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**jocko** · 11-01-2011, 09:02 PM

I believe goat is just asking about the surround -it should be silver or black. I prefer the silver if the glovebox trim is also silver.

I sprayed about 4-5 different silvers on a test strip of sheet metal to see what was close to the glovebox silver and original dash surround silver. Ended up just picking one that was close and painting BOTH at the same time - i.e. update your glovebox trim at the same time and it'll be undetectable. I'm pretty sure I picked mine up at a craft shop (Michael's maybe??) and its brand name was Varsol, Varthane, Varsomethingor other...

Now, as for getting the glovebox trim off without a blow torch.... that's another thread all by itself...

If it's black - well, I always prefer Krylon semi-gloss - but again, depends how faded or not your matching glovebox trim is. Same-same, amy want to paint both.

11-01-2011, 09:02 PM	#4
jocko Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Godley, TX Posts: 18,001	Re: 60-66 dash paint I believe goat is just asking about the surround -it should be silver or black. I prefer the silver if the glovebox trim is also silver. I sprayed about 4-5 different silvers on a test strip of sheet metal to see what was close to the glovebox silver and original dash surround silver. Ended up just picking one that was close and painting BOTH at the same time - i.e. update your glovebox trim at the same time and it'll be undetectable. I'm pretty sure I picked mine up at a craft shop (Michael's maybe??) and its brand name was Varsol, Varthane, Varsomethingor other... Now, as for getting the glovebox trim off without a blow torch.... that's another thread all by itself... If it's black - well, I always prefer Krylon semi-gloss - but again, depends how faded or not your matching glovebox trim is. Same-same, amy want to paint both.