My dash bezel reconstruction

[no moa]

Here is some pics of my dash i am messing with redoing, before and after pics.
It was a standard woodgrain dash i got from teeitup (thank you randy) and i had the tach dash set up from a 70.

The chrome paint is not chrome at all, how they make the edges and bezels chrome is beyond me, i searched and found nothing.

Where is bled under the tap will be touched up black, and the needles are going to be repainted orange. Only issue is the numbers and letters on the glass, a couple other them are ruff, and i'm sure i can't find that funky green to repaint them.
Anyway, enjoy.

[no moa]

The tape job

[no moa]

And the after paint job, lol.

[Coley]

The chrome appearance created on the plastic is a process called 'vacuum metallizing'....sort of a simple plastic plating process.
It is a really inexpensive way to make plastic look like chrome and is used in all sorts of automotive applications and a lot of other industries.
However, it is very easy to ruin it with cleaners, abrasives, etc.
The spray bomb 'chrome' is definitely not the same stuff.
Good Luck
Coley

[jchav62]

Looks good to me.

[RenoKeene]

Looks dam good to me.....

I've been busy but I should be able to get a good look at those bed rails for you tonight, my brother and I are trying to buy a whole garage full of parts....wait till you get a load of this score!
oh ya....scored another 67 cab and doors Sat. too.

Now, back to your guages....

[no moa]

Originally Posted by RenoKeene

Looks dam good to me.....

I've been busy but I should be able to get a good look at those bed rails for you tonight, my brother and I are trying to buy a whole garage full of parts....wait till you get a load of this score!
oh ya....scored another 67 cab and doors Sat. too.

Now, back to your guages....

HEY!!! Stop assin up my cheap-O-lamo-O gauge thread with your buying tons of cool great parts posts!!!!!!

No rush on the rail Brad, i broke a tooth bad, looks like my truck $ maybe low for awhile. lol

[RenoKeene]

"cheap-O-lamo-O gauge thread "
That's pretty funny, sorry about the tooth but I see you still have your sence of humor.

[no moa]

Learn something new everyday, This one is going on the wall, i have a new repo chrome bezel for my truck. So for a wall ornimate, she looks pretty good.

Thanks Jchav62

[no moa]

Yup I do, had so many dang teeth problams in my time (mountain dew!!!) I'm used to it. But this ones gonna be expensive, root canal, full crown, fix the one behind it that cracked. Probably just yank the damn thing!
Why did you find for parts "buddy ole pal o mine" lol
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[RenoKeene]

The $$ hasn't changed hands yet (hopefully tonight) but we have a verbal deal. No motors or trans (I don't think) but 2 shortbed frames (1 blasted, painted complete air bagged, like new), 1 68 front clip, 1 71 clip and fleetside bed, both cabs are rusty. Boxes and boxes of replacement panels, parts, etc, at least 4 doors. Basically two trucks worth of stuff......

[no moa]

You sure can sniff out the parts can't ya!
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[RenoKeene]

Headed over there now to finalize the deal and inventory everything, going to take lots of pics. He said we get everything but the stepside bed and the vintage air setup (I didn't even know there was a vintage air setup when I threw him a price , no tellin what else is in there).

[no moa]

You are my new best friend! Lol
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