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Has anyone painted their dash?
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So masking tape is not sticking to the black rubber on the grab handles. Anyone got any ideas on how to mask off the rubber so I can paint these?
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You could try masking fluidSo masking tape is not sticking to the black rubber on the grab handles. Anyone got any ideas on how to mask off the rubber so I can paint these?
Looks like I'm going to be trying some liquid mask.
Thanks! Never new this stuff existed...
Following! Have been wanting to do the same from day one.Well, I started and will post after pics...
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If you have kids (or act like one) it makes great boogers lol
Well, I'm all done for now. Grab handles later and when my Redline Goods shifter boot shows. I'll update...
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I will admit it looks pretty good (in a luxury way) but ya didn’t actually paint the dash…
Looks freaking amazing. Can you explain the witchcraft behind this? I want to make all of these parts blackWell, I'm all done for now. Grab handles later and when my Redline Goods shifter boot shows. I'll update...
Looks great!
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Looks awesome! I have to know if the masking fluid actually workedAll done for now...
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Sounds high at first.
But then I think of the labor time to correctly remove the dash, prep it, reinstall it without damage, plus the materials...it's not as crazy as it sounds.
Knowing me, I'd quote that job lower and eat some of the cost of labor hours (translation: not charging people $100/hr for labor like a lot of places do).
I've done some jobs at lower costs and lower profit margin just due to my desire to do a job or my love for the end result I know is coming.
Like this one, which I priced far below what custom shops would even dare to, but I was in love with the job and the fact the customer left all of the color choices and design up to me:
This one job spawned about 4 more, and this was all fresh "off the gun" before any wet sand and buffing cleanup.
Totally irrelevant and I'm off on a tangent here. Long story short, that's about what most places would charge to do the dash paint and do it correctly.
It's not a tremendous deal but again, they aren't necessarily hosing you on it either.
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