prepping the dash

[holtz]

So I figured to give me some motivation on getting the crew cab started I would start with a dash and get it all sand blasted, body work, primed and painted. Here is the start of my process, forgot to take a pic of the dash as it was.

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[DNFXDLI]

Did you have to fill any holes at the bottom where people might have installed previous accessories?

 

[holtz]

I did, the left hand side where you see the body filler there was a hole drilled there, about a nickle size, and right in the middle where the bump intersects there were two little holes where a CB mic clip was.

 

[holtz]

Etching and filler primer applied and now after it dries the wet sanding shall begin.

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[holtz]

No updated pic's yet but I start wet sanding the dash and boy what a PITA it is..lol

 

[DNFXDLI]

Nice, looking forward to see the finished result.

 

[Beach66Bum]

Nice, looking forward to see the finished result.

 

[Beach66Bum]

I did, the left hand side where you see the body filler there was a hole drilled there, about a nickle size, and right in the middle where the bump intersects there were two little holes where a CB mic clip was.

seems that most of these older trucks have CB clip holes (mine does)

 

[smokey]

Looking good. That is going to look great when finished.

 

[holtz]

So yesterday I stopped by KC's auto paint store and dropped 300.00 bones on a gallon of a shade of burgundy I liked and a quart of silver and the reducer, so as soon as the dash is damn near perfect it will get color and cleared. The scheme I am going with is the overall dash will be the burgundy and the bump that starts in the middle and then splits and runs down the lower half of each side will be silver as to break the burgundy up a little.

 

[DNFXDLI]

That should look pretty skookum.

 

[holtz]

It is all wet sanded and I should have color on it and clear coated by this weekend, keep your fingers crossed that it turns out good.

 

[holtz]

Silver is on now time to tape the middle pump off and lay down the burgundy.

 

[Beach66Bum]

Silver is on now time to tape the middle pump off and lay down the burgundy.

can't wait to see it done!

 

[holtz]

here it is.

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this is the first color, silver.

 

[holtz]

taped off the bump and put down the burgundy.

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[holtz]

tape is off and this is what it looks like two toned...

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[holtz]

A little pin striping and clear and it will be done.

 

[smokey]

That looks great so far nice job.

 

[cbaker65]

Nice work,it looks great.

Is that supose to be an original burgundy color to match?