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buffle · 08-02-2012, 01:46 PM

Bought a no-cracks dash pad. It`s brown and I am going to make it black with some vinyl dye from Eastwood. What kind of prep should be done before appliying dye?

DetroitIron · 08-02-2012, 05:26 PM

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76stepsidechevy · 08-02-2012, 05:42 PM

i'd scrub it with alcohol or prepsol and a rag and then lightly scuff it with some scotch brite, then hit it with the alcohol again. You really need to get the years of dirt and armor all off so you have a nice clean surface to work with.

Desert1957 · 08-03-2012, 01:40 AM

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Originally Posted by buffle

Bought a no-cracks dash pad. It`s brown and I am going to make it black with some vinyl dye from Eastwood. What kind of prep should be done before appliying dye?

Eastwood offers a prep solvent for this very thing.

Desert

buffle · 08-03-2012, 12:10 PM

has anyone heard of leaving it out in the sun after cleaning and before dying ? this supposedly opens the pores and softens it so dye adheres better.

Ski-me · 08-03-2012, 05:24 PM

I got a new OEM dash and needed to paint it to match my existing interior with vinyl paint. Cleaning it is VERY important and you need to get every spec of grease off of it or it won't adhere properly.

I used SEM products to clean and paint it.

SEM Soap

http://semproducts.com/product-catal...ucts/sem-soap/

SEM Vinyl Prep

http://semproducts.com/product-catal...ts/vinyl-prep/

08-02-2012, 01:46 PM	#1
buffle buffle Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Independence, Mo Posts: 426	re-color dash pad Bought a no-cracks dash pad. It`s brown and I am going to make it black with some vinyl dye from Eastwood. What kind of prep should be done before appliying dye? __________________ Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The older it is, the faster it is used up.

08-02-2012, 05:26 PM	#2
DetroitIron Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Hudsonville, MI Posts: 174	Re: re-color dash pad Watching as I want to do the same Posted via Mobile Device __________________ _______________________________________________ 1985 Chevy Scottsdale K20 350 with 700R4 running 3.42 gearing aka "The Honey Badger" 1993 Silverado C3500 Ext. Cab Dually 6.5 turbo diesel

08-02-2012, 05:42 PM	#3
76stepsidechevy Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Windsor Locks Posts: 628	Re: re-color dash pad i'd scrub it with alcohol or prepsol and a rag and then lightly scuff it with some scotch brite, then hit it with the alcohol again. You really need to get the years of dirt and armor all off so you have a nice clean surface to work with.

08-03-2012, 12:10 PM	#5
buffle buffle Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Independence, Mo Posts: 426	Re: re-color dash pad has anyone heard of leaving it out in the sun after cleaning and before dying ? this supposedly opens the pores and softens it so dye adheres better. __________________ Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The older it is, the faster it is used up.

08-03-2012, 05:24 PM	#6
Ski-me Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Location: Colo Springs, CO Posts: 870	Re: re-color dash pad I got a new OEM dash and needed to paint it to match my existing interior with vinyl paint. Cleaning it is VERY important and you need to get every spec of grease off of it or it won't adhere properly. I used SEM products to clean and paint it. SEM Soap http://semproducts.com/product-catal...ucts/sem-soap/ SEM Vinyl Prep http://semproducts.com/product-catal...ts/vinyl-prep/ Attached Images



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