'68 Coronet R/T wrote:Now someone is telling me there is supposed to be black between the ridges. So maybe I'm not done yet?

I have seen many pieces over the years as you describe and often thought how did they do that? What would be best way to do it?
Masking and cutting with razor will be the ultimate pain.

Almost like they painted whole thing then remove just the top with Laq. thinner?

Gotta be a Trick or a royal pain

Turns out the guy was wrong. '68 didn't have black according to some guys with original cars.

Got the switch panel installed today. The main problem was the speaker fader switch, something I never plan on using, but mine was missing. I only found one correct used one on eBay but the guy wanted $290+ dollars for it shipped.

Another guy suggested I buy a potentiometer switch, so I did that for $12.95 and then paid $20 for a nice used knob. Had to grind a flat on the shaft for the knob to fit, but all in all it turned out pretty decent.

I would have done same thing.... $290 for a used switch some guys are Just A holes

Someone in the past had changed the interior color to black. The back armrests were still in good condition and I bought new ones for the front. Also had to get replacement sun visors. The "new to me" and reproduction parts only came in black so today I painted them the correct Teal Blue color using SEM Vinyl Pro paint in a mixed formula someone on the bbodiesonly website recommended.

The rear armrests were a bit smoother texture and hence the shine. Fortunately, once installed, they will be behind me.

Steering Wheel with 2 coats of color and 3 coats of Euro clear:



Close up:




Tomorrow I will attempt to put some clear coat on my woodgrain dash trim.

Cleaned it up and sprayed adhesion promoter then two coats of clear.
Of course it didn't fix the mismatched color of the radio bezel but at least it shines now.

Dash assembly, brake pedal and parking brake pedals installed:

Looks fantastic