Any tips on how to paint my dash

So i have been thinking i mite pull my dash out of the civic in the next few weeks and paint it. any tips would be cool and what primer i should use on it

Slick sand primer

Ok cool, i dont think we have that over here is it a high build primer

Yea. you have to reduce it or it comes out thick as hell. Are you going to just sand down the foam texture then start primering then sanding

Yeah was just going to sand and primer over the top of whats on the dash now and see how it works out, I think i will look around for a dash and give it a go on that one incase i stuff it up

I did that on my foam inserts on my dash. I sanded all the texture I could on the vinyl texture. Then kept using primer to build it up then hit it with a sanding block. Its all smooth now. The primer just filled in the small gaps and cuts

cool man thanks for your help bro i will sus out a dash and give it ago
Whats the glear like on a sunny day is the next thing i was going to ask

Fucking sucks! Have a towel or a shirt ready.

Make sure you clean the dash good with a waz and grease remover and then use an adhesion promotor also.

this^^^ i did mine black and im hating it. i have a big black towel i keep on it and only take it off for meets and shows so that it stays clean

I love mine

cool guys thanks for you input i think i will love it to i like the look of it

thanks for the info too i was wanting to do the dash on the waggon and i ges ill need a blankette to cover mine when im done its a big sucker

Yeah same here im picking up a stock dash for the isuzu its painted white but i want to do it black.

Ive found two good ways of doing it, sand it then a few coats of high build primer, sand it smooth and paint. The other option that i prefer, sand it down then use layers of fiberglass resin, sand it smooth and paint

This is how the dash looked with the resin method when i was done in my old hardbody, good luck

SACKTCIVIC wrote:

Ok cool, i dont think we have that over here is it a high build primer

Do you guy have Evercoat products over there? if so you should be able to get it, or if you can get Transtar Products over there get the Kwik Fill its about the same as Slick Sand

mmm i will do some hunting, my brother who is a car painter said he can get some stuff to primer it with i think its a high build primer not to sure what he going to do, i will lev it up to him to sus out

Slick sand evercoat, only primer ive used for 10 years!
you cant beat it

CodyHicks wrote:

Slick sand evercoat, only primer ive used for 10 years!
you cant beat it

Nope. That stuff is the best.

whats a good wax n grease remover and adheasion promoter to use and do you have to use it when useing resin ?

I sanded it really good and rough and never used a promoter when using the resin. That dash was done 8 years ago and still in great shape, no cracks

thanks alot broutha ill be gettin to work on that big dash soon and put up pics as i go through thr steps

Good luck, its some work but worth every minute

will ferrell wrote:

whats a good wax n grease remover and adheasion promoter to use and do you have to use it when useing resin ?

Any prep clean from an auto paint supplier will do. I've been using a wax n grease remover made by GROW. Also break parts cleaner works good to clean plastic and vinyl interior before painting.

X2 on wax and grease remover. Don't want to paint over years of armor all.