Dash bezel restoration

[Alaska 79 K-10]

I have been looking for years on ebay for a good correct dash bezel for my 79 K-10. I finally found one, and painted it with the correct silver inlay area. Came out better than I hoped.

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[Corvette Ed]

Looks good.

 

[Snoots]

Very nize!

 

[78C10BigTen]

Thats just painted?

 

[Alaska 79 K-10]

Thats just painted?

Yep, the trick is to use matte finish lacquer aerosol. Lacquer sticks super well to plastic. It took me about 4 hours to meticulously mask it off. Color and sheen look just like my original dash.

Rust-Oleum Stops Rust 11 oz. Metallic Matte Nickel Protective Spray Paint-7277830 - The Home Depot

 

[78C10BigTen]

Yep, the trick is to use matte finish lacquer aerosol. Lacquer sticks super well to plastic. It took me about 4 hours to meticulously mask it off. Color and sheen look just like my original dash.

Rust-Oleum Stops Rust 11 oz. Metallic Matte Nickel Protective Spray Paint-7277830 - The Home Depot

Mine looks like that but its like a big plastic glue on thing. Brushed aluminum i think they called it.

 

[Raider L]

@Alaska 79 K-10,

Pardon my French, HOLY ****!! Man! That looks great! How the hell did you mask off all that black in between?

 

[Alaska 79 K-10]

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@Alaska 79 K-10,

Pardon my French, HOLY ****!! Man! That looks great! How the hell did you mask off all that black in between?

Great question. Between the panels, I rolled small tubes made of masking tape, sticky side out. Grooves around the gauges, I used heavy cotton string, then masked over the hole. All the raised edges I painted by hand with a car painters touch up brush that has a small fuzzy ball on the tip.

 

[Raider L]

@Alaska 79 K-10,

Man!! I don't think I'd have the patients for that.

 

[ali_c20]

That looks great.

 

[Raider L]

@Alaska 79 K10,

Welcome from Louisiana. Nice to have you aboard. You will like this forum, it's manned by a bunch of knowledgeable and helpful guys and gals.

 

[Alaska 79 K-10]

Happy to be aboard. Thanks for the generous welcomes! I have owned a Square Body since 1979. First one was a 76 K-10 short bed.

 

[CRM]

Man!! I don't think I'd have the patients for that.

I didn't know you were a Doctor.......lol

 

[79dentside]

That turned out great!! I did something similar, I painted my ratty bezel all black, then vinyl wrapped it with wood grain. Nothing wrong with making the most out of what you have!

 

[79Scott]

Very nice!