I applaud you, it takes guts to put yourself out there for people to pick you apart. I always appreciate people who can find their mess ups, but then learn from it. Subbed to ya!

@myblujl7503

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! For both the kind words and the sub!

THANK YOU! You just saved me from a couple mistakes I would have made as I prepare to do this project!

@myblujl7503

3 жыл бұрын

Thats great to hear! Painting parts of my own car scared the hell out of me, but im super happy with the results. If my mistakes can help others, im all for it.

I have the same Ocean Blue JL, and you've inspired me to paint my dash the same as you. Thank you for the pointers on what NOT to do!!!! Your dash looks great!!!

That came out nice! I dig it a lot

That looks great on there you do a really great job now you got me thinking about it good video 👍

Good video! Good explanations! Thank you for making these mistakes so others won’t! 👍

Great video!

Nice!! Can’t wait to do mine. Thanks for the info. Will be following for more!!

@myblujl7503

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Glad to hear because I think this is one of the best home mods people can do, if they are brave. Information will help a lot of people get past that initial fear and do something really cool.

Man i feel for you. Sounds like one of my projects.

Looks good. Great job.

That looks great, ty for the tips.

Looks amazing!!

@myblujl7503

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! ITs been over a year since I did the paint, and it's still holding up great!

Wow that came out amazing. Great job

@myblujl7503

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Im really happy with how it looks. The biggest problem is with how glossy the panels are, I get distracted by reflections off the dash now. Slightly distracting but I got used too it.

Love the Hawks color. Great job

Wow! You are very brave to do the dash removal work. Great job too!!!

@myblujl7503

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Its something I wanted to do ever since I saw the JL announced. The forums have a LOT of people who did it before me, and other how-to video's cover it, so I felt brave. You can buy tape-on coverings on Amazon that will do the same without all the work, but I wanted to do this the right way.

Awsome job.

Love the channel, going to go into projects this weekend ! Paint the dash and the diy headliners

@myblujl7503

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Be sure to post back and let me know the results!

Beautiful.

Great videos man, would like to see some more. As a fellow DIY'r i appreciate you showing your mistakes more than anything else. (I would have made them too!). Very cool dash, looks amazing, and I cannot believe how awesome that decal came out. Im inspired!

@myblujl7503

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! I stopped doing my video's because my wife and I had an amazing baby girl, but now that things have settled, im thinking of starting back up. I have had a lot of video idea's in my head that I would love to share.

looks good

Thanks man! Great vid. If I ever get around to pulling the trigger to upgrade my JK to a Rubicon JL this will be one of the first things I do as I really don't like the red they basically force you to have.

@myblujl7503

4 жыл бұрын

Good choice! The JL is a nice upgrade from the JK. Its a lot more road friendly, but still trail ready. I have done some really STUPID stuff on some diamond trails in this stock JL. Good thing for me my friend has some tow straps...

Thanks for the heads up on the paint. I'm presently waiting for the mopar paint (punk'n) to come in. But, I did buy a pair of dash panels to paint punk'n with black rings. So, I have time to work on it. Plan to just paint the chrome rings black.

@myblujl7503

4 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help. I think the mopar paint will work, but be careful with the primer. I used some off-the-shelf primer, and the mopar paint ate it even after 24 hours of cure. I had door sill guards painted in truck bed liner that cured for 5 days and the mopar paint ATE THROUGH THAT. This stuff is really nasty and strong.

@delbancroft9339

4 жыл бұрын

@@myblujl7503 then what is a good primer?

@myblujl7503

4 жыл бұрын

@@delbancroft9339 Honestly I dont know. The can recommends a Mopar primer though.

@delbancroft9339

4 жыл бұрын

@@myblujl7503 I order two cans yesterday. Figured it better work with thier paint.

@delbancroft9339

4 жыл бұрын

Ok so I used the Mopar primer filler and the Mopar color match paint. I used 400 grit sand paper over the entire panels (including the black gauge area). Yes I wanted that area Punk'n also and the chrome rings gloss black. Washed with water and wiped dry Used denatured alcohol and let set a couple of days ( because the primer was back ordered) Put three coats of primer on both panels with 7-10 minutes between coats. Waited 15 minutes and put a coat of Punk'n paint. Followed by two more coats 10 minutes apart. Waited 15 minutes and put a coat of Rust-Oleum 2x gloss clear coat. Followed by a second coat 10 minutes later. (It was a used can and all I had, plus wife reminded me of grad party). Wish I had more for a third coat. Returned from party three hours later. Panels looked freaking awesome (close to the factor body paint)......but...... And a big but....... The black plastic around the gauges looked like I used "crackled" paint. Sanded(400 & 800 grit sand paper) the black plastic smooth this morning. Really bad areas were back down the primer or plastic. Washed down, wiped dry and let set few hours in the sun to fully dry. Hit with primer and well dang, crackle paint groves not accepting primer. Two coats and looks like crap again. But only in the bad areas. Others looked ok. Let dry and re-sanded bad areas. Used two coats of Rust-Oleum primer, then a coat of Mopar primer. Followed by three coats of mopar Punk'n....still needs the clear coat... Will keep you updated If I didn't paint the black plastic, I would of installed them today.

That looks really good. Good job! Which cutter did you get?

Well hello neighbor I’m down in Yelm. But I do want to say I love how the dash came out, I wish I could do this to mine but unfortunately I have a Sahara with he leather panels so I’d have to get new ones but this makes me really want to

@myblujl7503

4 жыл бұрын

Amazon does sell covers that go on top of the panels and use double sided tape. For like $80, you can cover your leather panels and paint the covers. Trying to take the covers off later on my damage the leather, so heads up on that.

@myblujl7503

4 жыл бұрын

www.amazon.com/Dashboard-Control-2018-2020-Wrangler-Gladiator/dp/B07WG26M2R/ref=sr_1_9?dchild=1&keywords=jeep+jl+dash+cover&qid=1594393206&sr=8-9

Looks good but I would recommend shying away from sanding the dash panels before priming them. Raw plastics tend to gas out and will leave tiny holes in the paint.

If I didnt want to take it all.apart and bought the kit that goes in with 3m tape could someone do the same thing but just tape it on?

@myblujl7503

2 жыл бұрын

It could, but if you tape a large piece of plastic over the airbag, it truly can kill someone. The dash is engineered to tear itself apart without creating shrapnel, but that plastic cover will just be a projectile. I suggest if you dont want to put in the time, try to cover it with vinyl rather than plastic.

I was a bit 'eh' with the decal....but after seeing the end result it looks awesome!!!

@myblujl7503

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I did a bit more decal work I hope to cover in the future. You really cant see the dash decal until the light hits it, then it really pops. This blue color is like that. Looks super dark and "meh" until the sunlight hits it. Would normally not be a problem, but I live in Seattle. So... Ya.

@michellefraley7779

3 жыл бұрын

I have Sting Grey JL but use red as my accent ....think I'm going to do that since I kind of know what its gonna look like on the Rubicon.

Hey man, where did you get your vinyl precut? Is there any shop doing that for retail customers?

@myblujl7503

2 жыл бұрын

You can find a local sign shop that will do it, but they typically have a minimum order around 80-100$.

@wp7854

2 жыл бұрын

@@myblujl7503 do their software system have wrangler info already? Do you bring your own vinyl or just tell them the color and they will sell and cut for you?

Great video! Question, can AC bezels come off without removing the entire panels out? I’m looking to only paint them, not the panels.

@myblujl7503

3 жыл бұрын

You can only get at the screws from the back, and 4 of them each AC bezel. The only way to get at them is if you remove the entire dash.

@JohnsNotHelpful

3 жыл бұрын

MyBluJL got it. Thanks for sharing

Did you have to disconnect the secondary battery on the Jeep to prevent the airbags from going off?

@myblujl7503

Жыл бұрын

No. That battery only handles small electronics like your Jeeps computer. Air Bags have been around for a very long time, and multiple safety features are in place to keep them from going off when not needed. If the car is not on, it wont go off.

@FloridaCracker_813

Жыл бұрын

@@myblujl7503 Awesome Thank You

I have the same color Jeep Wrangler JL down here in Texas. By the way Go Hawks!

@myblujl7503

3 жыл бұрын

I wish I could post a pic in FB chat, but I put a huge Action Green Seahawk logo on the side. The blue and green go so well! I got a lot of honks driving down the road with it.

@gunner2gunner

3 жыл бұрын

@@myblujl7503 I’m organically from Virginia, but have been a Seahawk fan since their first preseason Aug. 1 1976 against the 4Whiners in the Kingdom. Yes the Action Green color goes so well with the Ocean Blue. We have a Seattle Seahawker Booster Club group down in TX. We have over 600 members, pretty much all want my Jeep as a badass Seahawks Jeep.

Should've used adhesion promoter instead of the primer. The lacquer paint would've laid down better

@myblujl7503

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip. Next paint job I do I will try this out.

You would have been better off with Plasti Dip. No sanding and you can peel it off you don't like it.

As soon as you said 80 grit I cringed. Wet sand 400 grit will work better.

@myblujl7503

3 жыл бұрын

Ya. I cringed a lot once I saw the results.

Please stop the madness. That is an airbag component. Please do not instruct people to remove the passenger bezel, and certainly not the airbag. In addition, do not instruct people to sand, paint, or change anything on the surface of that bezel. The airbag is designed to deploy through the bezel. A tremendous amount of testing goes into making that system function properly during a deployment, and any modifications to it can affect that performance.