The dash vents on these get so damn brittle, and many don't seem to be remade for any reasonable amount of money. I'm glad you were able to get these to clean up so well!
@@JonnyMoparsomeone who was willing to set up to do injection moldings could make a fortune on all the bezels, grilles, dash pieces, tail lenses, etc! It’s not that difficult to do.. it just takes a nice example piece, and investing into a little bit of equipment to do it. The problem is…those with the knowledge of how to do it can’t justify doing it just for a few pieces. If the threat of being sued didn’t exist for repopping them you would see a lot more reproductions out there! Layson (layson’s restorations)made tons of new pieces which I think was a blessing for the community. 🤔I believe it was at the Mopar nationals…they came to his vendor booth and arrested him! BECAUSE his repops had the Chrysler pentastar, part #, etc. of course those who would buy them wanted one that was an exact copy of the original 🤷🏻♂️! It’s just ridiculous in my opinion; they should have a law that says.. ok we will copyright protect something…as long as it is being produced! When these companies no longer want to make something and there is demand for it.. they should be required to sell the rights off or open it to free market. Anyways there’s my rant 😂.. save those Mopars!
Nice work Johnny! Proof that through being meticulous and taking care to protect things an enthusiast can get it done. A tip I’ll share with you is to find stiff foam style brushes or flat foam squares (think rigid sponge like a dishwashing sponge)-which I have used when I was out of the good ones(from hobby lobby)…you just cut them down into 1”inch squares on top and use them for doing the edging silver or to redo the black on your emblems. On the edging silver... You dip the flat edge of it in to the paint then run it across the edge of the lid to get the excess paint off. Then keep them flat and run them along the edge without pressure or rolling them over the edge… it works great and will save you a ton of time! For the emblems.. paint the whole thing black.. then take flat edge of the sponge and run it across the top of the emblem to remove the black and expose the chrome😊you’re welcome! By the way…Throw the square away when you’re done with whatever you’re doing-even if you’re not done! .. trust me.. you don’t want to grab one from a previous use or use in another sort of chemical 😣-experience talking here lol…straight from using it -to the trash can 😇. I can tell you how those original dash pads are made by the way.. it takes some setting up to do but it’s not that difficult. Hope you’re safe from all the fires brother.
@@MidnightOilsRestoration Ah. That sounds like a good idea. I’ll have to try the sponge technique next time. I really struggled to keep the paint only on the edge. On the emblems there’s a similar technique I’ve used, not with a sponge but similar, paint the whole the emblem black, then take a paint stick wrapped with a paper towel (I used the blue shop kind) wetted down with thinner, then drag it across the emblem surface. It takes just the paint on the surface and not down the sides. Works great for that. Thanks for the tip Ryan, I’ll give it a try. I think the cluster has some silver edges.
Great job…… I am building a 1967 Barracuda but watching this video makes you realize that paying attention to detail is very important. Again, great Job Jonny
I had that same issue when I put a dash cap on my ‘72 Satellite. I sliced the corners of the insert to let it conform to the cap. Big mistake, hind sight I should have modified the cap and not butcher the original insert. 25 years later I am now restoring a second insert to replace my butchered original.
@@edfox5589 I was so bummed Ed. Everything was going so well and looking so good. Next video will show how I cut too much out of the cap. I’m gonna have to replace it. And I’m going to be careful as hell and take it slow. I’m sure you’re not looking forward to lying on the floor to get to the screws. Sorry to hear you’re going in again. Be super careful man. Probably watch my next video and don’t make the same mistake I did by cutting too much much.
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The dash vents on these get so damn brittle, and many don't seem to be remade for any reasonable amount of money. I'm glad you were able to get these to clean up so well!
@@HighRevNation I was lucky the broken one had nice ones. And yeah man, I felt like I was working with glass when doing this.
@@JonnyMoparsomeone who was willing to set up to do injection moldings could make a fortune on all the bezels, grilles, dash pieces, tail lenses, etc! It’s not that difficult to do.. it just takes a nice example piece, and investing into a little bit of equipment to do it. The problem is…those with the knowledge of how to do it can’t justify doing it just for a few pieces. If the threat of being sued didn’t exist for repopping them you would see a lot more reproductions out there! Layson (layson’s restorations)made tons of new pieces which I think was a blessing for the community. 🤔I believe it was at the Mopar nationals…they came to his vendor booth and arrested him! BECAUSE his repops had the Chrysler pentastar, part #, etc. of course those who would buy them wanted one that was an exact copy of the original 🤷🏻♂️! It’s just ridiculous in my opinion; they should have a law that says.. ok we will copyright protect something…as long as it is being produced! When these companies no longer want to make something and there is demand for it.. they should be required to sell the rights off or open it to free market. Anyways there’s my rant 😂.. save those Mopars!
Nice work Johnny! Proof that through being meticulous and taking care to protect things an enthusiast can get it done.
A tip I’ll share with you is to find stiff foam style brushes or flat foam squares (think rigid sponge like a dishwashing sponge)-which I have used when I was out of the good ones(from hobby lobby)…you just cut them down into 1”inch squares on top and use them for doing the edging silver or to redo the black on your emblems. On the edging silver... You dip the flat edge of it in to the paint then run it across the edge of the lid to get the excess paint off. Then keep them flat and run them along the edge without pressure or rolling them over the edge… it works great and will save you a ton of time!
For the emblems.. paint the whole thing black.. then take flat edge of the sponge and run it across the top of the emblem to remove the black and expose the chrome😊you’re welcome!
By the way…Throw the square away when you’re done with whatever you’re doing-even if you’re not done! .. trust me.. you don’t want to grab one from a previous use or use in another sort of chemical 😣-experience talking here lol…straight from using it -to the trash can 😇.
I can tell you how those original dash pads are made by the way.. it takes some setting up to do but it’s not that difficult. Hope you’re safe from all the fires brother.
Exactly how I’m doing some barracuda emblems now! Thanks Ryan
@@MidnightOilsRestoration Ah. That sounds like a good idea. I’ll have to try the sponge technique next time. I really struggled to keep the paint only on the edge. On the emblems there’s a similar technique I’ve used, not with a sponge but similar, paint the whole the emblem black, then take a paint stick wrapped with a paper towel (I used the blue shop kind) wetted down with thinner, then drag it across the emblem surface. It takes just the paint on the surface and not down the sides. Works great for that. Thanks for the tip Ryan, I’ll give it a try. I think the cluster has some silver edges.
Great job…… I am building a 1967 Barracuda but watching this video makes you realize that paying attention to detail is very important. Again, great Job Jonny
@@Greg383BB Thank you Greg. Much appreciated. Good luck on Your Cuda build.
That is dashing! Nice work buddy!
@@JustMoparJoe LOL. Nice play on words Joe. And thanks. I’m super happy how it came out.
It looks much better
@@NathansMoparGarage Thanks Nathan.
Another great video, thank you Jonny!! Keep them coming…
@@mikesimmons5416 Thanks again Mike. Appreciate the positive vibes from you.
Thank you!
That was helpful. Thanks for sharing!
Nice job! That old plastic can be such a pain.
@@billhacks Heck yeah. Fragile is an understatement.
Good work Johny, lot of tedious work for sure.
@@jeffdavis5704 Thanks Jeff.
I had that same issue when I put a dash cap on my ‘72 Satellite. I sliced the corners of the insert to let it conform to the cap. Big mistake, hind sight I should have modified the cap and not butcher the original insert. 25 years later I am now restoring a second insert to replace my butchered original.
@@edfox5589 I was so bummed Ed. Everything was going so well and looking so good. Next video will show how I cut too much out of the cap. I’m gonna have to replace it. And I’m going to be careful as hell and take it slow. I’m sure you’re not looking forward to lying on the floor to get to the screws. Sorry to hear you’re going in again. Be super careful man. Probably watch my next video and don’t make the same mistake I did by cutting too much much.
I had a 72 SE I sold to a guy in Alabama 6 years ago. I didn't want to get rid of it but I had to have hip replacement surgery
@@scottkovacs7634 Sorry to hear that Scott.