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Carbon dash drilled and lacquered

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I know how we all love a good dashboard post, so here's my contribution :d Spent an unbelievable number of hours in the planning and cutting, considering how few bits there are to it! No comments about sneezing with a mouthful of switches please...

Now I need to be patient and let the lacquer harden before I can polish it and fit the switches :down:

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Well I wasn't very patient, so here it is with the switches and dials in place, plus the wireless steering wheel button project...

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SootySport

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I am about to fit a carbon dash as well and wasn't aware it needs a lacquer coat, what did you use and how did you go about it?

Kit Car Electronics and Essex AO

Kit Car Electronics and Essex AO 3,057

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Hi soot1e, you may not need a lacquer coat, depends on the surface finish you want- I had a few bubbles that wouldn't polish out easily, so rubbed down with 1200 wet and dry (wet) then gave 4 coats of halfords clear acrylic lacquer which can be flattened with 2000 grit and polished...

SootySport

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Thanks for that.

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