Dash results (and X-mas comes early :)

[area53 at validpath.com (Jeff Toomasson)]

Thanks, Don!  You're 100% right on the light reflection. It's looks like 
the normal Scirocco vinyl in normal light. A finer texture wasn't 
possible because it needs a even coast to form the strong bond. But that 
doesn't mean I can't sand it down!  :)

You can located a Line-X vendor at:    
http://www2.line-x.com/ns/FindFranchise.html

JT

Don Walter wrote:

> I think it looks pretty good. Hey if you didn't try you wouldn't have 
> known. Sometimes pictures don't truly reflect the way it looks.  My 
> guess is that the pictures are accentuating the light reflecting on 
> the wrinkles and making them more apparent that they are in real 
> life.  Is that true?  Did he have different textures or something 
> smoother?  Is that something that can be done in a persons local 
> area?  Keep at it you are helping us all.
>
> On 11/18/05, *Jeff Toomasson* <area53@validpath.com 
> <mailto:area53@validpath.com>> wrote:
>
>     No offense taken at all - that's why I asked for opinions. But to say
>     it's garbage might be a stretch. And since you trashed it in such a
>     vehement way, you could at least share your proposed approach...
>
>     From my standpoint, it was garbage before (and if you'd seen the
>     before
>     pix, you'd agree). At least now, it's crack-free  :)  But, I
>     agree, it
>     looks nothing like a material that a dashboard would be composed of.
>     But, as I pointed out originally, it can be sanded and painted. So
>     it's
>     not like it's ruined. Just think of it as a blank canvas!  I could
>     have
>     spent 10-20+ hours experimenting with different materials and never
>     ended up with something as uniform as this. My time is worth several
>     times more than what this cost me (and I've got other dummy dashes to
>     mess with if the mood strikes me)
>
>     Besides, doesn't my Vortex UID "gamblinfool" tell you anything
>     about me?  :)
>
>     Eric S wrote:
>
>     >Jeff don't take this the wrong way...just my opinion.
>     >
>     >Dash - looks like absolute shit, wasted money...shoulda saved for
>     the real
>     >thing...its now garbage.  (just being honest, it seriously looks like
>     >fucking shit)
>     >
>     >Rims - HOT HOT HOT...nice find mang!
>     >
>     >
>     >
>
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> Don Walter - Waukesha, WI
> 1984 8V Audi 4000s (lastest addition)
> 1986 2.0L 16V TEC 2 Black Scirocco (see progress at 
> http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/708939)
> 1986 2L 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (Ben's Car)
> 1988 1.8 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (sold on 3/29/04)
> 1984 1.8 8V Pewter Scirocco (sold years ago)
> 1971 Karman Ghia (sold)
> 1969 Karman Ghia (sold)
> 1969 Beetle (sold)
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