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• What do you need

Painting the dashboard in a car in a new color is a great way to make it unique. It doesn't matter if you have a modern car or a more classic one, you can buy paint for your car in a regular car shop. There you can also find adapter frames to upgrade an old or broken dashboard. Try these instructions to make your dashboard unique to your car.

Steps

1. 1 Decide what color you want to paint your car. Consider the color of the interior of your car or arrange a dual color scheme.
2. 2 Get the desired paint, paints. A regular car shop will pick up factory paint or mix a special paint for you. Just Dashes and Redline Gauge Works, these two companies can match or mix a new color for their customers' cars.
3. 3 Clean your panel with rubbing alcohol, wipe with a cloth and dry. This will allow the paint to adhere better to the panel surface.
4. 4 Use blue masking tape to cover the areas of the panel where you want to keep the original color of the panel.
5. 5 Paint your dashboard. Try to spray three coats of spray paint onto the panel.
   • If you want to paint the panel in several colors, you can also use masking tape to cover the part that you already painted before painting with the second color.
6. 6 Let the paint dry. Remove the masking tape that you attached to the panel.
7. 7 After the paint has dried, apply a fresh coat of clear paint. So, you will not get stained with paint from the dashboard and it will not remain on your fingers.
8. 8 Apply an extra coat of paint. Get small brushes and paint cans from a hobby or craft store and use them to paint some small parts. For example, letters or a logo.
9. 9 Order and install a transition frame. These frames are special holders that enhance the appearance of the wood panel. These frames can also be made from carbon fiber or other synthetic materials. You can paint the frame on top or use it instead of paint in some places.
   • The frame is usually installed on a primer on a clean, dry panel. Then you need to stick the sealing material into the panel and cut off the excess.

Tips

• If you are installing the adapter frame yourself, make sure that the trim pieces are secured before removing the protective gasket. Once you have glued the claddings to the panel, you will no longer be able to fix them.
• The flat panel frames have claddings with smooth, right angles. that cover flat surfaces on the dashboard. Custom frames or frames of a certain shape are made with wider holes with different angles and bends. For example, a beveled radio panel.
• Use professional dashboard paint or use a dashboard frame instead.
• Before installing the frame elements, clean and dry the dashboard and follow the instructions for installing the frame.

What do you need

• Regular local auto shop
• rubbing alcohol
• Clean rags
• Blue masking tape
• Dashboard spray paint
• Transparent paint-coating
• Local hobby shop or workshop shop
• Small hobbyist paint brushes
• Paint cans for finishing machines
• Adapter frame and instructions for its installation
• Primer
• Car specialist