<VV> response to dash paint

[Jim Simpson]

I have to disagree -- the original paint was noticeably rougher that most 
flat or other standard paints.  On my '66 Corsa, the area between the two 
dash insert panels (the instrument panel on the left and glove box on the 
right) was painted with a textured, flat paint.  Unfortunately I have no 
idea how it was done originally.  Luckily the paint was in pretty good 
shape on my car so I did not have to remove the original paint.  I did 
spray over it with an "ultra-flat" black which did largely retain the 
original texture while hiding some of the smudges and other problems with 
the original.

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>To address your concern, I really think that the "texture" you are trying to
>replicate has more to do with oxidation of the original finish and the metal
>under it than with what was sprayed on it originally.  I admit that flat
>finishes are rough relative to shiny ones, but not 150 grit sandpaper rough.
>The roughness of flat finishes sprayed in the 60's is partially due to the
>finishes being very porous.  You have already mentioned rust being a problem
>nearby.  So, humidity is obviously entered as a variable.  A humid atmosphere
>plus a metal object with a porous finish equals oxidation.