Dash results (and X-mas comes early :)

[area53 at validpath.com (Jeff Toomasson)]

Ok folks - I got my dash back and while it came out about as well as I 
expected, I still find myself not quite satisfied.

The mysterious formula is Line-X - yeah, the sh*t they spray on truck 
beds!  :)  It's basically a polymer of poly-urea and cures within 
seconds of application. On top of that, it's completely sandable and 
paintable. The biggest concern was whether it would bond to the original 
dash surface (which it did), but now it's how long it will stay (which 
we'll see  :)  From a personal standpoint, I can't decide if I can live 
with the rough texture (not really an option from an application 
standpoint because you need an even coat to begin with), or if I should 
try to sand it down...

All told, the process cost me $200 ($100 for the shoot, $75 for the prep 
(several layers of plastic filler apparently), and $25 for me saying 
"Hey, take your time and please do a good job!") which is light years 
better than the $800 butt-prod that JustDashes wants (not to mention the 
4-month wait time).

Also, I've included a couple pix of my "new" old-skewl bling - an early 
X-mas present to myself.   :)

Let me know what you think!

L8R, Jeff

http://validpath.com/images/81s/resto/dash1.JPG
http://validpath.com/images/81s/resto/dash2.JPG
http://validpath.com/images/81s/resto/dash3.JPG
http://validpath.com/images/81s/resto/dash4.JPG
http://validpath.com/images/81s/resto/dash5.JPG
http://validpath.com/images/81s/resto/oz1.JPG
http://validpath.com/images/81s/resto/oz2.JPG


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