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I began to fix it today and the paint is just peeling right off, I used Duplicolor Vinyl and fabric paint, Duplicolor filler primer, and Duplicolor Clear coat, these bubbles have only occured on the top vinyl part of the dash, not on the plastic passenger side airbag cover or any other plastic pieces. The possible reasons I could think of are, the paint isn't good/strong enough and I should've just used Krylon like my friend has 2-3 years ago and his is still fine, I didn't let it dry long enough before putting it back in the car, I only waited about an hour tops before putting it back in, combined with the heat from the sun and being inside the car with the windows up and the dash just baking in the sun. AND it also seems like air is coming up from all the deep scratches in the dash from sanding it, you can see that by these pics, is this going to happen again regardless of what paint I use?

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DAMN!!!!!! :eek: bro that fuckin sucks. I think it has something to do with you not letting it dry long enough and putting it back into the hot car. I waited like a day before the pieces went back into my car and the only problem I had was the paint chiped on the a-pillar where it hits the inside of the door. other than that everything else has been ok. I also used dupli color viynl/cloth paint on mine.

Since the only parts that started to bubble are on the dash then im pretty sure its from the sun baking down on it.

How many coats of paint and clear did you spray?
How many coats of primer did you spray?

It shouldnt happen again, just make sure you let the pieces sit in your garage or where ever for at least a day.

*EDIT* If your going to fix it take the whole dash and sand it down all the way and then start all over again.

I did a bunch of coats of primer, paint, and clear. And like I said, there's not one bubble on the passenger airbag(plastic) so it's defintely because of the vinyl.

I did a bunch of coats of primer, paint, and clear. And like I said, there's not one bubble on the passenger airbag(plastic) so it's defintely because of the vinyl.Try the duplicolor viynl paint like I used. now that my car is broken down it sits in the sun everyday and nothing has gone wrong with it.
http://duplicolor.com/gallery/gallery_images/can_vinyl.jpg

...I did use that paint. I think I'm gonna give regular Krylon paint, primer and clear a shot. My friend used, his has been fine for 2-3 years and he's got an award winning Cavy that's been in magazines aswell.

Ohhh didnt know you used that paint for that part......then yup might as well try the Krylon stuff I used it on my xbox lol and its holding up very well.

i think you have to get a special primer/ the ones made for flexible plastic bumpers... they have a "flex agent" in them...

this is the primer I used
http://duplicolor.com/gallery/gallery_images/primer_can3.jpg

also another thing, pretty dumb question but after you sanded were you sure to wipe down the pieces very well?? after I sanded I actually washed them with soapy water and rinsed them with my hose.

Also, the primer I used, and yes I wiped down all the pieces the same way, I didn't use soap or alcohol but once again, I've had NO problems with anything else other then the vinyl part of the dash.

Yeah thats interesting then lance not too sure what went wrong.

F*ck it, I'm not screwing around sanding this shit all over again. I'm just gonna glass it like I wanted to in the first place and sand that down and paint.

F*ck it, I'm not screwing around sanding this shit all over again. I'm just gonna glass it like I wanted to in the first place and sand that down and paint.:lol: so your going the FG route then huh? sounds good curious to see how its going to turnout.

thats what you get for using duplicolor shit....

and yea i would say fuck it and glass it as well, a little more expensive though

thats what you get for using duplicolor shit.......why I used it an I only had one minor problem.

Definitely more expensive but well worth it, I love glassed interiors, so much better than anything else IMO.

Oh yeah man I totally agree that glass interiors look 10x better.

...why I used it an I only had one minor problem.

Yes and i use krylon fuzion on three cars two of them w/o tinted windows and never had a problem......just my opinoin though

......just my opinoin though....which doesnt matter :biggrin: haha jk bro.

BIG ZZZZZ ahhh

everyone has an opinoin, just like some people like fords and some like chevy's you know i mean son

BIG ZZZZZ ahhh

everyone has an opinoin, just like some people like fords and some like chevy's you know i mean sonhaha yeah I know what you mean KID lol.

haha lol

Yikes. I used Duplicolor, just like you...but no primer or clear. I just used a spraygun with water to clean off the dash, then dried it with a cloth, and sprayed the paint on....let it sit for 20 minutes, put it back in the car....that was over a year ago...

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Is your dash plastic or vinyl?

What should I use for thinner to remove all the paint from just the vinyl part of the dash? Lacquer thinner? I want to do it over but sanding an already painted dash is damn near impossible.

MEK works great, stinks like hell

...mek? Is that the actual name?

Just make sure whatever thinner you go with it doesnt start eating through the plastic/vinyl.

That's what I'm worried about.

It the inatils and i don't rememebr what it stands for but i let some of my stuff set in there for about a week and didn't have a problem but that wasn't the top piece, that was like the rear pieces and some other plastic pieces, works really great for fires as well

What about lacquer thinner??

What should I use for thinner to remove all the paint from just the vinyl part of the dash? Lacquer thinner? I want to do it over but sanding an already painted dash is damn near impossible.
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.....alright asshole my bad lol

lol

main thing is to make sure that the stink doesn't stick to the plastic

main thing is to make sure that the stink doesn't stick to the plasticI think more importantly is that you make sure it doesnt eat the plastic.

eh fuck everything and go to a junk yard and get a new piece lol

Hey good idea steve... then just take that thing and glass it :)

might be the easiest route lol

Vinyl Is Absorbant Did You Use Alot Of Shinny Dash Stuff Before You Painted It ..........just A Thought

like armor all? no sir

Well That Sucks For You Why Not Dye The Vinyal

I was going for the smoothest look possible, if i dyed it i'd still have the texture in it.

stop your bitching lol so what have to decided

Idk, I'm driving around without the top dash as it sits on my bedroom floor with another coat of black just to cover up what i peeled off. Too lazy and un motivated to go put it back on.

throw that bitch back on man at least it will look better than having no dash at all.

i dunno i drove around for awhile with almost no interior, told people it was weight reduction

i dunno i drove around for awhile with almost no interior, told people it was weight reductionhahahaha now that funny. I could see if you were reducing weight for the strip or something, but as a daily driver lol

and that was with a misfire on 3 cylinders lol

lol I was thinking about pulling the ole "weight reduction" gimmick but only the top dash is missing, which is about 5 pounds lol no point there

lol people looked at like i was stupid anyway

lol people looked at like i was stupid anywayclear and proper english is your friend lol :thumbsup:

Since I sanded the vinyl...isnt there anything i can use as a sealer and then paint on top of that? What if I used numerous coats of clear, then sanded that a little bit, just enough to have it seal and then primer over that and paint? lol

^Or how about if you just by a used dash and start over or glass it like you said before.

why cant you just resand it to scuff it up and then spray some primer and go from there?

why cant you just resand it to scuff it up and then spray some primer and go from there?
I was thinking about doing that.

I'm pretty sure that might work out for you.

clear and proper english is your friend lol :thumbsup:

i swear i do not do drugs, holy shit lol

i swear i do not do drugs, holy shit lolhaha must be a southern thing lol