65 Dash Paint
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From: Carmel CA
65 Dash Paint
I am building up the dash on my 65 project and I ready to paint the fiberglass dash structure. I have new pads and I am doing the interior in black. My question is about what paint to use. I have interior dye from Corvette America and I have a quart of SEM Trim Black. Any suggestions on which one I should use to get the correct look?
Thanks,
Doc
Thanks,
Doc
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From: Huntsville AL
Here is what I have learned doing my latest frame off on my 65. Now saddle color is a crap shoot anyway but I have had great success in the past with Corvette America interior dye in the rattle can.
Ordered 4 cans and all 4 cans were crap in regards to spraying, would shoot out chunks and strings of dye from the nozzle. I tried everything from shaking to heat to praying to get the dye to flow right. No Go..
Called Corvette America and they sent out 4 more cans of dye but I had the same problem. Now I know you guys are saying it might be me but I know my way around a rattle can and it was not me.
I than go well crap now I have 8 cans of crap what to do? I drained all the dye out of the cans and made a mess in the process until I perfected the process and came up with 1/2 Qt of dye.
I shoot this through my spray gun and notice right away the tent was WAY different than coming out of a rattle can. I had no idea that interior dye tint was different out of a rattle can (lighter) than a spray guy (darker).
Well I than ordered a Qt of 65 Saddle Interior Dye and re-shoot everything to match with a spray gun. I will never use rattle cans again after using the spray gun. The saddle tint is even better.
BTW Corvette America was great during this whole process.
Ordered 4 cans and all 4 cans were crap in regards to spraying, would shoot out chunks and strings of dye from the nozzle. I tried everything from shaking to heat to praying to get the dye to flow right. No Go..
Called Corvette America and they sent out 4 more cans of dye but I had the same problem. Now I know you guys are saying it might be me but I know my way around a rattle can and it was not me.
I than go well crap now I have 8 cans of crap what to do? I drained all the dye out of the cans and made a mess in the process until I perfected the process and came up with 1/2 Qt of dye.
I shoot this through my spray gun and notice right away the tent was WAY different than coming out of a rattle can. I had no idea that interior dye tint was different out of a rattle can (lighter) than a spray guy (darker).
Well I than ordered a Qt of 65 Saddle Interior Dye and re-shoot everything to match with a spray gun. I will never use rattle cans again after using the spray gun. The saddle tint is even better.
BTW Corvette America was great during this whole process.
Last edited by Mr D.; Jun 18, 2015 at 04:04 PM.
