Dash results (and X-mas comes early :)

[juliemac57 at hotmail.com (Julie Macfarlane)]

Is that purple flake in the coating?



Julie Macfarlane
"Its not just a car! Its an adventure!"
DSM4 entry: "Masochism: See Scirocco"
1981 MKI 2L 16v w 2Y
1985 MKII 1.8L 8v w 9A Wolfsburg
Amsterdam NY





>From: Jeff Toomasson <area53@validpath.com>
>To: "scirocco-l@scirocco.org (E-mail)" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: Dash results (and X-mas comes early  :)
>Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 19:30:50 -0800
>
>Ok folks - I got my dash back and while it came out about as well as I 
>expected, I still find myself not quite satisfied.
>
>The mysterious formula is Line-X - yeah, the sh*t they spray on truck beds! 
>  :)  It's basically a polymer of poly-urea and cures within seconds of 
>application. On top of that, it's completely sandable and paintable. The 
>biggest concern was whether it would bond to the original dash surface 
>(which it did), but now it's how long it will stay (which we'll see  :)  
>From a personal standpoint, I can't decide if I can live with the rough 
>texture (not really an option from an application standpoint because you 
>need an even coat to begin with), or if I should try to sand it down...
>
>All told, the process cost me $200 ($100 for the shoot, $75 for the prep 
>(several layers of plastic filler apparently), and $25 for me saying "Hey, 
>take your time and please do a good job!") which is light years better than 
>the $800 butt-prod that JustDashes wants (not to mention the 4-month wait 
>time).
>
>Also, I've included a couple pix of my "new" old-skewl bling - an early 
>X-mas present to myself.   :)
>
>Let me know what you think!
>
>L8R, Jeff
>
>http://validpath.com/images/81s/resto/dash1.JPG
>http://validpath.com/images/81s/resto/dash2.JPG
>http://validpath.com/images/81s/resto/dash3.JPG
>http://validpath.com/images/81s/resto/dash4.JPG
>http://validpath.com/images/81s/resto/dash5.JPG
>http://validpath.com/images/81s/resto/oz1.JPG
>http://validpath.com/images/81s/resto/oz2.JPG
>
>
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