Dash paint falling off

[gsills]

Hey i have a 2005 pontiac wave

no big problems with the interior except the dash above the steering wheel on one side has some paint that has peeled off.

any ideas what to do.. it looks like crap

i think the color is graphite ..its not grey and its not black

[manorness7]

I would re paint it, I believe there is a good How-To about painting the interior, it isn't too difficult and expensive. Sand everything down, clean it, prime it, paint it, then clear coat it. Just make sure you clean the entire piece with rubbing alcohol before you paint anything to take off any grease or oily substances otherwise the paint will not stick in certain areas.

Other than that if it's peeling there isn't really anything you can do other than re paint it.

[gsills]

i dont know about sanding it... its the basketball style interior ( its got bumps all over)


my only fear is if i try to repaint the whole thing and it goes wrong then im in trouble as id have to replace the whole dash.

i changed my dash once in my cavalier when it had a crack in it and it was a mess!

[thehunterooo]

my steering wheel has the same problem lol

[petrified.rabbit]

is it still under warranty?

[manorness7]

yeah definately if it's under warranty get it fixed.

[gsills]

its out of warrenty

has anyone ever taken out the dash?

[manorness7]

I have in my '07 aveo... don't know about the wave but it should be the same concept. For us we need to pop off the side pieces next to the radio then unscrew the screws behind it. The Guage cockpit has two screws that need to be unscrewed too then you can pop that off. I don't know about the Pontiac Wave but if it's similar to the aveo that's about what is involved. It isn't too difficult to pop off a dash just becareful and pay attention to any spots that have screws if you have never popped it off before and you should be ok.

[gsills]

Hey manorness7

I have taken the cd player out before and the centre part of the dash but the paint that if falling off is behind the cluster, so i think that would take alot of work to remove the whole piece...

does anyone have a exploded view of this area?

thanks

[gsills]

I have marked the area that the paint is peeling in red..

its just so annoying as the rest of the car is spotless and now i got a big "F you" while i drive..