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Old Nov 30, 2010 | 09:52 AM
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what color goes where ???????

I'd like to see a picture of someones dash, to see what parts are painted body color, if any . Am will be painting mine Yellow with black interior,, , the pad, I assume will be black, what about the rest of the dash, like the lower half, and the upper area next to the windsheild, steering column colo,r steering whee,l and horn pad ????????????
Old Nov 30, 2010 | 09:56 AM
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what year?
In 66-7, the bottom of the steel part was gloss, interior color which might or might not be body color. Top was a 'suede" or flatter, grainy finish. Black is black, but red had a maroon suede top area, and the two met at an angle on the sides. The part of the steering column that showed was painted the interior gloss color.
Old Nov 30, 2010 | 10:02 AM
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I'm sorry....It's a '69 Cutlass S convert. right now it's all green !
Old Nov 30, 2010 | 01:33 PM
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I'm pretty sure the top of the dash is flat and the lower section is semi-gloss along with the steering column, everything including the steering wheel and horn pad would be black with a black interior.

The first section in the factory assembly manual has a chart that tells you what color and gloss level every painted interior part is supposed to be.
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Old Nov 30, 2010 | 03:21 PM
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My dash (the steel) seems to be a rough flat black all around, with semi-gloss looking steering column.
Old Nov 30, 2010 | 03:44 PM
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thanks guys !
Old Dec 1, 2010 | 09:42 AM
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I found the site you said, but I can't open it so,, I have one more question : the area from the bottom of the windsheild to the firewall, with the wiper opening, body color or blacked out like the firewall ?
Old Dec 1, 2010 | 09:07 PM
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Top of dash inside the car---my bet is it's a satin to semigloss for '69

Lower Dash Metal---Semi-gloss

Top of the cowl (the area where the wiper arm "well" is as well as the flat area above it - ie running from base of windshield to top of firewall)---Black. The same black as you would use on the firewall. A satin black would work well on this area.
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