Dashboard Paint

[Satellite65]

My Satellite did not come equipped with a dash pad. It has the metal top that was painted (black) with a textured paint, I believe it was called suede. Does anyone know where to get this stuff and is it available in rattle cans?

 

[Joe Mopar]

yes I bought some at a automotive store.

 

[Satellite65]

Thanks.

Would you happen to remember which store you purchased it from and what brand of paint it was?

 

[Joe Mopar]

It was a local parts store called Levines.

Have you tried Eastwood's ( check them out on line ) I'm sure I've seen it there.

 

[Satellite65]

Thanks.

Eastwood's a no-go. I'm going to call Levine's tomorrow. None of the major mfgs. (Krylon, Dupli-Color, Rust-o-leum, Plast-cote) has anything.
Dupli-Color has a suede finish but it's not in black and it's only available in the UK.

 

[65NUTCASE]

The guy that painted my 65 dash used a primer not sanded then put the color on with a flattening agent. Looks stock..

 

[69hemibeep]

Try Totally Auto's web site! Google is your friend

 

[65DODGE]

this is the paint i used on my 65 coronets dash manufacter is sem part#15243 satin black it is a interior paint for metal or vinyl and it worked great.

 

[mrkinger]

Hi if i could put my 2 cents in also.I redid my dash also .What i did was to sand it down to metal.I washed the metal with a good cleaner ,you wont beleive how long fingerprints will last .I did this four or five time with a clean cloth everytime.We have a auto store here called cross canada paint supplys ,and i bought a real good quality of primer in a spray bomb.If you buy the cheap stuff they dont seem to put enought dryers in the primer or the paint.turned out perfect.so buy a good primer & paint

 

[Satellite65]

Sometimes you just get lucky.

I was in WalMarx today and happened to walk pass the aisle with the spray paint. I needed some gloss black for something else so I decided to pick up a can. Well, they didn't have any Rust-O-Leum gloss black but I did manage to find some Rust-O-Leum 'textured' black (when I was on their website I typed 'suede' in the search field and came up with nothing). I bought a can, took it home, tried it on a piece of scrap and viola, we have a winner!!! Looks great.