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Dash board finish - David.H - 06-11-2018

The removable dash panel on my 1932 AG tourer I discover has original crackle finish paint under the Patent Plate! Mr Mills shows one piece dashes  crackled,  but not one with the removable section. I was preparing the panel for painting & found this!
 So now it will go & be crackled (by the local powder coaters who also do a good crackle! ) I am considering having the running boards powder coated black....any experience out there?

RE: Dash board finish - Ruairidh Dunford - 06-11-2018

The wings and running boards on my Ulster were powder coated in 1990 - after over 90'000 miles of hard use they are still pretty much the same as when I did them - wish I could say the same for myself.

RE: Dash board finish - Peter Clayton - 06-11-2018

(06-11-2018, 07:26 PM)Ruairidh Dunford Wrote: The wings and running boards on my Ulster were powder coated in 1990 - after over 90'000 miles of hard use they are still pretty much the same as when I did them - wish I could say the same for myself.

Rumour has it, you have a crackle finish R.

RE: Dash board finish - Ruairidh Dunford - 06-11-2018

Why do you think I have a beard!

RE: Dash board finish - Mike Costigan - 06-11-2018

Many years ago I restored a 1931 AG tourer, and that, too, had a crackle (not wrinkle!) finish dash panel:


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RE: Dash board finish - Ruairidh Dunford - 06-11-2018

I think it looks really smart - I saw a late Coupe dash done with it, lovely.

RE: Dash board finish - David.H - 07-11-2018

(06-11-2018, 09:33 PM)Ruairidh Dunford Wrote: I think it looks really smart - I saw a late Coupe dash done with it, lovely.

Well well!
That's the way I will go, Crackle & powder coat.
I don't go for wrinkles either, even without a beard!

RE: Dash board finish - Steve Bryant - 28-01-2022

Regarding the crackle finish applied to the car dashboard originally.
Is the base colour also black or is it another colour with the black on top? The attached picture shows grey as a base colour and black on top.

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Thanks Stephen.

RE: Dash board finish - Ruairidh Dunford - 28-01-2022

Brighton Pink.

RE: Dash board finish - Mike Costigan - 29-01-2022

The original finish was just plain black. I used a paint sold for old radio repairs which was brushed on in one coat and cured in a slightly damp atmosphere (I used a calor gas stove).