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Old Jun 15, 2014 | 01:23 PM
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Lower dash paint

I wonder,if you have a black car with black interior,is the lower dash painted with the same paint as the outside of the car.
1968 442.
Old Jun 15, 2014 | 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by jankyrre
I wonder,if you have a black car with black interior,is the lower dash painted with the same paint as the outside of the car.
1968 442.
Well... it WILL be black. Of course, it will be semi-gloss black, not the same as the exterior. The lower dash color was determined by the interior color, not the exterior color, which I think is your real question. If you had a black car with a gold interior, the lower dash would have been semi-gloss gold, for example.
Old Jun 15, 2014 | 02:12 PM
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My car is white with red interior.It needs a repaint,and the interior is so and so.
I am considering changing color to black on black.

Was wondering if they used same quality paint on the dash as on the body.
So the answere is no.Semi gloss on the dash?
Old Jun 15, 2014 | 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by jankyrre
Semi gloss on the dash?
Note the very first line, where it says "USED ON:"...

Old Jun 15, 2014 | 02:33 PM
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Understood .

Thank you.
Old Jun 15, 2014 | 03:52 PM
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I'm sure 'Satin' colors will look very much the same. According to the 68 Cutlass Assembly Manual the 442 dash stripes were actually decals, not paint although I see a lot of people paint them on.

One thing about black - it's not too hard to find touch up colors....
Old Jun 15, 2014 | 04:29 PM
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Decal stripes...and a black interior, along with my cracked steering wheel!

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Old Jun 15, 2014 | 08:35 PM
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Looks fantastic Randy!
Old Jun 16, 2014 | 10:03 AM
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https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums...and+dash+paint

jankyrre......Check out this thread
Old Jun 16, 2014 | 02:05 PM
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Did a black dash always have white pin striping.Mine is red with black striping.
Old Jun 16, 2014 | 02:41 PM
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According to the 1968 442 dash stripe chart there were only 2 stripe colors: Black and white. They could be ordered as per the decal chart in the picture below. Have a look. This is an excerpt from the 1968 Cutlass Assembly Manual - specifically section 1-3, page 116

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