The Love Bug Rides Again

[speedgraflex]

No problem! You may want to slightly polish the existing dash with a bit of paint remover then a buffing cloth before adding gray to the dash. That will give you a reduction of the intensity of your painted colors and a smoothly prepared surface for your gray. Just thoughts is all. I’m not a fan of detail painting per se, so I will work in layers and glazes.

[LyleW]

Don’t have polishing cloths, per se. I have sone 2500 grit sand paper and some 0000 steel wool. That will “polish” just about anything. Like your thoughts on this.

[speedgraflex]

You can add a glaze of gray over the entire surface of the dash, then clear the gray from the edges of the speedo, radio buttons and trim with a small brush. Let dry and add more gray in a glaze until you have a nice layered finish!!

[LyleW]

Hmmm...that cold work. Sure be easier than repainting all of it.

[KSaarni]

Looking very good Lyle!

I love the dashboard!

Perhaps a light oil wash to accentuate those wonderful details the dashboard has?


(I hope it is ok Lyle that I adjusted the whitebalance, my sort of neurosis..)



- Kari

[LyleW]

Couldn’t leave it be!

Pics later.

[mustang1989]

This is looking very good Lyle! Turning out very nicely. Looking forward to pictures of your updates to the dash.

[LyleW]

Don’t get your hopes up too much. Not too happy with it. Paint seems too heavy even though it was thinned about half.

[speedgraflex]

This happens to me a lot with the first glaze. Depending on what type of paint (acrylics or enamels) you could do a light rub down with a soft cloth wet well with thinner and redo.

[LyleW]

Good ol’ life has interrupted things. May get back to it in the morning.