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I'm not sure what paint will stick to the plastic, maybe Model paint, One shot enamal, or vynle paint.
You could sand and fill with a base color till smooth and then apply your faux finish.
Maybe use a dremmel tool in the tight areas? Let me know how it turns out there's
some areas in my wagon that I'd like to do in a faux finish.
cool stuff when done right.


Schuyler

Schuyler 62 Dodge Dart 440 wagon w/ Poly 318
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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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