Thread: to clear or to matt clear that is the question?

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i'm just about to paint my dash when one of my co workers suggested i matt clear my dash so it wont glare that much but i was planning on clear coating it. anybody have an opinion???

Originally Posted by chevygirl396

i'm just about to paint my dash when one of my co workers suggested i matt clear my dash so it wont glare that much but i was planning on clear coating it. anybody have an opinion???

I shot satin finish 2pak clear over the whole of my F100,to get the finish I wanted..then did the roof and scallops in gloss off white..Got the desired effect for an old work hack..It might work on the dash,as long as you dont use too much flatting base in the paint..I dont think you will want it too flat,just enough to take the gloss off..

On your 68? Doesn't it have a padded dash, or isn't there repro's available? In either case, I would spray the metal with glossy clear.

the dash was shot in lacquer from GM so there was never a super hi gloss so you may want to flatten it just a we bit

I'd go for flat or matt finish on the dash to cut down on glare.

Originally Posted by MP&C

On your 68? Doesn't it have a padded dash, or isn't there repro's available? In either case, I would spray the metal with glossy clear.

it has a dash pad but it doesn't cover the whole dash. hmm i was going to spray it glossy but maybe i'll try throwing a little bit of matt in there like pat said. decisions decisions..

When I went to paint my dash on my 69 I had problems. I tried 5 times to paint it with a semi gloss. Kept getting fish eyes. Finally I tried a flat paint which worked great. Still looks fine after 7 years.

Originally Posted by Trjohn57

When I went to paint my dash on my 69 I had problems. I tried 5 times to paint it with a semi gloss. Kept getting fish eyes. Finally I tried a flat paint which worked great. Still looks fine after 7 years.

boy i have been there many time as a painter we use to wash the insides down with 330 or440 ppg prep before sanding and still get fish eyes .you need to wash it down with a poly cracker or strong soap to get the oils and armor all that get baked in. cars trucks that smoker have owned can be fun so its a mix of this stuff .any hot thinner paint that thinned with lacquer can be some times less chance of fish eyes .some times we had to strip it to bare steel

just finished it this morning! so i decided i would clear coat everything dash, cowl, fire wall with a slow reducer then for the last coat i flattend the clear and only srayed the top of the dash and it flowed nicely into the rest of the cowl and prevented me from painting the dash separate from the cowl and fire wall