Originally Posted by MILD THUNDER

Thought i'd share this with some do-it-yourselfers.

Last winter i sent my panel out, to get powdercoated. The guy jerked me around for months, and when i finally got it back, it looked like crap. Had a ton of orange peel in the finish, and honestly, the color didnt come out like i wanted it to.

So, I decided to rip it all apart again, and this time try it myself. I stripped it, primed with self etching primer, shot it with metallic black, and cleared it. Lots of wetsanding. Then, i had oso member 502SS, make the labeling out of vinyl for me. He was awesome to work with. We emailed some files back and forth. He sent me a file with the lettering sized to what they would be. I was able to print them on my home computer on plain paper. The lettering was sized, so i just had to cut it out with scissors and lay it all out, to be sure it fit in the margins. Within a week of my first email, I had the decals in my mailbox. Pricing was very fair! He walked me thru how to install them, and I think it came out pretty good considering my first little decal project.

Alot cheaper than a new panel, and, I like the "glossy" painted finish, over powdercoat. I know powdercoat is more durable, but hopefully nobody will be walking on my dash panel!

If you need any vinyl boat stuff, definitly get with Jim (502SS)! Super cool guy to work with..

Originally Posted by Rookie

Looks great! I saw 502's dash in another thread and kinda inquired about some decals for mine. I think I need to get my a$$ in gear and maybe hit him up. From the pics of his own stuff and yours apparently he does great work.

Please tell me you painted the outer ring of your steering wheel.

Originally Posted by MILD THUNDER

Yep, its vinyl dyed. Held up great so far!! Well, only one summer on it, but figured it's worth a shot. Worse case i pop it off and put a new wheel on.