How to Custom Paint a Car Dashboard
Decide what color(s) you want to paint your dashboard., Get the paint color(s) you need., Clean and dry your dashboard with rubbing alcohol and rags., Use blue painter's tape to mask any areas of the dash where you want to retain its original color...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Decide what color(s) you want to paint your dashboard.
Consider matching your car's exterior paint color or creating a 2-tone color effect. -
Step 2: Get the paint color(s) you need.
A custom auto shop can match a car's factory paint or create custom colors for you.
Just Dashes and Redline Gauge Works are 2 companies that can create or match paint colors for customers' cars. , This will help the paint adhere to the dashboard surface. ,, Try spraying 3 light coats of aerosol paint onto your dashboard.
If painting a dash with more than 1 color, you can also put painter's tape on parts of the dash painted in the first color that you want to protect before applying the second color. , Remove any blue tape you put on the dashboard. , This will prevent colored paint from the dashboard from getting on your fingers. , Use small paintbrushes from a hobby or craft shop and canned car paint to do delicate or detailed work, such as lettering or a logo. , These kits offer pieces of trim that can improve the look of wood dashboards and may be available for dashboards made of carbon fiber or other synthetic materials too.
You may be able to paint over your kit's pieces or use a kit instead of paint.
The installation process usually involves applying primer to your cleaned, dry, existing dash, and then peeling and sticking the trim material onto the dashboard. -
Step 3: Clean and dry your dashboard with rubbing alcohol and rags.
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Step 4: Use blue painter's tape to mask any areas of the dash where you want to retain its original color.
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Step 5: Paint your dashboard.
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Step 6: Allow the paint to dry.
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Step 7: Apply clear coat paint after the colored paint has dried.
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Step 8: Apply any detail paint.
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Step 9: Purchase and install a dash kit.
Detailed Guide
Consider matching your car's exterior paint color or creating a 2-tone color effect.
A custom auto shop can match a car's factory paint or create custom colors for you.
Just Dashes and Redline Gauge Works are 2 companies that can create or match paint colors for customers' cars. , This will help the paint adhere to the dashboard surface. ,, Try spraying 3 light coats of aerosol paint onto your dashboard.
If painting a dash with more than 1 color, you can also put painter's tape on parts of the dash painted in the first color that you want to protect before applying the second color. , Remove any blue tape you put on the dashboard. , This will prevent colored paint from the dashboard from getting on your fingers. , Use small paintbrushes from a hobby or craft shop and canned car paint to do delicate or detailed work, such as lettering or a logo. , These kits offer pieces of trim that can improve the look of wood dashboards and may be available for dashboards made of carbon fiber or other synthetic materials too.
You may be able to paint over your kit's pieces or use a kit instead of paint.
The installation process usually involves applying primer to your cleaned, dry, existing dash, and then peeling and sticking the trim material onto the dashboard.
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