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#1 _AquaSLR5000_

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Posted 14 November 2005 - 10:38 PM

Hi, is there a paint code for the Silver SS/SLR Dash. The name would also be handy.. B)

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Posted 14 November 2005 - 11:59 PM

Portland grey metallic.

Finding some-one who has the numbers and getting the right colour is the hard part. I had some mixed at AutoBarn and I am happy enough with the colour even if it's a little different.

Or get the pros like Dash Original to restore it.

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Posted 15 November 2005 - 08:37 AM

Yes, getting the right colour is the hard part.
I am having a play ATM. I have found the following issues.
1. The dashes were never painted originally so finding the exact paint code may never be possible.
2. The shades of Portland grey vary from the factory, to the extent that many cars have multi-shaded components from new. Some of the early ones are quite silver where as the later ones are much more grey and the WB Holden ones use a similar shade.
3. When spraying the paint on the amount of pressure in the gun can affect how the silver pigment settles.
4. Masking it up so it looks as per original is very time consuming. If you have the money get it professionally done.
5. It is very difficult to colour match

Therefore it almost comes down to personal choice as to what you want the dash to look like rather than an off the shelf colour. My first attempt I obtained Portland Grey from GMH. The colour is acceptable but not what I want. I have not tried the autobahn shade. I am now using some paint colour matched from an original dash that I like (late model).
The first test patch was still too silver. I took it back for rematching but haven�t used it yet. I am also about to get a sample pot of another code from the old forum. I figure the dash is something worth getting right in terms of how you want it.

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Posted 15 November 2005 - 05:39 PM

Please let me know the new code if it looks ok........

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Posted 15 November 2005 - 11:26 PM

Some-one (yonks ago) posted on the old forum about the SS dash colour. Being a good little vegemite I wrote it down on a piece of paper and found it.

Numbers are

Dulux Paint Code
577-15870
Group 1 metallic

Is another starting point and I can't be sure that I wrote them down are right.

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Posted 16 November 2005 - 10:58 AM

very good work EXLXSL! i might need that as well one day..... maybe i should write it down as well hehe

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Posted 16 November 2005 - 04:24 PM

Numbers are

Dulux Paint Code
577-15870
Group 1 metallic

Thats the code next on my list :D From previous inquiries it is a wheel colour so i have left it till last. However there is a possibility it could be what im after. I have had a close look at the SS wheel trims and they are a shade of silver in the centre and silver grey between the spokes. There is a remote posssiblity that the silver grey between the spokes is the same. They look pretty close :rolleyes:

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Posted 16 November 2005 - 06:07 PM

yes that colour is for the wheel trims SS and SLR, not the correct dash colour. It's a hard process to replicate and I know Dash Original charges around $600 to do it, and the ones I have seen are easy to pick.

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Posted 16 November 2005 - 06:17 PM

BUGGER! :wacko:

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Posted 16 November 2005 - 06:55 PM

I just got a quote from dash original to do the whole fascia ,top and bottom, glove box and ashtray and they are charging $440.00 ind any MINOR repairs.
Not too bad if you have the $$$

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Posted 03 August 2006 - 02:52 PM

wondering if anyone has done any more experimenting with dash colour?

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Posted 16 October 2006 - 06:59 PM

I used a volvo colour from a paint rack years ago! It was pretty close. The masking was a bloody nightmare, not $400 bucks worth of nightmare though!

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Posted 19 September 2007 - 09:11 PM

Hi all, silly question, are you guys removing the dash to paint or doing it in the car ?

Also, how do you get the heater control markings back after you paint over them ?

Any prep work I should know about, like sanding, plastic primers etc, mine is an LX SL Woodgrain.

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Posted 19 September 2007 - 09:20 PM

Numbers are

Dulux Paint Code
577-15870
Group 1 metallic

Thats the code next on my list :D From previous inquiries it is a wheel colour so i have left it till last. However there is a possibility it could be what im after. I have had a close look at the SS wheel trims and they are a shade of silver in the centre and silver grey between the spokes. There is a remote posssiblity that the silver grey between the spokes is the same. They look pretty close :rolleyes:

SS and SLR wheel trims are the same colour all over, there is no difference in the spokes. The paint colour for these is Bezel Grey Metalic.

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Posted 20 September 2007 - 01:36 AM

I wonder what Dash Original charge to do the dash these days,I would call them but am overseas at the moment.Has anyone asked them lately how much they charge?.
Also seen someone asking about whether the woodgrain dashes can be sprayed silver a while back but can't seem to find the post.What do you guys reckon?Would it be possible to get a woodgrain dash done as a silver SLR dash?.

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Posted 20 September 2007 - 07:47 AM

You could paint one, people have done it before, the problem is, your paint will react with the woodgrain and years of armour all that has soaked into the dash. Last I heard dash original charged over $400. You have to supply the dash, and effectivly for $400 you get the silver bits repainted and the dash heater control stencils redone. They do not redo the chrome edging. You can always pick one thats been redone because the dashes were never originally sprayed, and dash original I have noticed do a few things wrong.

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Posted 20 September 2007 - 11:10 AM

^^ Yeah mate, you can definiatly do that. Just hit it with a plastic primer and the paint will stick! Thats what i did with my dash..

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Posted 24 September 2007 - 03:39 AM

Thanks guys, thought I ask as original silver dashes are getting pretty big money for them and most of them need a resto anyways so I thought if I buy a cheap woodgrain one and get it redone by Dash Original in silver I would save myself a lot of dollars.

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Posted 24 September 2007 - 06:25 AM

Dash Original told me they could convert a woodgrain dash to silver SS for the same cost as restoring a silver dash. They can also replace the radio pocket if you supply the pocket from another dash for around $50.

Edited by ls2lxhatch, 24 September 2007 - 06:25 AM.


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Posted 24 September 2007 - 08:17 AM

Cool!!!,thanks ls2lxhatch :spoton:

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Posted 27 September 2007 - 07:34 PM

I matched the colour with sign writing adhesive vinyl and simply applied it over the original contours, trimming the excess away with a scalpel. looks schmicko!!

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