Painting the Dash

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I repainted the lower metal part of the dash on my 67 standard. I chose to use the charcoal metallic that’s used on the XR-7 since the existing dash looked like it already had a metallic flake and I’m not trying to be concours correct. It came out looking good except for a little overspray in places so the surface isn’t as smooth as I would like. Any recommendations on how to smooth it without removing the gloss? Also, should I leave this paint as the final coat or cover it with a clear semi gloss? Thanks in advance.

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I always use a clear semi gloss on top of everything, protection

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Agree


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Overspray…rubbing compound, maybe a clay bar. But, if you decide to clear it, it could cone back to haunt you if you don’t clean it off really good.

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Thanks for the recommendations. The overspray isn’t too bad so I think I might just try and rub it out. I have a piece of scrap metal that I’ll paint and practice on, with the clear semi-gloss too. The weather didn’t cooperate today so maybe tomorrow.

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try wet sanding before clear. Should help smooth things out and unify the finish.

I had my body guy paint my dash when he did the car. Its the same color as the exterior and clear coated as well. Came out well IMO

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Hello everyone,

may I ask which clear semi gloss you use? This one:

SEM 40913 1K HS semi gloss

Thanks and regards

Christian