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Old 02-08-2016, 10:37 AM   #1
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Painted my dash bezel

Found this bezel on ebay thinking it was pretty close to perfect. But once I received it I was happy with the overall condition but the stainless finish wasn't as nice as I thought by the pictures. Had some flaws and since everything I have done for my interior so far is new or close to perfect I dcided to tape it off and re finish the stainless look. Of course it wouldnt looked the same but should pop nicely if taped off correctly. I used a Duplicolor Stainless steel spay paint then clear coated it with a matte finish. Here is how it turned out so far. I plan on spraying some satin black to the black areas to finish it off. Tell me what you guys think!

I sanded the imperfect spots with a 220

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Old 02-08-2016, 10:52 AM   #2
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Re: Painted my dash bezel

Looks good. I bought a basic black bezel off Ebay for my 83 C20 Silverado. I prefer that look to the brushed aluminum/chrome ring Silverado one. Having worked in the Chevrolet manufacturing plant in the late 1970s that made the bezels, I know that those bezel decals have problems with discoloration and cracking, so I wanted to avoid those problems.
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Old 02-08-2016, 11:50 AM   #3
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Re: Painted my dash bezel

I'd say you did a fine job on painting, LOOKS GREAT!!!
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Old 02-08-2016, 12:44 PM   #4
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Re: Painted my dash bezel

Thanks! Hoping it holds up good. But I don't see it being much of an issue
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Old 02-08-2016, 07:13 PM   #5
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Re: Painted my dash bezel

Looks good!
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