Posted By: petty43
1968 gtx dash finish - 01/23/09 07:06 PM
What type of finish is the original dash on a 68 gtx or roadrunner?
Flat, Semi gloss, ?
Flat, Semi gloss, ?
1968 gtx dash finish
Posted By: 1_WILD_RT
Re: 1968 gtx dash finish - 01/23/09 08:01 PM
Suede Texture...
Posted By: petty43
Re: 1968 gtx dash finish - 01/23/09 08:20 PM
Thanks!
Was the door tops the same finish or smooth?
Was the door tops the same finish or smooth?
Posted By: 1_WILD_RT
Re: 1968 gtx dash finish - 01/23/09 08:38 PM
Smooth shiney paint
Posted By: petty43
Re: 1968 gtx dash finish - 01/23/09 10:00 PM
Thanks again. I found the ash tray with the original dark green finish and it is flat and slightly textured. The paint shop couldn't replicate the texture but that's ok with me.
Posted By: ademon
Re: 1968 gtx dash finish - 01/24/09 03:20 PM
my 68 RR ashtray is padded, is a GTX different? 
Posted By: 1_WILD_RT
Re: 1968 gtx dash finish - 01/24/09 06:34 PM
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my 68 RR ashtray is padded, is a GTX different?
Early 68 had a padded slider
Late 68-70 had a metal tilt out
Posted By: car48nut
Re: 1968 gtx dash finish - 01/24/09 08:18 PM
Late 68's were ateel painted and they pulled out. The early ones slid down and were padded. 
Posted By: topside
Re: 1968 gtx dash finish - 01/24/09 10:53 PM
The pad doesn't cover the whole ashtray; the lower part is sueded finish to match the dash. Ashtrays of the same type (as in folding or sliding) are the same whether GTX or RR or Satellite.
Dash and steering column are same color & texture. There are some recent threads on this you can look up. Correct texture is something like 600-grit sandpaper. Lacquer applies best. Defroster grilles are not painted. 1 pint pre-reduced/thinned is more than enough. Practice to get the right finish.
Dash and steering column are same color & texture. There are some recent threads on this you can look up. Correct texture is something like 600-grit sandpaper. Lacquer applies best. Defroster grilles are not painted. 1 pint pre-reduced/thinned is more than enough. Practice to get the right finish.
Posted By: rrunner
Re: 1968 gtx dash finish - 01/25/09 12:44 AM
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my 68 RR ashtray is padded, is a GTX different?
Early 68 had a padded slider
Late 68-70 had a metal tilt out
Padded ash trays were found in all b bodies.
We had a padded ash tray thread going here not long ago. What do you consider early? My car was as posted in that thread as the latest car to have a pad 5/21/68 and have seen a good # up to early May. Seems they were used till gone is the only thing I can come up with.
Posted By: 1_WILD_RT
Re: 1968 gtx dash finish - 01/25/09 12:55 AM
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my 68 RR ashtray is padded, is a GTX different?
Early 68 had a padded slider
Late 68-70 had a metal tilt out
Padded ash trays were found in all b bodies.
We had a padded ash tray thread going here not long ago. What do you consider early? My car was as posted in that thread as the latest car to have a pad 5/21/68 and have seen a good # up to early May. Seems they were used till gone is the only thing I can come up with.
And your interior color is what....They changed the design...There is no set date, when the stock of the first version ran out they started using the revised design...
Posted By: petty43
Re: 1968 gtx dash finish - 01/25/09 02:17 AM
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my 68 RR ashtray is padded, is a GTX different?
Early 68 had a padded slider
Late 68-70 had a metal tilt out
Padded ash trays were found in all b bodies.
We had a padded ash tray thread going here not long ago. What do you consider early? My car was as posted in that thread as the latest car to have a pad 5/21/68 and have seen a good # up to early May. Seems they were used till gone is the only thing I can come up with.
And your interior color is what....They changed the design...There is no set date, when the stock of the first version ran out they started using the revised design...
That means the cool green ones went real quick!
Posted By: 1_WILD_RT
Re: 1968 gtx dash finish - 01/25/09 02:52 AM
Yeah I think green ran out early, black was first & maroon lasted the longest...
Posted By: rrunner
Re: 1968 gtx dash finish - 01/25/09 02:55 AM
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my 68 RR ashtray is padded, is a GTX different?
Early 68 had a padded slider
Late 68-70 had a metal tilt out
Padded ash trays were found in all b bodies.
We had a padded ash tray thread going here not long ago. What do you consider early? My car was as posted in that thread as the latest car to have a pad 5/21/68 and have seen a good # up to early May. Seems they were used till gone is the only thing I can come up with.
And your interior color is what....They changed the design...There is no set date, when the stock of the first version ran out they started using the revised design...
My dash is red/maroone. All I'm saying is it wasn't a early thing. If there was a change it was as I said, a run till thety are gone, that's not limited to early. I have been trying to pin point a time when they changed with no luck. I have had cars with pull outs with earlier dates than cars with sliders.
I am starting to think the sliders were a 68 run, but due to problems with the pads coming apart, like they do, many may have been changed and possibly early on. I have talked with many people on this and posted here and still come up without a 4 sure answer. I know 110% 4 sure mine is org. to my car.
Posted By: rrunner
Re: 1968 gtx dash finish - 01/25/09 03:06 AM
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Yeah I think green ran out early, black was first & maroon lasted the longest...
I have seen red/maroone earlier than mine with pull out from the same plant
Saw a 4/8/68 GTX today with a black slider I sure Mike, A12, could post a link to that slider post if he chimes in.