I didn't do anything to the panel itself, just the gauges and shifters. The pic was showing my stereo remote, installed in place of the depth guage that never worked at speeds faster than 0mph.

The labeling appears to be silk screened. I have inquired about laser etching them if I repainted the dash from a trophy shop. They said no problem, I just never got around to painting it.

Livorsi Dash panels and gauges
 

All dash panels that come from Livorsi whether they are new or used get powdercoated and the text is lazer etched into the metal. We do not do silkscreen anymore.

All Livorsi gauges can be rebuilt to look like new from the front for about half the cost.

See our dash desinger at WWW.LIVORSI.com

What do you mean exactly by "into the metal"?
I would think that if it's laser etched on bare aluminum before powdercoating, you can't see the text anymore afterwards.
And if it's done after powdercoating, it's actually etched into the coating, not into the metal.
Or am I missing something?

Livorsi Dash panels and gauges
 

When a lazer etches a powdercoated dash the lazer reaches temperatures 1500 degrees and anneals (burns) the powder into the aluminum still protecting from salt air, but the text appears to be metal like.

Typically the text looks sliver on most colors but on black it appers gold.

WWW.LIVORSI.com

Bought all Autometer Pro-Comp and Bezels from CPPerformance $800. The prop slip I bought at a steal from a member on here which forced me to redo the dash again!!

All the versions

Thanks for your explanations, very interesting.
By chance, do you have any experience of laser etching on an anodized (natural, non-coloured and non-coated) panel?
For visibility, the text should be black (on the greyish background of anodized alu), I guess...

Just got my dash back from Livorsi, the laser etch looks great.

Before and after pictures of the dash, I did the painting, but they can do carbon fiber.

Looks good there Nancy!

Thanks,

Baja dash next?

Why not. Only thing that hasn't been fixed! But then haven't looked at it yet. :)

That turned out really nice!!

Installed pictures
 

This is what it looks like in the boat. Had the gauge faces redone, new trim rings from Top Notch, I painted the dash, and Livorsi did the lettering. I also went to dual switches on the throttle.

All told I have about $600 to $700 in it, I needed a couple of lights, and it is hard to track paint costs as it was all in stock.

sweet

Heck with the dash, where did the cup holders come from?! :evilb: I need some of those!:drink:

Thanks Bullhead,

Eddie,,,,,,,,,,,,,, believe it or not the cup holders work well for now, this winter I will put real ones in, you know the kind that Fountain should have in the first place!

No slack in this place.:angry-smiley-038:

On second thought maybe I'll just paint them red..................

If you buy cup holders check out amazon! They have some nice ones made for poker tables and the right kind of money! :drink:


http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_no...holder&x=0&y=0

what about your throttle controls???? those new are about 1300, did you paint the ones you had???

Paint, new ones just wasn't in the cards right now.

But they look better then I thought.

Looks good Phil. Why didn't you do the glove box like the dash?

I did it depends on how the light hits it. You don't see the effect as much, I had to use a paint to try and get the aluminum grind effect.

I think my second try I will get it better but House of Kolor stopped making the paint and I am waiting for the replacement.

You making it this weekend?

Good find.