antweave

I need as much help as anybody can offer. I JUSTgot my car back from paint and body and now it is time to dye my dash board and console so I can install carpet and bucket seats. I need step by step help on removing the dash and dying process and also i have a dakota digital dash to install I may ask a buddy of mine who installed his in his chevelle. HELP,HELP,HELP

Boldsmobile

The dash is not dyed, it is painted.

Clean, clean, clean and than clean again. I would wash with soap and water several times using a soft brush. Than use a degreaser like Marsol.

Spray with adhesion promoter. Spray with a paint that is appropriate for interior. Either SEM off the shelf if they have a color match , or get a custon blend with the right additives to be compatible with vinyl, trim, plastic and etc.

What year and model car ?

allyolds68

I would start by searching and finding what's available here already:

https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums...h-removal.html

https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums...h-removal.html

(BTW these are only the first two that came up but since the removal of every dash from 70-72 is pretty much exactly the same I'd say there are probably a dozen more threads)

Next I'd bring the topic up TTT again since you'e already asked part of it and Allan already told you about SEM and the adhesion promoter:

https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums...sole-redo.html

You probably didn't get a response here because it's a really broad question and it appears you never searched yourself before asking

https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums...h-console.html



Finally I'd make sure you have an assembly manual
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joe_padavano

^^^^This!

I've done this in the past with good success - I sprayed a blue Chevy truck dash pad in tan and it both covered and held up for years. As noted above, clean thoroughly. I used a toothbrush to scrub the grain lines in the plastic. I then did quick wipedown with a rag dampened with lacquer thinner. Don't use too much or take too long because you'll melt the plastic. Then you MUST use the adhesion promoter. SEM is a good product for this, but auto paint stores can mix colors to match in the proper plastic paints, especially now that new cars have lots of plastic parts.

By the way, the hard plastic console needs different materials than the soft vinyl dash pad.

antweave

Sorry the car is a 71 cutlass convertible that I am cloning into a 442.