how to smooth the door cards and dash

[MissyMinx]

hi i would like to know what i would need to smooth off the door cards and dash???

[Deano1983]

think thats one for scott Dee he'l reply soon hes a god amongst saxo peeps haha

I replied to ur pm incase u dint know smileys/smiley4.gif

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[Scott]

a shit load of time and a shit load of different grades of wet and dry sandpaper

[MissyMinx]

carnt i get some fiberglass sheet or paste and fill and sand it smooth ????

[Scott]

you could do that going to require about the same amount of time and effort either way?

[MissyMinx]

ok i will give it a go thanx for the info

[barrett]

yeah i was going to suggest using different fillers and sanding down between layers till its ultra smooth then get it sprayed up..... smileys/smiley10.gif

or alternativley use candle wax smileys/smiley2.gif

[Scott]

just make sure you sand down the dash etc before applying the filler to give it a really good key

[Sidesport]

IM buying a dash soon just to do this and spray it silver...

All im gunna do is Sand off ALL The grain...then rough it up and spray...how i would usually spray plastic...building up THIN layers of paint till i get the right effect....careful of FLAKE...but you wont be able to get as good as job as a bodyshop NO WAY...

A bodyshop would want about £500 for smoothing and spraying a dash...

Chris'

[MissyMinx]

what would i do with the candle wax???

[barrett]

not get it all over the wall!!!

[Deano1983]

i reckon mikes getting carried away and is thinkin about bed room games hahahaha

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[Scott]

blobs you can get as good effect as a body shop at home no problem at all, all you need to do is invest in a compressor and a spray gun.

I personally would do it that way, i.e. sand all the grain off and spray it from there

[Sidesport]

I personally would do it that way, i.e. sand all the grain off and spray it from there

Great minds think alike...

But scott....if you want a good effect...you need to have -

- Compressor
- spray gun
- Confined area ( with ventilation )
- SKill
- Heaters
- etc

Its so hard to get a good effect in a normal area...even in a garage with all the doors shut and eveything you get dust and stuff around you...

Chris'

[MissyMinx]

lol thanx anyways guys mwah! Deano when did u pm me??</font>

[Deano1983]

erm about 12.30 love, aint it come through??

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[Scott]

lol blobs i have sprayed many a thing and have done a much better job than other "proffessional" body shops out there

spraying is not hard its more about method and patience. Agreed though findind some where dust free is hard but thats when you use your head to make dust free spray areas smileys/smiley2.gif

[MissyMinx]

yeh i might not risk it scott, and no deano i didnt get it?</font>

[Deano1983]

hhhmmm one sec let me try again!

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[barrett]

lol thanx anyways guys mwah! Deano when did u pm me??</font>

you could always go to a scrappy and get the dash and door cards off an old saxo and do it to them

[Sidesport]

watch this space, when i have done mine smileys/smiley17.gif

[Chris]

I can hire a compressor and spraygun and all that other junk for nothing.... shame I can't be bothered to do that to my dash huh?

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[Scott]

LMBO! © sax-p chris as always your a starsmileys/smiley17.gif

[Chris]

Why ruin a half decent thing?? I did the centre console and that was enuff of a fucker, so bollox am I gonna do the whole dash! smileys/smiley4.gif

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