Glittered Dashboard
In this video we take a replacement dashboard cover and glitter it using Solvent Urethane and Epoxy. The results are traffic stopping to say the least!
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Control- If you find your epoxy is moving too quickly, you can turn the temperature down in your work space. Epoxy slows down when it gets colder and thins out when it gets warmer. When you need it to slow down, setting the temp around 60 can help. Just make sure to turn it up for the final cure.
If you are going to use this on your "daily driving" car, then epoxy is not going to be your best choice (poor UV resistance). You might want to play around with the solvent urethane instead. Just be sure if you are doing multiple coats to not to let them completely dry between layers. You need to reapply when it is still in that lightly tacky stage. If you wait for it to dry, you have to sand and glitter does not like to be sanded.
This project is best for a parade car or an old junker that you do not care about too much. You can do it to a dashboard in place, but be sure to watch for spill over. Epoxy loves to go everywhere! This car is a true parade car so it is only in the sun for a few days a year. We also did a final spray coat of the solvent urethane over the top to help give it some UV protection (we used Ever Clear brand).
The best glitter to use with epoxy is solvent resistant glitters. Other types of glitter can bleed and give you poor results. The other thing about solvent resistant glitters is that they usually have UV inhibitors in their coatings as well. This will help stand up to sunlight beating down on them.
Those silver dashboard covers are also a good idea if you park in the sun all day. Sun is just brutal on dashboards in general so those reflective covers in a parked car not only save a glittered or non glittered dashboard, but help keep the heat down in the car too.
If you are going to use this on your "daily driving" car, then epoxy is not going to be your best choice (poor UV resistance). You might want to play around with the solvent urethane instead. Just be sure if you are doing multiple coats to not to let them completely dry between layers. You need to reapply when it is still in that lightly tacky stage. If you wait for it to dry, you have to sand and glitter does not like to be sanded.
This project is best for a parade car or an old junker that you do not care about too much. You can do it to a dashboard in place, but be sure to watch for spill over. Epoxy loves to go everywhere! This car is a true parade car so it is only in the sun for a few days a year. We also did a final spray coat of the solvent urethane over the top to help give it some UV protection (we used Ever Clear brand).
The best glitter to use with epoxy is solvent resistant glitters. Other types of glitter can bleed and give you poor results. The other thing about solvent resistant glitters is that they usually have UV inhibitors in their coatings as well. This will help stand up to sunlight beating down on them.
Those silver dashboard covers are also a good idea if you park in the sun all day. Sun is just brutal on dashboards in general so those reflective covers in a parked car not only save a glittered or non glittered dashboard, but help keep the heat down in the car too.
Solvent Resistant Glitter
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EnviroTex Lite Pour On Epoxy
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