Faded Dash
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Faded Dash
My dash has faded in the sun and nothing i can find anywhere will put the colour back into it. I have contacted ChipsAway, who renovate all sorts and they want to take the dash out and spray, which would be a long job and prob costly. I want to do it myself, any ideas??
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Have you tried some kind of polish/liquid (maybe from Halfords) that you can put on, rub in and whatever, then buff up to restore the colour? It might be worth a go. And there may be something from the car modding scene (look at Demon Tweeks) that you can apply to part or all of dash to add a bit of pizazz and style - say carbon fibre or mock aluminium sheet/inserts that are stuck on to dash/facia. There's lots of these things that come in kits - advertised in the likes of Fast Car magazine. I'm no modder myself mind - I just read my son's magazines.
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Spoke to ChipsAway and they wanted to take the dash out to do it. I know this is a job on its own, so cant see £40 covering it on my part??
Originally Posted by alanbell
Chipsaway did mine £40 >> (in the car ) Like new !!!!!
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Had this prob with mine as well.... got some black buff on stuff and also a spray from Halford and with a bit of time and patience and many coats it has now come up fine ( applied about 10 coats over the space of a week )
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You could consider having it flocked; the end result is quite impressive but youll have to remove the dash for that too. Think: black Subuteo pitch...
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You could consider having it flocked; the end result is quite impressive but youll have to remove the dash for that too. Think: black Subuteo pitch...
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above the clocks cluster on mine is "wierd"
only on the raised part it looks like its faded, although its going a slightly whiteish colour
plastic dressing will not shift it, and when plastic dressing is applied, it then reacts and laves sum kind of smeariny vapour ****e on my windscreen, its really bizzare tbh
only on the raised part it looks like its faded, although its going a slightly whiteish colour
plastic dressing will not shift it, and when plastic dressing is applied, it then reacts and laves sum kind of smeariny vapour ****e on my windscreen, its really bizzare tbh
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