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Vinyl Dye vs Dash

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Hey just curious to hear what good/bad experiences people have had with painting there dash?, any good tips are welcome.
 

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ive done mine , used the vht vinyl die in black came out pretty good , taped everything up and just did it while it was in the car . theres pics in my thread somewhere i think
 

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i took my entire dash pad out, found it alot easier to prep and apply whilst doing the rest of the interior.

its been 2 years so far and still look great...check it out, down belowwwwwwwww
 

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Fark man looks good how longs it take to get the dash out? Maybe a lil bit of a how to?
 

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I did my dash & door trims ahwile ago with VHT Vinyl dye, came out pretty good, haven't had a problem with it yet except for..... keeping it clean hahaha

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Wow alot of white ther haha, did you take it out?
 

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Wow alot of white ther haha, did you take it out?

Haha yes just abit, pain in the arse to forget your sunnies & drive on a sunny day haha
Nah i was too scared too take it out, so i masked the window & a few other bits off.
 

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Yeh might do that myself, did you clear coat it at all?
 

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Yeh might do that myself, did you clear coat it at all?

Nah there's no need to.
To bring a nice glossy shine try using Amour all.... something, forget what it's call but it re-shines/protects your vinyl/leather or you can use another product that does the same job.
 

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oh okay so have u had it in the sun if so has it started to bubble at all?
 
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