Originally Posted by
MILD THUNDER
As we all know my saga last winter with my dash panel...I got it back in late may last year. I didnt like the way it came out, but also didnt have time to mess with it. So i installed it and used it. The powdercoat finish with a ton of orange peel, and color in general i did not like.
Soooo, I removed and de-rigged it again. Not real keen on sending stuff out due to incompetent people, I opted to try it myself...Stripped it, primed and painted Metallic black. Lots of wetsanding and polishing. I then got with a guy on the boards who does vinyl decals. I had a real hard time finding someone locally to work with me on the small vinyl lettering.
This guy was great to work with. I sent him a picture of the old dash, with measurements. He then designed it, and emailed me file that i can print to size on my home computer. I printed it, and layed out all the lettering, to be sure it fits. Once i did this, he made up the vinyl and sent it out to me. All within a few days too. Initial email about the project on tuesday, decals arrived on saturday from New Hampshire. Cool. Heres some pics. I'll attach a close up of the finish so you can see the slight metallic in the paint.
