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Bill Kehm - 27 Apr 2008 19:33 GMT

Hi to all,

I have a 2004 F-250 Super Duty with an unusual? problem and hope someone
can help. The black bezel? part of the dash was a dull finish but is
starting to peel to reveal a very glossy finish underneath. Is there an
easy way to remove this part so that I can remove/re-coat it to achieve
a matte finish? I guess the bean counters decided to mold this piece in
glossy plastic and use a dull coating rather than just cast it with a
matte finish, probably to save a few pennies per unit. In any event, it
looks crappy now that big patches of the wonder coat are peeling off.
Anyone else have this problem? BTW it is out of warranty....of course!
Any help appreciated.

Thanks,
Bill Kehm

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Spdloader - 27 Apr 2008 20:41 GMT

> Hi to all,
> I have a 2004 F-250 Super Duty with an unusual? problem and hope someone
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> Thanks,
> Bill Kehm

First of all, get your motto straight!

"Ford has a better idea"

has been retired.

Now, it's "Quality is job one"!

....but I can't help you on the finish coming off.

Spdloader

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C. E. White - 28 Apr 2008 14:41 GMT

> Hi to all,
> I have a 2004 F-250 Super Duty with an unusual? problem and hope
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> Thanks,
> Bill Kehm

Painting plastic parts is common industry practice. It is almost
impossible to match the color and texture of molded plastic parts -
particularly adjacent parts from different molds. It is very easy to
color coat them and get perfect matches. Do you think "bean counters"
would pay for painting if they could get good matches right out of the
mold? Where I work we often have to paint parts to insure color match
and hide molding flaws. I am sure that most high quality vehicles have
painted plastic parts. Those that don't are probably like my
Frontier - no two adjacent parts have the same color and texture. 10
shades of gray in one interior.

I am not sure how to remove the part, but I assume it can be done. You
just need to find a shop manual.

Ed

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