Custom Painted Dash!!

[TAPDH3T]

I have recently custom painted my dash.. BUTTT Before I dove in with this I had to practice..

I purchased a aluminum cellphone case.. Plasti dip, Kaki Camo paint, dark earth, and OD paint. Last a sponge.

I started by spraying Platidip.. The reason for this is if I screwed up, it could be peeled off and redone..

I then sprayed a base coat of kaki.. (The goal is to make ATACs camo to match my interior..)

I took the sponge and cut into small sections. I then used plyers to pluck the ends to make them uneven.

I continued with each color making my own design and even mixed the kaki and dark earth to come up with a dark sand color..

Once finished I clear coated and here is the result..

Now that I got my confidence up I turned My attention to my dash.. Here is the result..

I can now truly say I have a custom dash that can't be duplicated..

 

[Bananatank]

Looks very good ik you had something good comin when i saw your pics on Instagram! It looks great btw!

 

[TAPDH3T]

Looks very good ik you had something good comin when i saw your pics on Instagram! It looks great btw!

Still working on some touch ups but will get it posted when fully installed

 

[Ed's06h3]

Looks great nice job

 

[Ghostbuster]

That is awesome. Nice work!

 

[Renagade132]

Awesome job brother!

 

[blackop]

So many ideas for when I finally get mine. Love the look.

 

[benlaud87]

I had that same cell phone case, it caused my GPS to not function at all and Id pretty much have 1 bar of service all the time.

Awesome job on the dash, I still need to do my center console plastic piece

 

[RamRod]

Worked damn good!


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[derian06]

Wow, looks great! I may have to do this in red and black.

 

[06 H3]

how did you remove the 12v outlet from the panel?

 

[TAPDH3T]

Wow, looks great! I may have to do this in red and black.

Blk and red would be awesome.. Throw a lil grey in there BAMMMM

 

[TAPDH3T]

how did you remove the 12v outlet from the panel?

Once u unhook the wiring harness it pops out.. The have pressure clips which hold in place.. I just pushed the tail to one end until it popped loose and then pulled toward me until it popped loose and slides right out..

 

[TAPDH3T]

Just laid down my last coat of black.. It will be flat black when dry.. So in about 4 hours if the rain stops I will install and get my switches back in...

 

[blackop]

Looks awesome. Can't wait until I finally have one to play with and do something like this to. Ready to see the final pics as well.

 

[Happy Hummer]

Nice.
Chris

 

[ReconH3]

That's awesome! Great job. Makes me want to do something similar.



"Ex Umbris Venimus"

 

[Pappibri]

Looking good. Will be awaiting the finished installed pics. Nice :thumbs:

 

[little h3]

Looks good.

 

[Hunner]

That's awesome! Great job. Makes me want to do something similar.



"Ex Umbris Venimus"

I was thinking of you when I saw that. Nice touch.

 

[alan.mooney.79]

Nice. I didn't consider doing anything like that before, but I think I will try something similar. Are you going to clear the plastidip , or do you think its durable enough? Can't wait to see your install pics.

 

[TAPDH3T]

Nice. I didn't consider doing anything like that before, but I think I will try something similar. Are you going to clear the plastidip , or do you think its durable enough? Can't wait to see your install pics.

I clear coated the plastidip... I pretty much have it installed and am very happy with it.. I need to clean up and hook up my switches and I will be done...

 

[ABNTROOP]

The other option if you're going to dissassemble it is to hydrodip it.http://www.camodipkit.com

 

[RamRod]

The other option if you're going to dissassemble it is to hydrodip it.http://www.camodipkit.com

I have always wanted a reason to use that stuff!

 

[ReconH3]

I have been contemplating hydro dipping for some time because I can get it for free from one of my sponsors. Unfortunately they take a couple of weeks to do it due to the high demand. I can't be without the console for that long. I want to try to find somebody local that is capable of doing it so I can get it done the same day or at least for the next day. If its done right you have to coat surface first with a special primer.