For those who have painted their dashes

If you prep the plastic right, you won't have problems with bubbling or peeling.

to prep the plastic sand it, then clean it with lacquer thinner, dry it....then paint

You can use any type of paint, regular spray paint works just fine. Make sure you use a good clear on it, or the paint won't stand up to the everyday use and abuse.

Crispy had her dash done professionally (before she re-did it), but if you just go up and ask for them to paint the dash they'll most likely say no. But if you take the pieces apart for them, they'll probably do it.



BTW, the search feature on these forums are really good, and you could've answered most of questions by just searching for dash or painting.

No I would not attempt to paint something as large as ground effects with a spray can. I had mine professionally done. I did my interior myself because they are much smaller than ground effects and can be done just as well with a spray can. I fully admit that a spray gun would be a faster method, but for those who can't afford to have it professionally done or like the satisfaction of doing something themselves, there is nothing wrong with using spray cans. The "right" method here is whichever one suits the owner, because both yield excellent results when done properly. My dash and everyone else's that did it themselves is proof of that.

Heather,
If you wanted too, you can buy your car's paint from an auto paint shop and use Preval spray cans which allow you to load the factory paint into it. 1 pint of paint has given me more than enough to do my headlight and tail light covers, and my interior pieces, and I still have plenty left. I think the paint, clearcoat and cans cost me about $100. Getting all that stuff done professionally, I would have had to pay for the paint anyway, plus labor.