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Dash trim help.

jallen355

jallen355

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Well, my interior is all but complete. Got my rear bench back from "Calamari's Trim Shop" in downtown New Orleans and it looks fantastic. Joe and his guys/gal do some really nice work. I'll post some pics when I get it outside and take some updated interior shots.

With that done, there's one more area that needs my attention. It's the lower lip of the dash area. It needs some kind of trim to finish it off. There was none in existance when I purchased the boat last summer and no holes, either. Makes me wonder if it ever had anything at all there. Whatever, it needs something now to finish it.

Here's a fairly recent pic of the way it looks "naked". It needs some help.

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Here's what I was originally thinking belonged there. This is a pic of "The Nerd's" old ride. (thanks Nerd).
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..and another shot of 175checkmate's from back in '02 before he began his total restore....
This kind of looks like the rubrail on the outside of the boat...just a smaller version. Problem is, I'm just not sure it would be the best choice now.
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This is a pic od c10seven's new (to him) Starflight. I'm liking the teak as it matches the teak ski locker I added during my stringer/floor resto.


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One of the things I'd like to accomplish, which none of these options address is making the bottem lip of the fiberglass dash less offensive to the delicate skin of the fine thighs of my 1st mate.....:eyecrazy: I may have a solution to that in a piece of rubber trim to slip over the lip. It will look like crap, however, by itself, but either one of the two afore mentioned trim ideas applied over the exposed edge on the dash face may mask its presence. Anyway, that's just a random thought. First and foremost, I gotta have the dash lookin' better. :thumb:
So, lemme have 'em. Any thoughts, ideas, or revelations to be had here??
 
Go to Walmart and get some stick on chrome like the Ghetto cars have all over. No just kidding, if you find something let me know. My Senator has the wood like in the pic above, it needs to go. I havnt found anything to replace it with yet.
 
daren, that's an idea I've explored, as well. A good one, I might add. Something along those lines is what I was thinking I could use to cover the exposed bottem edge and protect legs from the fiberglass. Then add one of the above mentioned trims to "cap" the frontside edge of the pich mold and complete the look.

I have some black pinch molding from my heavy duty truck days in the garage and have seen the white you mention at Boater's World. Problem is, it's for up to 1/4" max thinkness (if I remember right) and the lip on the underside of my dash is thickerererer...lol. I haven't measured it, but I bet there's spots across the bottem of my dash that are 1/2". It's pretty thick overall.
 
TheNerd said:
Go to Walmart and get some stick on chrome like the Ghetto cars have all over. No just kidding, if you find something let me know. My Senator has the wood like in the pic above, it needs to go. I havnt found anything to replace it with yet.
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Dude, I'm likin' the wood. What's wrong with yours??? Is it dingy, or something? Teak is easy to recondition, if so. Take it off and blast it with pressure. That's what I did with my used ski locker hatch. I have heard that bleach, Simple Green and other cleaners will work well, too. Maybe a light scuffing/sanding if needed even. Then allow it to dry and oil it back into shape. I still need to oil my locker. Teak oil, mineral oil, etc....

I bet you remember me asking you about your dask trim way back when....:D

Just now getting to the finishing touches...
 
Yeah, mine needs to be redone. I think it just kinda dates the look of the boat. Also the tips of the screws poke out the back of the fiberglass and tend to be a little sharp. Something to consider if you do the wood thing.
 
I gotcha. That's a good point about the screws. I may have to consider using fasteners w/acorn nuts on the backside.
 
I don't think pinch type mld going to work well in most boats as the thickness varies along the backside in most, checkmate used basic stick on auto bodyside molding from the factory. you can get it from trim shop(try to stay away from low $ places as what they sell is junk and won't stay, if you can't find it I have it available and can ups it to you, thanks Rob
 
Maybe that explains the lack of holes in my dash It must have originally been stick on mold. Is what you have something along the lines of what is in the first two pics I posted?
 
When I was in mine I didn't notice the screws sticking through that much, when I get home from Indiana I will crawl under and take a picture for you.
 
c10seven said:
When I was in mine I didn't notice the screws sticking through that much, when I get home from Indiana I will crawl under and take a picture for you.
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What the heck is ya' doin' up der??? Indy was lass week.

Got any plans for this weekend? Gonna "get her wet"?

I'm itching to get out on the water. Trim shop held me up last couple of weekends, but I'm past that now and ready to "Check out"! :cheers

I'm still not sure about the dash trim, but I've got to do something. It's workin' my last nerve....:eyecrazy:
 
here is the only pic that i have of what i did with the teak wood on my starflite.... i wanted to get away from the wood look so i painted it to make it a lil' more modern! you will have to excuse the dog...


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I recall seeing some recent pics of yours and noticing the red trim. Now I know what it is. It looks good in your boat with all the different colors going on. In mine, it's either red or white so I don't think that paint trick would work for me.

Nice dog!!
 
jallen355 said:
What the heck is ya' doin' up der??? Indy was lass week.

Got any plans for this weekend? Gonna "get her wet"?

I'm itching to get out on the water. Trim shop held me up last couple of weekends, but I'm past that now and ready to "Check out"! :cheers

I'm still not sure about the dash trim, but I've got to do something. It's workin' my last nerve....:eyecrazy:
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I'm working

I am going to Ft. Myers this weekend, hopefully get the flite wet next week.




Ross man that looks good, if I ever get away from the wood I may have to paint mine black.
 
jallen355 said:
daren, that's an idea I've explored, as well. A good one, I might add. Something along those lines is what I was thinking I could use to cover the exposed bottem edge and protect legs from the fiberglass. Then add one of the above mentioned trims to "cap" the frontside edge of the pich mold and complete the look.

I have some black pinch molding from my heavy duty truck days in the garage and have seen the white you mention at Boater's World. Problem is, it's for up to 1/4" max thinkness (if I remember right) and the lip on the underside of my dash is thickerererer...lol. I haven't measured it, but I bet there's spots across the bottem of my dash that are 1/2". It's pretty thick overall.
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Try this link:

http://www.go2marine.com/product.do?no=42262F

Similar to plastic pinch molding but uses aluminum clips. This is what I am going to use on my Enforcer. It comes in white or black and in different thicknesses and widths. A little pricey but I think it would be worth it. It should give the interior more of a custom finish instead of a cheezy walmart look. I plan on using the white.

Here's another option that I have considered; It would give a truly custom finish to the interior, but requires screws for installation. Rivets would probably work and eliminate the screws from sticking thru to the back. The down side is once bend for your radius' it's done...no redo's.LOL

http://www.go2marine.com/product.do?no=160259F

Hick
 
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Thanks Hick. Those are some more good ideas for me to consider. Seems like the alminum angle would be hard to bend, but it states that it is for "tight radius bends". Interesting.
 
Your right about the aluminum; your dash and gunnels shouldn't be as big a problem as mine would be. You could bevel the back side of your dash and gunnels so the edge would be 1/4". The flat "hook" would then rest right on it. The bolts or screws can be cut down after installation and then buffed so they wouldn't be sharp and sticking out. My problem is the angles on the enforcer dash. I have some solutions but It would meen getting some samples to try it first. I've thought about both for awhile; having the same quandry right now.
 
I used stick-on wheel lip molding on mine, You can get it in meny diffrent styles and it has a small lip on the bottom to protect the edge and your delicate skin (well not your skin) you can get it at most auto performance and detailing shops, like was said stay away from the cheap stuff. comes in a 25' roll I think.
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I know this is kinda an old thread, but I just replaced all the nasty brown teak with King StarBoard. It is plastic that comes is sheets, different colors and thickness. It is pretty easy to work with, just use normal wood working tools. I took all the teak off and used the pieces as templates. Turned out pretty nice, once I get some more work done to the interior, I wil post some pics.
 
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