Dash results (and X-mas comes early :)

[area53 at validpath.com (Jeff Toomasson)]

That's just the flash. IIRC, the first pic is the most representative of 
the color. But in natural light, it's definitely black.

JT

Julie Macfarlane wrote:

> Is that purple flake in the coating?
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> DSM4 entry: "Masochism: See Scirocco"
> 1981 MKI 2L 16v w 2Y
> 1985 MKII 1.8L 8v w 9A Wolfsburg
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>> 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
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>> 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.
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>> 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...
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>> 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).
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>> Also, I've included a couple pix of my "new" old-skewl bling - an 
>> early X-mas present to myself.   :)
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>> Let me know what you think!
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>> L8R, Jeff
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>> 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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