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Feb 2016

Hello,

Dont know if its just my cultus (2008) but the upper part of the dash was faded overtime and finally the car not in use so decided to fix it but was unable to find any decent solution with directions on pakwheel so decided to do a DIY first rather than spending 7k (3S price for upper dash is 5k and labor is 2k) to get it changed and not knowing if it can be repainted at home or not.

Things needed:

3 spray can = 100rs each (i used the cheap one which is a temp fix but you guys can go for expensive one and maybe get hands on primer cans aswell)

paper tape=30rs

news papers=old ones

Time required:

1 hours to 2 hours at max

Skill level:
Min

Result: Its a temp fix (due to cheap cans) but looks way to good for me to change it to new upper dash of same boring grey color.

Suggestion: If this motivates you to try it yourself than i suggest you either track expensive cans used for painting and add a layer or two of primer aswell or if you can get your hands on plasti dip cans than the results will be simply wow.

Rest is self explanatory by pictures.












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Because the dash is already in grey black combination with trims/speedometer being black so extended it a bit further but you can go for any color if you want.

The issue that you would face with this paint is that it'll get soft because of sunlight. Anything that you put on the dashboard would start sticking to it and would leave an imprint on it. Had you gone for matte finish paint, it would have been better. The shine in the paint would also reflect sunlight into your eyes while driving which could be a serious safety hazard.

tried it and it didnt work, even tried mothers trim restorer and turtles, this is not faded, its destroyed.

took the car to office today and drove it in sun all day yesterday.

luckily its been completely opposite to both of your points.

1: the paint got baked in sunlight and is more permanent now.
2: no reflection, the reflection in the pictures is mostly due to camera aperture trying to auto correct the light as inside is dark and outside to bright, to naked eye its not shiny to any level of discomfort.

ill keep updating the result but so far i am actually more satisfied with the result than i initially hope for.