Re: off topic ideas but its a dodge

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In a message dated 10/26/2004 8:19:40 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
northwestweirdo@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:

OK guys, looking for ideas, sorry tho its about my 71 charger.
  I want to get rid of the ugly dark fake wood dash and console panels
  that mopar seemed obsessed with in the  era. UGLY!
  so my idea is to completely fill the embossed wood grain with
  something, and then create a nice faux finish wood effect. Maybe birds
  eye maple. I will do it with paint, part of what i do for a living as
  a painter.  
   I liked the beautiful dashes in the old Jaguars( sorry guys) and even
   my 70 Olds  442 had a decent artificial woodgrain dash to it ( sorry
   again guys  but it was a sweet car nonetheless).
   So what could i used to fill the  plastic woodgrain to yield a smooth
   surface and then apply my faux birds eye maple ?
    Any ideas? I know it couldnt be something hot as i am afraid it
    might melt the 
dash.
   Neal Zimmerman, Eugene oregon

   Neal since I am also a Charger owner (73) I will give you my take. Lots of 
people do not like factory dashes or even factory interiors. If you want to 
change the dash on your Charger you will need to sand the plastic. I do not 
think that you will be able to get any kind of fiberglass or bondo to stick very 
well to it. The look of the ralley dash was supposed to be understated and not 
glaring. If you want birdseye maple then use photo transfer like you see on a 
fake mohoganny table. Be prepared for a not so perfect fit.  The dash has 
many curves and pockets. I dont think there is anyone out there that does this 
type of thing. You can try some of the dash restorers and see what they say.

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