Thread: How do I paint my dash?

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How do I paint my dash and painted metal surfaces of the interior like around the doors and around the windshield?

Originally posted by Matt167
How do I paint my dash and painted metal surfaces of the interior like around the doors and around the windshield?

With a rattle can or a spray gun. He He HE

You could use a broom if you want the rat rod look!

Originally posted by Streets
Mebbe use some PAINT?? hehehe

Wipe grease on the inside of the windshield so when ya spray/brush it it don't stick on the window(s)

We usta' do the ol' gun grease trick on dash gages on farm tractorz'. Worked purdy' good.

Thanks guys

Originally posted by Matt167
Thanks guys

If it were mine, I would take anything removable out - paint it - and reintall it.

Originally posted by pro70z28
If it were mine, I would take anything removable out - paint it - and reintall it.

Even I knew that. All the gagues radio, knobs and trim gotsta come out. And the clock but, I gotta take that out regardless, clean it up and try to get it to work, probably just needs lubed.

Also, do you think '40 Ford taillights would look good in place of the originals?

Originally posted by Matt167
probably just needs lubed.

I'm sure Streets would recommend Mono Lube.

I got a quick question. If I smooth out my hood, would I have to remove the Powerglide trunk lid handle to even it up.

Pull the dash out, prep it, spray it!
if you use grease, im not sure how compatible that is with paint, I'm thinking there is a pretty high chance of flaws in the paint if you're using grease right next to what will be sprayed!
I would do it the right way if I were you.
Another possibility would be pulling the windsheild out and masking everything off!

Good Luck!

Matt; Are you gonna paint it the same color again or differant?
If I were doing it , I would sand it by hand just enough to ruff it up a bit. Then take a good oil and greese remover and clean the whole dash with it. Then get some good two step paint for it so you can spray the color first,which should look a little flat and then
spray it with a clear coat. that should give it that glossy look.
If your gonna use a light color over a darker color you should use a good primmer before you use you new color.


~ Vegas ~

STREETS, STREETS,STREETS, HE! HE! HE!

Originally posted by Streets
[B]Hehehehe Kinda an OLD thread huh!!

Who'da thunk' it wood' take longer to paint a dash than to make a fiberglass front end. ...HEHEHE

Being that I still have yet to paint the car or dash/ painted interior surfaces, help is still needed and apreciated. I really can't take the dash out because it's welded in as all cars of that era are therefor, it needs to be painted walist in the car, unless theres some way you can that I don't know about, I'v always seen people just take the windshield and all dash instruments and knobs out to paint the dash. The dash will be 2 tone, the glove box door and the panal around the gauges is grey were as the rest of the dash is black, I am going to paint the main part of the dash ( the black ) the same purple as the exterior will be and where the grey is, will be a white that matches the white part of the soon to be 2 tone interior which will be purple and white.