
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I wouldn't fool with it. That stuff never seems to last and just rubs, flakes, or chips off. I know a few people that have had decent results with it. Personally, I think that its best to leave it alone or replace it with a nicer one of the same color. If you want a different color interior, then I would just find a donor truck with the color interior that you want and change it all over.
 
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Old Oct 9, 2008 | 06:26 AM
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a few guys i know have used the fusion paint for plastics-the key thing is to clean and prep the surface!as is in any paint job! may not last for ever?
 
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Old Oct 9, 2008 | 09:13 AM
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what all colors were put into the interior of this year?

i have seen like a tan, i have brown, red, blue, grey, and dark grey

did they make a black interior for these trucks?
 
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Old Oct 9, 2008 | 09:40 AM
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Originally Posted by crestfallinman
what all colors were put into the interior of this year?

i have seen like a tan, i have brown, red, blue, grey, and dark grey

did they make a black interior for these trucks?
thats a good question?-i have never seen a black interior either-that i can remember
 
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Old Oct 9, 2008 | 10:50 AM
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Go to Eastwood they carry SEM Dye paint at a reasonable price.
 
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Old Oct 9, 2008 | 11:34 PM
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so what is ther difference between that stuff and like krylon or dye?
 
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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 06:12 AM
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Didn't lightnings and Nites have black interior?
 
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Originally Posted by John_deere_kid
Didn't lightnings and Nites have black interior?

The Gen 1 Lightning had Grey interiors.
 
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so what is ther difference between that stuff and like krylon or dye?
Krylon will peel off. I tried painting a outside plastic table with Krylon it feeled off 24 hours later. Duplicolor is just as bad.
 
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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 08:50 PM
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yeah i currently have parts of my interior painted black with krylon

it suckkkkkks, it flaked and hazed and yeah

is that stuff on lmc or the other stuff better than krylon and duplicolor?
 
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yeah i currently have parts of my interior painted black with krylon

it suckkkkkks, it flaked and hazed and yeah

is that stuff on lmc or the other stuff better than krylon and duplicolor?
I hear SEM is the best.I would try Eastwood here is a link.

Eastwood Company: Auto Tools, Body Repair, Classic Car Restoration, House of Kolor Paint, Powder Coating
 
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