Homemade Wood Grain Dash

**KevinACrider** · 07-28-2007, 04:26 PM

You may have seen my other post but I'm going to make a new one to show off my project. I did these today with existing dash pieces. Any trim piece of any shape or size can be done since it's just painting.

Here are the pieces I did today...

**TimmyM** · 07-28-2007, 04:35 PM

Faux painted and cleared? Looks real nice. You going to share your process?
I've been wondering how to do a wood look, even though I've done several paint treatments on walls it never dawned on me to do it to car parts!

**stealinfool** · 07-31-2007, 02:10 PM

I respect the homemade stuff for sure, but I have to share something else I've come across...

http://www.patterntek.com/

They do all sorts of patterns and faux finishes.. from carbon fiber to wood grain to dollar bills!

**GiODi** · 07-31-2007, 02:29 PM

Looks good... can we get more details please?

**nitropwd** · 08-14-2007, 09:50 PM

is this for a 2G TL?....the shiftgate looks familiar

nice work by the way.

**Nexson** · 08-14-2007, 10:26 PM

airbrush?

**KevinACrider** · 08-16-2007, 10:33 PM

It's in a 2003 Lincoln LS. It's actually really simple. I laid down a reddish base coat (ended up using primer for it). Then I brushed on some brown leather paint and used the seran wrap method of getting the pattern. Clear coated it and it's a wrap.

**Snortonnorton** · 08-16-2007, 10:43 PM

who makes brown leather paint color?

could you please be more specific about what paint, like was it Krylon in a spray can, or did you use more expensive professional paint?

thanks.

**KevinACrider** · 08-18-2007, 06:57 PM

It was all cheap paint from True Value hardware stores. The primer was a spray can, generic brand. The brush on paint I can't remember the brand but it was not a sprayable paint.