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othater

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Posted: August 25, 2004 at 12:10 AM / IP Logged

Does anyone know how to duplicate the vinyl, imitation leather texture of a dash board.

I am molding in a box for a monitor and would like to match the texture. ( not pebble )

Thanks ahead of time.

xtreamcc

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Posted: August 25, 2004 at 12:14 AM / IP Logged

Non-pebble hey.... humm, sounds like u'll have to actually get some vinyl and vinyl the box.

I may be wrong though but if not you can find a good selection of vinyl laminates at partsexpress.com

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Posted: August 25, 2004 at 10:23 AM / IP Logged

Don't they make a vinyl spray ?

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Posted: August 26, 2004 at 9:40 PM / IP Logged

yeah they do, but the only one I've ever seen was duplicolor and it doesn't exactly dupli-cate (lol, made a funny) the vinyl, its just a dye that has to set into the vinyl its not actually vinyl.

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Posted: August 27, 2004 at 11:28 AM / IP Logged

Yeah, that's just vinyl dye. SEMs makes a wide variety of them. Basically it's a can of spray paint for vinyl/plastic. It doesn't add any texture.

AKN_fox

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Posted: August 27, 2004 at 2:34 PM / IP Logged

they make a texture spray, SEM does im pretty sure, call ur local shop. Its a spray that creates that texture of the stock plastic pieces on your dash.

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Posted: August 28, 2004 at 6:57 AM / IP Logged

Try 3M rocker panel spray. You can sand it with 400 grit 'til you get the depth you need to match.

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Posted: August 29, 2004 at 10:11 AM / IP Logged

Both of those products will give a pebble texture, not the vinyl/leather texture he's looking for.

othater

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Posted: August 29, 2004 at 12:35 PM / IP Logged

This is a update, I'm gonna try ( practice, experiment ) something called crackle paint, its suppose to give a rough texture that gives the impression of leather that can be sanded down ( per the arts and craft store ). I will post the results.

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Posted: August 30, 2004 at 11:02 AM / IP Logged

I'd try that on a scrap piece first. I know what you're talking about and I don't think that's going to work for you. Prove me wrong and let us know how it goes.

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