How smooth textured plastic + Ideas for a euro dash

1. FisherVTS Established Member Joined: Jun 2008 Milton keynes Posts: 1633 Saxo 1.6 16v VTS

   #1 29th April 2010, 10:59

   Does anyone know how to smooth the dash?
   
   i want to euro or customise my dash so if you have any ideas or pictures then please post them up thanks
2. chrisvtr1989 Established Member Joined: Aug 2007 dunstable, luton Posts: 1563 mk2vtr

   #2 29th April 2010, 11:14

   Fuck loads of sanding and high build primer, or filler it's your choice
3. FisherVTS Established Member Joined: Jun 2008 Milton keynes Posts: 1633 Saxo 1.6 16v VTS

   #3 29th April 2010, 11:15

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by chrisvtr1989 Fuck loads of sanding and high build primer, or filler it's your choice

   would the filler crack at all?
4. chrisvtr1989 Established Member Joined: Aug 2007 dunstable, luton Posts: 1563 mk2vtr

   #4 29th April 2010, 11:17

   Might do as your fitting the dash, depends how easy your dash goes back in, mine was quite tricky
5. mirrorblanks Established Member Joined: Apr 2010 liverpool Posts: 1737

   #5 29th April 2010, 14:16

   the way i do it in work is 180grit paper on a da sander then work up to 240 and the 320 and 400, 600-800 wet and dry, high build primer and then wet flat with 800-1000
6. FisherVTS Established Member Joined: Jun 2008 Milton keynes Posts: 1633 Saxo 1.6 16v VTS

   #6 1st May 2010, 11:23

   if you was to make a euro stlye dash bord what would you do?
7. J222JRA Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: May 2007 Posts: 16839 Saxo VTS, Westfield

   #7 1st May 2010, 11:32

   I would speak to a good bodyshop and see what they recommend tbh.
   
   You dont want to do something that could look crap in a few months time.........if the filler started cracking etc etc from the heat from the heater.
8. mirrorblanks Established Member Joined: Apr 2010 liverpool Posts: 1737

   #8 1st May 2010, 13:34

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by FisherVTS if you was to make a euro stlye dash bord what would you do?

   have a look at cleaned.be to get some ideas
9. FisherVTS Established Member Joined: Jun 2008 Milton keynes Posts: 1633 Saxo 1.6 16v VTS

   #9 1st May 2010, 16:25

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by mirrorblanks have a look at cleaned.be to get some ideas

   yeh not many that have done there dash's apart from flocked or fabricated it.
10. mirrorblanks Established Member Joined: Apr 2010 liverpool Posts: 1737

    #10 1st May 2010, 16:27

    theres not a set way to 'euro' a dash, try not to stick to a set trend, just do it how you want
11. Tom5190 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Sep 2007 Someones Bumhole Posts: 5721 Mk2 16v Desire

    #11 1st May 2010, 16:36

    sanding would be best bet id stay away from filler myself.
12. mirrorblanks Established Member Joined: Apr 2010 liverpool Posts: 1737

    #12 1st May 2010, 16:38

    never use filler to get rid of texture, for 1 its a waste of time because the amount of rubbing down you'd end up doing you could have the dash all rubbed down anyway and also it could crack
13. FisherVTS Established Member Joined: Jun 2008 Milton keynes Posts: 1633 Saxo 1.6 16v VTS

    #13 1st May 2010, 16:40

    Yh good point
    
    ill have to draw up some ideas on how to euro a dash but if you guys have any pictures or ideas then please post them up
14. Jim-Bob Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2008 Bicester, Oxfordshire Posts: 5704 Looking for a 205...

    #14 1st May 2010, 22:30

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by FisherVTS Yh good point ill have to draw up some ideas on how to euro a dash but if you guys have any pictures or ideas then please post them up

    Just go mad and pull something crazy out the bag...
    
    Relocate the buttons from the centre console to the 'A' pillar then hack out the middle of the centre console and relocate your headunit higher, and fibreglass in a mini fridge underneath?
    
    Just thought of that, its not an ambition of mine to make it dont know why i came up with the idea either?
    
    Might be worth a try...would be a one off with a fun factor too, and thats what modding is all about after all
    
    James
15. Qucifer666 Established Member Joined: Jul 2006 Clevedon Posts: 2255

    #15 1st May 2010, 22:46

    get the dash done in leather?
16. user_32315 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2009 Uppingham, Rutland Posts: 9569 mk1 JP4'd VTR, '16 Fabia Monte Carlo

    #16 1st May 2010, 23:32

    this is my crappy photography lol but if you look in between the seats on the dash you can make out a bulge and basically this guy has smoothed the entire dash and hes only got an ipod holder in his dash so it sits flush and thats basically his head unit