Spraying Dashboard

Post by **MColes** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 10:25 pm

Want to respray the glovebox and drivers side panel of the dashboard.

Just wondering if anyone else has done it and what colour I can get that will be a close match to the original colour.

Post by **mike.perry** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 9:56 am

I have a BMC code 2RB8 if that is any use

Post by **bmcecosse** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 11:01 pm

The difficulty will be in masking off everything else - so the paint doesn't go where it's not wanted!

Post by **mike.perry** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 11:34 pm

Easy enough, you just un bolt the glove box lid and inst. panel cover and hang them on a piece of wire. The difficult bit is painting the switch panel. The steering column and parcel shelf bar are also the same colour.

Post by **rayofleamington** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 11:49 pm

The difficulty will be in masking off everything else - so the paint doesn't go where it's not wanted!

It's a 54 so I presume he means the gold dash panels (removable).
Steering column comes off fairly easily too.

Post by **mike.perry** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 8:02 am

The clue was in the photo of the early grill

Post by **MColes** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 10:49 am

Yes the panels are removable.

What I really need is someones opinion on what is the closest colour I can pick up in somewhere like Halfords.

Post by **MColes** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 10:55 am

Okay just cracked it with help from MarkAttard. According to THIS thread the closest match is TOY4C3