Dash results (and X-mas comes early :)

[scirocco25 at gmail.com (Eric Person)]

Looks good, you might try sanding that down a bit and coating it with 
some truck bed coating.  It has a nice wrinkled finish that isnt too 
rough, and is easy to apply(doesnt run or need final sanding/buffing).
Interesting approach to our dash problem, especially mk1 owners.  I 
wonder how well that would adhere to the mk2 vinyl dash.  Usually 
nothing sticks to vinyl very well.

Jeff Toomasson wrote:
> 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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