Dye or Paint the dash? - NJFBOA - Home of New Jersey's Camaros and Firebirds

NJSPEEDER · 11-11-2007, 10:26 PM

can second gen dashboards be dyed or do they have to be painted? it would be going from a lighter color to black if that makes any difference.
any suggestions about prepping the dash for the dye/paint and what products to use for the color change woudl be appreciated as well.

BonzoHansen · 11-11-2007, 10:37 PM

the dash pad? I think you have to dye them, I will check in the next day or so

WildBillyT · 11-12-2007, 09:17 AM

I used SEM Interior dye on some seats and plastic parts and it worked pretty decent.

Featherburner · 11-12-2007, 05:05 PM

I've had good luck with Martin Senour dye on door panels and dash pads. I used their prep products as well. West Trenton NAPA had everything I needed.

SteveR · 11-19-2007, 11:15 PM

dye it. When I bought the first '79 the guy before me painted it along with the steering wheel and the paint wears off after a short time and looks horrible.

Untamed · 11-26-2007, 02:48 PM

Tim, what was your choice and have you had a chance to do it?

cheppibear · 12-01-2007, 10:47 PM

I sprayed my 79 dash years back with a "vinyl" paint from the can. It came out great and still holding up well. The dash was originally the light blue color and I went to black. Before I painted on a nice warm day, I used a clean cloth soaked in rubbing alcohol to degrease/clean the entire dash then gave three nice thin coats.