Dashboard, coating to protect if polishing ?

[bigdods]

Ok, so the laminate on my dash has split all over the place and is peeling away, so time to do something new. I quite like the look where people have peeled/scraped off the wood and then just polished the metal carrier. But I've noticed the back of my dash is rusty where the metal is exposed and I dont want to polish the front just to have it rust over ! What would be the recommended coating , I assume some kind of spray on clear laquer might do the trick ?

[T_Pot]

get it chromed if you want shine ?

powder coating is an option for colour, carbon fiber has been stuck on to some too

[2Munkys]

My dash is gonna be coming out this morning; the veneer is coming away from the panel so I'll be recovering that with a sheet of 3M carbon Fibre (looks better on a black car with grey interior). I did some trials with acrylic lacquers and got good results: it's crystal clear, non-fading and polishes down well to leave a glass-like finish. It's a 'Hycote' I've opted for; time will tell if it endures.

[T_Pot]

be interested to some pics of that mate

[LordGrover]

I'd be surprised if what you've seen is someone removing the veneer and polishing the mild steel. More likely it's been replaced with aluminium or stainless steel.

[poorpeet]

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee273/poorpeet/...

[poorpeet]

Thats a picture of my spare dash coated with aluminised weave. Cheap & easy to do and available in different carbon & kevlar weaves as well as colours. tried c/f first but it didn't work with my interior.