i've been taking pieces and parts out of the dash in order to eventually repaint the dash!
well that day has finally come ^_^
before the masking off;
(http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o16/j1pp4h/2011-02-25_14-20-43_712.jpg)
(http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o16/j1pp4h/2011-02-25_14-20-57_906.jpg)
after the masking, and the first coat! The Color is BCC0422 Intense Blue Pearl (PB3)
however most of the blue is the tape and poor lighting :mad:
(http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o16/j1pp4h/2011-02-25_16-08-03_142.jpg)
currently waiting for the first coat to dry a bit more, then on with the 2nd!
I look forward to seeing how this all comes out!
i'm pretty anxious myself, first time i've ever tried to paint a dashboard *_*
3rd coat is on!
now i wait about an 30 more minutes, take the tape and such off, and see the final product!
just a few more screws and the complete dash would be out. BIG BILL
Quote from: bigbill on February 25, 2011, 10:13:13 PM
just a few more screws and the complete dash would be out. BIG BILL
yea, but i didnt want to take it out lol ...not sure why though :lol:
anyhow, the maskings been removed!
before;
(http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/166887_185155344849689_100000656739168_487715_2740638_n.jpg)
(http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o16/j1pp4h/2011-02-25_14-20-57_906.jpg)
(http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o16/j1pp4h/2011-02-25_14-20-43_712.jpg)
and after paint (the glove box, ashtray, and column cover were set in for picture purposes) oh, and ignore the aloha towel on the windshield, the lighting was making it difficult to take pictures
(http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o16/j1pp4h/2011-02-25_18-01-16_713.jpg)
(http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o16/j1pp4h/2011-02-25_18-01-26_169.jpg)
(http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o16/j1pp4h/2011-02-25_18-01-39_52.jpg)
now i wait for payday to order a new dashpad, wait for the carpet i ordered to come in, and sand/paint the rest of the plastic interior pieces and door pannels
what do ya think!?
Looks good to me :surprised:
Dwayne :smile:
Looks very very nice! I need to do this to my 78's dash, so many scratches. Finding it hard to find the metallic charcoal color they used at the factory though.
Quote from: dave1987 on February 26, 2011, 02:30:08 AM
Looks very very nice! I need to do this to my 78's dash, so many scratches. Finding it hard to find the metallic charcoal color they used at the factory though.
I couldn't find matching blue either... I used a blue meant for some chryslers :p
Looks good to me!
8) SWEET....I'll be doing alot of that stuff when I start restoring the 75 Squire Wagon I bought last week. I have a compressor and spray guns though so I'll use factory paint codes. I'm gonna change the interior color to a Sand Tan or darker brown that it's original interior color. I also will have to paint the rear wheel interior panel covers. They are in good/no cracks shape put the sun light UVs have faded an oxidized them.
Are you gonna put a new one of these in? Ebay link:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120677420322&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT
Jippah, I'm glad you stuck with the blue... it fairly glows! But then, I'm a big fan of metallic interiors. ;D
Quote from: blupinto on February 26, 2011, 04:30:32 PM
Jippah, I'm glad you stuck with the blue... it fairly glows! But then, I'm a big fan of metallic interiors. ;D
Especially BLUE ones... right, blu? :rolleye:
Dwayne :smile:
It looks amazing, with the metallic it looks more so!
Those dash cap overlays are great. I did my first overlay on my 78 Sedan with black interior, so no paint was needed. I did my 73 Station Wagon's dash with one of those, last week. I left it black even though the factory interior color is brown. The interior of my station wagon is rather two tone with the replacement parts I have put in it though (black headliner, door panels and now dash cap too), which looks rather nice. Eventually I will repaint everything with a brown color though, just can't afford the special paints and adhesion promoters right now. Maybe this summer.
Dalefortune, I do plan on getting a new dashpad, however im probably goin to just find the cheapest offer and paint it to match..
the back panels are also pretty sun'd out.. going to repaint those too :)
I live the blue interior too blupinto!!! But it just needed a bit more "pop" ^_^
I keep wondering, if anyone has ever stripped the original dash pad from vinyl and foam and redone thier own instead of buying a cover? I mean I am sure the covers are nice, but that makes them thicker and plastic instead of the softer vinyl? I know its not really dificult at all to make your own door pads. How much harder would it be to make the dash pad over again? Anyways, just open mumbling. LOL. Still cant wait to see all of this together!
Jody,
Several people here have done just that... popbumper and discolives are two that come to mind immediately. Typing "dashpad" into the search function should pull up some threads you'll find interesting if you decide to tackle this!
Dwayne :smile:
Thank you. I will have to do that! I doubt I could find a nice green? But, that is what I would prefer to do! The metal inside is in terrific condition! So the pad is the only real thing dash wise I would have to do! Carpet and drivers seat is a different ordeal. LOL.
Quote from: blupinto on February 26, 2011, 04:30:32 PM
Jippah, I'm glad you stuck with the blue... it fairly glows! But then, I'm a big fan of metallic interiors. ;D
I did my white 78 with Rustoleum Colbat Blue Metallic, the one drawback I found out later, that "shiny" between the dash and windshield = Bad Glare! when riding on a sunny day. If I had know that when I painted it might have thought of something different for the top of the dash, maybe a flat color for the top anyhow. That "shine" does get annoying when driving the car, sun glasses required.
here's mine ~~> http://www.cookieboystoys.com/friends/78pinto.htm
you have to scroll down a bit to the March/April 2008 updates to see my interior repaint
Very nice job!
I had not seen someone paint a dash in place. A lot of masking but worth the trouble.
Another step closer to completion...
Hmm, I did that search and only thing that came up was this thread? I am going to assume that the search only goes back so far in history?
Try modifying your search... ie: covering dash pad. Something like that. The information is here it's just a matter of finding it!
Dwayne :smile:
refining "dash pad" probably would not help much. I would hate to know what a search for "pad" would come up with? Ill go through the pages as I can find time to try t search for it. I had to do that before on another topic!
Quote from: Cookieboystoys on February 27, 2011, 09:43:53 AM
I did my white 78 with Rustoleum Colbat Blue Metallic,
here's mine ~~> http://www.cookieboystoys.com/friends/78pinto.htm
i actually got the idea of painting the dash while it's still in the car from looking at those exact pictures a few weeks prior :lol:
however, i've only gotten around to the dash, and havent found the time to get the other pieces and parts done up
Quote from: tinkerman73 on February 27, 2011, 04:46:46 PM
refining "dash pad" probably would not help much. I would hate to know what a search for "pad" would come up with? Ill go through the pages as I can find time to try t search for it. I had to do that before on another topic!
Don't feel bad... I have only limited success with the search feature too! But I DO know the information is here; it's just a matter of finding it! :lol:
Dwayne :smile:
Jippah:
NICE work. With my restoration, I fully pulled the dash and stripped it (which of course meant first pulling the windshield to get the bolts that secure the dash). The dash was sandblasted this week; it needs to be primed and then refinished. For finishing, I plan to spray everything with SEM's "Color Coat", which is a very high quality semigloss finish suitable for fabric/plastic/etc., but also works well on metal. I bought it at my local automotive paint store.
Now - on to the subject of dash refurb - the first dash I redid had the standard cracks in the vinyl. I sanded everything, trimmed cracked vinyl edges with a razor blade, cut out damaged foam, and replaced the foam with that expandable "foam in a can" insulation that can be had at home repair centers.
After filling, I trimmed it and shaped it with a "cheese grater" type rasp. The foam was then filled with flexible bondo, another specialty item that can be found at auto paint supply shops. Filled, sanded, leveled, the dash was then coated with a "sprayable texture", let dry, and then coated with "color coat".
While the dash turned out beautifully, I will not use it for my car, as I found an NOS dash pad that I will recolor. Dash restoration as I did it is fine, but somewhat fragile - my biggest concern was the long lasting (or not) potential of the restored dash in service, especially in Texas heat.
Hope that was somewhat enlightening.
Chris
I've got the search function figured out. I suppose I should have posted this earlier in the FAQ section...
If you want to search the entire forums for something, you have to go to the main forum page where it lists all of the sub forums. From there you can search every sub forum for whatever you are looking for. If you are already in a thread and use the search function, it will only search the sub forum that thread is posted in for your search terms.
For example. If you are looking at my 73 station wagon's thread in the My Projects sub forums, and you decide you want to search for "fuel pump". The search will only contain results from the My Projects sub forum. However, if you go back to the main forum page, listing all sub forums, and search "fuel pump", it will search the entire message board/forum and all sub forums for results related to "fuel pump", thus more results!
I hope this helps!
Jippah, very nice paint finish. Tinkerman73, I tried searching on dash cover and found the following:
http://www.fordpinto.com/general-pinto-talk/dashpad-recovering-thread/msg102586/#msg102586 (http://www.fordpinto.com/general-pinto-talk/dashpad-recovering-thread/msg102586/#msg102586)
http://www.fordpinto.com/your-project/dash-pad-covers/msg1814/#msg1814 (http://www.fordpinto.com/your-project/dash-pad-covers/msg1814/#msg1814)
http://www.fordpinto.com/general-pinto-talk/dashpad-repair-advice-requested/msg93749/#msg93749 (http://www.fordpinto.com/general-pinto-talk/dashpad-repair-advice-requested/msg93749/#msg93749)
http://www.fordpinto.com/your-project/dash-cap-replacement/msg45921/ (http://www.fordpinto.com/your-project/dash-cap-replacement/msg45921/)
Thanks for the links! Now I know to go home and search, not stay in the threads! LOL. Thank you! I like the ones from starsky(?). So I sent a PM asking if they are still doing them? However, I used to do boat interiors as well as upholstry on room dividers for offices. So I know my way around the vinyl stuff. So I may eventually do my own! Great stuff on here. Also, sorry to have over thrown the thread here! LOL. Keep up the good work on your pinto!!
Quote from: Jippah on February 27, 2011, 08:46:00 PM
i actually got the idea of painting the dash while it's still in the car from looking at those exact pictures a few weeks prior :lol:
however, i've only gotten around to the dash, and havent found the time to get the other pieces and parts done up
Haha! glad to have inspired :D
I still would warn you of my findings of the glare problem, to late for me, maybe you still have time to consider yours.
Quote from: dave1987 on February 28, 2011, 12:25:48 AM
I've got the search function figured out. I suppose I should have posted this earlier in the FAQ section...
If you want to search the entire forums for something, you have to go to the main forum page where it lists all of the sub forums. From there you can search every sub forum for whatever you are looking for. If you are already in a thread and use the search function, it will only search the sub forum that thread is posted in for your search terms.
For example. If you are looking at my 73 station wagon's thread in the My Projects sub forums, and you decide you want to search for "fuel pump". The search will only contain results from the My Projects sub forum. However, if you go back to the main forum page, listing all sub forums, and search "fuel pump", it will search the entire message board/forum and all sub forums for results related to "fuel pump", thus more results!
I hope this helps!
Well, it definitely can't hurt!!! Thanks for the info!
Dwayne :smile:
so i got bored yesterday afternoon and decided to do some more sanding and painting.
only this time, it was the exterior. just one more step to making the exterior look more and more like this;
(http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/1971-1980-ford-pinto-1976.jpg)
heres my grill and headlights before;
(http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o16/j1pp4h/2011-03-02_16-01-42_674.jpg)
and after
(http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o16/j1pp4h/2011-03-02_18-24-33_469.jpg)
took quite awhile to tape the bezels off
(http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o16/j1pp4h/2011-03-02_18-24-43_277.jpg)
(http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o16/j1pp4h/2011-03-02_18-24-50_762.jpg)
I love it! It looks great! :D
Here is the site that carries the Pinto Stallion decals:
http://www.phoenixgraphix.com/ford/1976mst.htm
As stated, Maverick is shown but you can order it as Mustang or Pinto.
Would be a nice touch to what you have there!
I think that turned out great!
Dwayne :smile:
Nice touches so far!
Wow, small changes that make a BIG difference. Nice work!
Chris
thanks for the support fellow pinto lovers!!!
however, as i've stated before, i am still a kid (literally, 22yrs old) and bought some new projector headlights.
kinda take away from the classic look, but i think they match up with the grill and bezels very well :)
(thought i'd d a double take type set up)
old lights
(http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o16/j1pp4h/2011-03-02_18-24-33_469.jpg)
new lights
(http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o16/j1pp4h/2011-03-05_14-54-03_139.jpg)
note the broken "R" emblem :(
Well, they do not look too bad. I know your pain with a broker/missing "R"! I do note a addition in the new photo that was not in the old. What kind of cycle is that trying to hide there?
Do you have any junk yards on the islands? If so, the Ford emblems for the Pinto are the same as the ones for 70s mustangs and mavericks if you can find some. Otherwise I have a few sets of FORD letters, and I could send you a set but shipping would probably be a killer to the islands.
I think Pintony used projector headlights on his purple hotrod Pinto, those looks familiar.
How do you like the projector headlights? I am considering swapping out my halogens on my 78 for them but not sure if I'd really want to keep them or not.
Quote from: tinkerman73 on March 09, 2011, 05:19:09 AM
Well, they do not look too bad. I know your pain with a broker/missing "R"! I do note a addition in the new photo that was not in the old. What kind of cycle is that trying to hide there?
yea there area few junkyards out here.. but cars older than 1985 tend to be crushed due to room restraints :(
the bike is a 2006 kawasaki zx-636. its quite a bit of fun :D i also have a 2001 suzuki katana which isnt as much fun haha
Quote from: dave1987 on March 09, 2011, 12:23:15 PM
How do you like the projector headlights? I am considering swapping out my halogens on my 78 for them but not sure if I'd really want to keep them or not.
well, im not too sure about any other brand, but i can tell you that i dont think they are as bright as the stock lights for some reason... but its not that big of a deal out here, there are very few places on island without streetlights :P