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Old 25 February 2011, 11:25 AM
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Any way of dulling the dash other than flocking??
Old 25 February 2011, 03:05 PM
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I used to have some dash cleaner, made by "Armour-All" that gave a matt finish.

You need to use a cleaner like meths, iso-propanol etc to remove the shine first though.
Old 25 February 2011, 03:17 PM
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Cool, thanks for the help.
Old 25 February 2011, 06:40 PM
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Get it flocked mun
Old 25 February 2011, 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by wrx287
Get it flocked mun
Want something different done.
Old 25 February 2011, 07:52 PM
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Im thinking of getting my next one covered in black or dark gray swade.
Old 25 February 2011, 10:11 PM
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Or even suede
Old 26 February 2011, 10:04 AM
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Thats what I was aiming for, suede covering.
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Originally Posted by alcazar
Or even suede
Thanks
Old 15 March 2011, 09:42 PM
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Clean it with All Purpose cleaner watered down 10:1 (£1 a bottle for Daisey APC from Tesco) - it will remove all previous cleaning products leaving bare/dull plastic.

Dont forget to dilute the APC or your damage the dash !!!
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Going flocked now since catalunya 172 is stripping his car.
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